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ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare will develop an electronic health passport by 2018 to store health data throughout a person’s life that will be accessible from anywhere, according to the Minister Yelzhan Birtanov. “Currently, the pilot project on the use of the electronic health passport is being tested in Astana’s city polyclinic No.…

Senior State Traffic Inspector of the Borodulikha district, Major Zhanybek Shaimardanov was recently named Best State Auto Inspector 2017. The award was the result of a contest organised for the first time on the eve of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Kazakh police in June. The contest was sponsored…

ASTANA – The Resource Centre for Inclusive Vocational Training and Social Adaptation of persons with limited abilities will soon open in Almaty. The goal of the project is to provide vocational training, retraining, advanced training and certification of personnel for persons with special needs to solve their socialisation and adaptation problems. The training centre will…

ASTANA – Astana’s taxi companies have formed into a single association called  Astana Taxi and will now have a uniform taxi design, tariff’s and point-of-sale for card payments. Hundred of car keys were handed over to taxi companies, such as Taxi Zhebe under the Zhebe brand and Autotrans Hozu (Eco taxi), according to the press…

Almaty police has decided to conduct constant live broadcasts on Instagram to help search for missing persons. The Instagram account Rozysk_kz (“search” in Russian) has provided the assistance to implement the initiative. The city’s Department of Internal Affairs has been closely interacting with the group’s moderator for a while, noted the department’s press service. The…

ASTANA – A creative project under the name Street Piano was launched here for the first time by the Astana socio-entrepreneurial corporation, according to the press service of city’s akimat (administration). The creators of the project say that from now on the public can perform their favourite musical compositions under the open sky. “The main…

ASTANA – The city administration will start construction on a $1.8 billion light rail transport system (LRT) in Astana at the end of May. “A consortium of Chinese companies will built the LRT in accordance with the signed agreement. No changes (have been made) and preparatory work is currently under way. We are committed to…

ASTANA – The Granit-Thales Electronics plant, a joint Kazakh-French venture, has started production of the new generation Ground Master 400 radar equipment in Kazakhstan. The project is being implemented for the first time in the Central Asian region and will meet all state requirements. “The station is constantly on duty, operating day and night. It…

ASTANA – Representatives of Japanese economic organisations, companies and think tanks discussed Japan’s plans to develop container transit from Japan to Europe through Kazakhstan and China with Kazakh, South Korean and Chinese delegates at a recent business form in Tokyo. Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Japan Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev told the group it is beneficial to transport…

ASTANA – The Astana akimat (city administration) will present free and paid cultural and entertainment events throughout the city during EXPO 2017. Events will include international festivals and exhibitions, concerts by local and international stars, classical and folk music performances, theatrical premieres, circus performances, festivities on the square near the Baiterek monument, on the City…

ASTANA – A feature film named “Mir Mechty” (“The World Of Dreams”) produced by the Aimanov Kazakhfilm studio by an order from Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sports will complete filming in May, the press service of Kazakhfilm informs. “’One of my friends who lives in Saint Petersburg told me that there is a writer named…

Kazakhstan’s trade with its allies within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is growing, according to the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, outlining mineral products as dominant in the structure of the country’s exports. “In January-February 2017, Kazakh mutual trade with the EAEU member countries was $2.5 billion, which is 56 percent…

ASTANA – China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) held negotiations and signed an agreement on the intention to acquire 51 percent of common shares of Kazakh carmaker AllurGroup. “The deal has a great importance not only for our enterprise, but for the entire domestic auto industry. A new level of partnership confirms the…

The eighth French Cinema Today film festival, which traditionally presents the audience with the best novelties of French cinema, will be held April 22-25 in Kazakhstan. The festival will be presented for the first time in two cities, Astana and Almaty. The programme will include films of various genres: adventure, biopics, comedies with Pierre Richard…

ASTANA – The “Fantastic” symphony and concert featuring Italian oboist Gianfranco Bortolato premiered April 15 at the Astana Opera House. First oboe at the La Scala Opera House, the Royal Theatre of Turin and the Roman Opera, Bortolato performed a Richard Strauss concert for oboe and orchestra with the Astana Opera symphonic orchestra in the…

ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry of Education has created a working group to transfer the Kazakh alphabet based on the Cyrillic script to Latin, the ministry’s Science Committee Chairperson Bolatbek Abdrasilov announced April 13. The announcement followed Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s direction to adopt a single standard of the Kazakh alphabet in the Latin script…

ASTANA – Kazakh SaryarkaAvtoProm and GM Uzbekistan recently signed an agreement to cooperate on production of the new model of Nexia R3 of the Ravon brand. The companies are in the final stages of preparation to produce the cars using the large-block assembly (SKD – semi knocked down) technology in Kostanai, according to the press…

ASTANA – Four agreements and a framework agreement on cooperation and trade with Food Corp. were signed between Kazakhstan and Chinese companies as part of a two-day visit to Beijing. The Kazakh delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Askar Myrzakhmetov, discussed increasing quotas for Kazakh grain supply to China and strengthening investment…

ASTANA – The Immortal Regiment of Astana – Peace March will be held on Victory Day to commemorate the memory of Soviet soldiers, according to the city akimat (administration) press service. The Astana Department of Internal Policy supported the initiative. The event is held annually to preserve the personal memory of the descendants of the…

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev visited the Ui Kurylysy Kombinaty house-building plant in the Aktobe region March 30. The company uses technologies for the rapid construction of residential buildings. During the visit, the prime minister inspected the production lines and reviewed a report on the technological process of creating panels and structures for house…

ASTANA – A charity event devoted to World Autism Awareness Day was held April 2 in the Keruen City shopping mall, according to the press service of the Bolashak Corporate Fund. More than 50 parents, five foundations and public organisations have united to carry out the campaign aimed at spreading information about the problem of…

ASTANA – The Karaganda administration in collaboration with the Er Nur & Nika public fund of Kazakh-Korean friendship plan to erect a monument to legend of Soviet-era rock music Viktor Tsoi on Olimpic Street. Competition for the best draft design of the monument was announced in early March, according to ekaraganda.kz. Viktor Tsoi was a…

ASTANA – Astana Opera held two concerts, “Eshe raz o lyubvi” (“Once again about Love”) on March 14 and “Vesennie napevy” (“Spring Tunes”) March 17, to welcome spring. “Once again about Love” featured lyrical music by classical and Kazakh composers, arias and duets from operas performed by the theatre’s leading soloists. These included Nemorino aria…

ASTANA – The first ease of doing business rating of Kazakh regions will be compiled this year, said Economic Research Institute head Serzhan Madiyev. Based on international and domestic experience, it aims to help the government to more precisely and purposefully provide regional support. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev noted the necessity of creating the city…

ASTANA – Numerous celebrations have been held around Astana for the Nauryz holiday. On March 16-17, the programme started with the festival for people with limited abilities “A creation without borders.” On the days of Nauryz, March 21-22, folk festivals with fairs, concerts, sports and entertainment events were held in different parts of the capital,…