Kazakh Scientists Create More Affordable Bone Regeneration Biomaterial
NUR-SULTAN – The scientists from the Kazakh Institute of Combustion Problems produced a biomaterial for bone regeneration, called hydroxyapatite, which is three times cheaper than its foreign alternatives, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science. Hydroxyapatite is a naturally occurring form of calcium phosphate mineral and an essential element in bone regeneration. It is…
Kazakhstan to Develop New Scenic Routes, Improve Existing Trails
NUR-SULTAN – The Minister of Culture and Sports Dauren Abayev announced plans to develop new tourist routes in the country following a meeting with representatives of the Kazakh Tourism national company, local tour operators and officials of Almaty and the Almaty Region’s city administration in late April, reported the ministry’s press service. Five scenic routes…
Unique Recently Declassified Documents Dedicated to Kazakh Armed Forces’ 30th Anniversary Presented at Kazakh President’s Archive
NUR-SULTAN – The unique book “Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. 1991-2001: collection of documents and materials” featuring previously unavailable to public data was presented as a part of May 4 meeting of war veterans, teachers and cadets of military schools in the Almaty-based premises of the Kazakh President’s Archive, reported Khabar TV channel. The event was…
Kazakhstan Will Celebrate Victory Day, Fatherland Defenders’ Day With Flowers, Concerts, Lauding Veterans
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the eternal flame near the Otan Korgaushylar (Fatherland Defenders) monument to honor victims of World War II on May 9 in Nur-Sultan, reported the president’s press service on its Telegram channel. As of May 6, Tokayev will congratulate military personnel, veterans…
Kazakhstan’s Chess Player Nogerbek Kazybek Wins World Cadet & Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2022 in Greece
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s FIDE Master Nogerbek Kazybek took the rapid chess gold in the Open Under 18 category at the World Cadet & Youth Rapid And Blitz Chess Championships 2022 that started on April 30 and will last through May 4 in Rhodes, according to the Kazakhstan Chess Federation’s press service. The seventeen-year-old player who…
Exhibition Dedicated to Only Kazakh Female Pilot in Soviet Union Khiuaz Dospanova Opens in Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – A touring exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Kazakh-Soviet female pilot Khiuaz Dospanova opened on the eve of the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II in the capital, reported Kazakh Ministry of Defense on April 27. Being a 20-year-old young girl, Dospanova was appointed as a navigating…
Kazakh Experts Unveil New Tasks Ahead for Assembly of People of Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan is set to contribute to an active dialogue involving the government and civil society groups on major reforms announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said Deputy Director of Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Research Aigul Sadvokasova at the press briefing in the run-up to the 31st session of Assembly…
Ordinary Objects Exhibition Featuring Kazakh Women’s Domestic Violence Stories Opens In Geneva
NUR-SULTAN – The Ordinary Objects interactive exhibition calling to end domestic violence against women opened in Geneva’s Palace of Nations on April 25, reported the press service of the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office in Geneva. The exhibition represents 16 seemingly ordinary items, including a glass, a book, a chair, a…
Kazakhstan Will Launch Direct Flights with Italy, Increases Air Travel with Belarus, Tajikistan
NUR-SULTAN – Italy’s private airline NEOS plans to launch Milan-Almaty-Milan direct flights with a frequency of two flights a week starting June 12, reported Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee. The flights will operate on Mondays and Thursdays on Boeing 737 and Boeing 787 aircraft. Apart from NEOS, the Mongolian Hunnu Air carrier opened direct flights between…
Tokayev, Foreign Diplomats Join 120,000 People for City-Wide Spring Cleanup in Kazakh Capital
NUR-SULTAN – Approximately 123,000 people participated in the city-wide cleanup on a total area of 5.4 million square meters on April 16 and 23 in Nur-Sultan as a part of the Birge – Taza Qazaqstan (Together – Clean Kazakhstan) national environmental campaign. The city’s akim (mayor) Altai Kulginov announced this on his Instagram. The city…
UNESCO Releases Videos Featuring Popular Destinations of Central Asia
NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office in Almaty released four guided travel videos showcasing popular destinations of Central Asian cities, reported the office’s press service. A series of videos about landmarks of Almaty, Osh, Bukhara and Dushanbe is aimed at inspiring local guides to create content on the…
State of the Art Museums of Kazakh Soviet Politician Dinmukhamed Kunayev and Writer Gabit Musrepov Open in Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – The museum dedicated to Kazakh Soviet-era politician Dinmukhamed Kunayev who headed the Kazakh SSR from 1964 to 1986, was opened after restoration work on April 19 in Almaty, reported the press service of Almaty akimat (city administration). On Jan. 12, 2022 he would have turned 110 years old. On the same day, a…
Kazakhstan, World Continue to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Renowned Singer Roza Baglanova
NUR-SULTAN – The cultural events dedicated to 100th anniversary of pop and opera singer Roza Baglanova, which was included in the UNESCO list of anniversaries for 2022-2023, continues to take place around Kazakhstan and abroad. People’s Artist of Kazakhstan and the USSR, Baglanova became a national symbol of the past century, whose amazing voice inspired,…
Viktor Zaibert, Prominent Scholar of Earliest Domestication of Horse, Passes Away at 75
NUR-SULTAN – Renowned Kazakh archaeologist and scholar Viktor Zaibert, a major researcher of the Bronze Age’s Botai culture, known as the one that arguably first tamed a horse, passed away at the age of 75 on April 20. Kazakh President Kassym Jomart-Tokayev extended his condolences to Zaibert’s relatives over the archaeologist’s death. “Viktor Zaibert devoted…
Kazakhstan Embarks on Next Stage of Its National Development, Says President Tokayev
NUR-SULTAN – The multi-ethnic and multi-confessional Kazakhstan embarks on the next stage of its national development, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the ceremony of receiving credentials from newly appointed Ambassadors of ten states held at the Akorda presidential palace on April 19, the President’s press service reported. “After proclaiming a new era of democratic transformation,…
More Than 500 Festivities Expected Across Kazakhstan To Mark Outstanding Writer Mukhtar Auezov’s 125th Anniversary
NUR-SULTAN – More than 500 festivities are scheduled to take place across the country to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the most famous Kazakh writer of the twentieth century Mukhtar Auezov. This was announced during the meeting of the working group on preparation for Auezov’s anniversary celebration headed by Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Yeraly Tugzhanov,…
Dimash Reconnects With Fans After Covid Absence With Performance In Prague
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh pop star Dimash Kudaibergen gathered people from around the world once more at his April 16 concert held as part of his Arnau world concert at Prague’s Tipsport Arena, reported Dimashnews.com. The artist, who had to postpone his tour several times due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, magnificently returned with…
Kazakh Horse Riding Amazon Shows Off Her Skills in Kokpar Horse Games
NUR-SULTAN – The story of the only female kokparshy (kokpar player) Eva Zhigalina living in the Almaty Region deserves to be praised for one of the very few women in the country who are able to play one of the most popular equestrian national games. Kokpar is a symbiosis of horse racing and wrestling and…
UNESCO Launches Project with Cartoons to Promote Central Asia’s Cultural Heritage
NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office in Almaty has launched a daily rubric, publishing 52 illustrations of cultural and natural heritage sites located in Central Asia on Facebook and Instagram under the #SilkRoadToons hashtag since mid-March, reported the office’s press service. Some biosphere reserves included in the UNESCO’s…
Kazakhstan’s Qazaqstan Halqyna Fund Allocates $8 Million for Children with Rare Disease for Special Treatment
NUR-SULTAN – Two-year-old Aisezim Zhanbyrbai from the Karagandy Region became the fourth Kazakh child with spinal muscular atrophy, who received the most expensive medicine, Zolgensma, that cures this rare genetic disease as part of the Qazaqstan Halqyna (To the People of Kazakhstan) social fund’s sponsorship, reported the regional akimat (city administration). Zolgensma, which is produced…
Teenager From Kazakhstan Yaroslava Kravchuk Wins NASA United Space School Grant
NUR-SULTAN – A 15-year-old schoolgirl of the Pavlodar-based No. 8 school-lyceum for gifted children Yaroslava Kravchuk received an educational grant from NASA United Space School (USS) for creating a prototype of the small spacecraft that produces hydrogen fuel from comet and asteroid soil, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science. Kravchuk first presented her…
Kazakhstan Participates in Central Asia + Japan Dialogue Meeting
NUR-SULTAN – The heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Central Asia and Japan exchanged views on opportunities to expand cooperation in trade, economics, investment, healthcare, ecology, sustainable development and regional security during the eighth virtual meeting of Central Asia + Japan Dialogue on April 15, reported the press service of Kazakh Ministry of Foreign…
Forte Kulanshi Art Space Showcases Uzbek and Turkmen Culture Through New Exhibition in Kazakh Capital
NUR-SULTAN – The Forte Kulanshi Art Space gallery presented “The Eastern Time” exhibition showcasing 56 paintings by Uzbek artists and nine handmade carpets by Turkmen masters on April 7 in Nur-Sultan, reported Kazinform. Fourteen clothing collections designed by the finalists of the Global Nomads Fashion Award contest among young designers have also been showcased at…
Domestic Tourism Grows Since Start of Pandemic in Kazakhstan, Foreign Visitors Begin Returning
NUR-SULTAN – The number of domestic tourists in Kazakhstan increased by 35 percent to reach a record 6.9 million people choosing to vacation in their own country over the past year compared to 2020’s rate, the Kazakh Tourism national company’s press service reported. According to the company, 5.14 million people stayed in hotels and 320,000…
Dimash Stuns and Awes in Düsseldorf During His Long-Awaited First Ever Concert In Germany
NUR-SULTAN – Dimash Kudaibergen gave his first solo concert in Germany as a part of his Arnau tour at the ISS Dome arena in Düsseldorf on April 9, reported Dimashnews.com. The singer’s fans came from all over the world to enjoy the multilingual show, which had been postponed several times due to the pandemic. According…
