Articles by Lyubov Dobrota

SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – All phases of the production process at the Shardara fish processing plant are being modernized through the use of the latest Italian and Turkish equipment. The upgrades at the plant, which had not been modernized since opening 30 years ago, are expected to result in an output of 1,000 tons of finished…

SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – On July 1, the press service of the Western Europe–Western China International Transit Corridor announced that the first section of an international highway in southern Kazakhstan has been put into operation. For nearly three years, the South Korean company Kukdong conducted construction work on the 24-kilometre road, one of the shortest sections…

SHYMKENT – Rowers from Shymkent won an unprecedented number of gold and silver medals in May at the World Cup of Rowing and Canoeing in the Czech Republic and Poland. The Shymkent rowers won four gold, five silver and one bronze medals. It was the first time Shymkent had won gold and silver at such…

SHYMKENT – A new joint Kazakh-German venture to develop green energy in southern Kazakhstan has been established in the South Kazakhstan oblast. In Shymkent, leaders of the South Kazakhstan oblast have signed documents with German investors on the creation of Ontustik Green Energy, a new company 51 percent owned by the German company Promodis Energy…

SHYMKENT – The administration of the South Kazakhstan region recently evaluated the effectiveness of the pilot Employment 2020 programme launched in 2011. Deputy Governor of the South Kazakhstan region Ali Bektayev has recently visited a number of enterprises and farms where regional authorities also familiarized themselves with the businesses that have been developed with government…

TURKESTAN – Students of the Design and Fine Arts department of International Hodja Akhmet Yassavi Kazakh-Turkish University are engaged in designing stylish 21st century clothes that reflect national traditions. “Against the background of faceless dresses, which are sold in great quantities in our shops, an ethnic style captivates with its uniqueness and individuality,” said Professor…

SHYMKENT – Shymkent hosted on March 23-24 the third kurultai of Kazakh-language bloggers to discuss the development of the domestic blogosphere and Kaznet in the state language of the country. The kurultai (“meeting” or “assembly”) of bloggers, BlogCamp, is not just a meeting but a congress of supporters, a popular form of meeting for representatives…

SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – Fruit trees bananas, persimmons and pomegranates are flourishing at the Saryagash Zher Syiy plant nursery in southern Kazakhstan. “This year we anticipate the first crop of bananas,” the Saryagash head Tanabai Shyntasov told the Astana Times. “It is not a commercial project and there will be very few farmers willing to start…

SHYMKENT – The best akyns, or traditional folk poets in Kazakhstan participated in the national aitys, or folk poetry and music festival this week to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Tole-bi region and the 300th anniversary of the birth of Abylai Khan. Performers presented songs on a wide range of topical issues including politics,…

SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – Ecotourism could become a profitable part of the South Kazakhstan region’s budget. The number of domestic and foreign tourists eager to summit the snowy mountain peaks, roam the unique gorges and look for argali, snow leopards and Turkestan lynx is growing each year. For those who prefer less-traveled areas, the management of…

KENTAU, SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – Kentau is the only town of seven cities in southern Kazakhstan included in the single industry towns’ development programme. To return to its former glory, the town, with a population of 80,000 people, is banking on the development of small- and medium-sized businesses. The establishment of an industrial zone and a…

SHYMKENT – By the end of this year, the capacity of the Ordabasy Kus LLP poultry farm to produce and process turkey meat will double. JSC KazAgro approved funding to…