Social Media: Shaping The Way We See the World or Shaping the New World Itself?
The rise of the Internet has spurred the development of web-based communication platforms. Digital platforms have been growing stronger throughout the last decade, facilitating the exchange of information. Online content has undergone a transformation from being a source of raw data to also becoming an interactive tool, enabling the public to collaborate on projects through…
President Gives Cabinet New Tasks to Fulfil Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy
By Rysty Alibekova, Maryam Turezhanova, Assel Mukanova and Vladimir Kuryatov ASTANA – On Jan. 23, 2013, President Nursultan Nazarbayev chaired a special Cabinet meeting at the Akorda presidential palace in Astana to review the work done in 2012 and define the measures needed to implement the new Kazakhstan 2050 national strategy to advance the nation…
Sky’s the Limit as Kazakhstan Seeks Wider International Cooperation in Space
Kazakhstan is proud to be the host of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. A busy spaceport, launching numerous commercial, military and scientific missions annually since 1957, it is located in the desert steppe of southwestern Kazakhstan. A newly created intergovernmental commission launched on January 30 in Moscow has…
Things to Watch in January – February
Kazakh Music and Drama Theatre named after Kairat Kuanyshbayev January 26 at 18.30 Comedy “Red Apple” by Khushvaktov January 27 at 18.30 Drama “The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years” by Shacken Aitmatov Russian Drama Theatre named after Maxim Gorky January 26 at 18.00 “Welcome, gentlemen unbelievers” or a doomsday presentation in the comedy…
A New Vision Lays Groundwork for Future
2012 was one of the most fruitful years in the history of Kazakhstan in almost every sphere. A successful start was made by an event that was historic in its scale for the young Republic. In the beginning of the year, a multi-party Parliament was elected as a new step towards a more developed and…
Economy News in Brief
Animal breeders plan to bring about 40 thousand brood cows to Kazakhstan. The purpose of such a plan is to arrange the export of inexpensive but good meat into the country. The discussion of this issue was held at the government teleconference chaired by the Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov. About 30 thousand of pure-bred cows…
Business News in Brief
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. has announced the expansion of its luxury hotel chain in the CIS with the development of the first hotel in Kazakhstan, an oil-rich post-Soviet republic in Central Asia. The 145 room hotel, owned by a subsidiary of Capital Partners L.L.C., is located in the 37 storey Essentai Tower within the…
External News in Brief
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov will head Kazakhstan’s delegation and deliver his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Last year, Kazakhstan was not represented among participants due to the Presidential Address have been scheduled to the dates of the Forum. Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has invited his US counterpart Barack Obama…
