73-Year-Old Bicycles 1,200 Kilometres in Honour of Kazakh Independence
ASTANA – Veteran of the National Security Committee Abiltai Shaikhov recently completed a 1,200-kilometre bike trip from Almaty to Astana in honour of the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence. The 73-year-old pensioner began the journey Sept. 21 and ate traditional Kazakh foods to give him strength along the way, 24.kz reported. “I was eating kurt…
Kazakhstan Competes with 189 Countries for Foreign Direct Investment
ASTANA – Kazakhstan competes with 189 countries for foreign direct investment, Vice Minister for Investments and Development Yerlan Khairov said recently, Kazinform news agency reports. Analysts say the U.S., China and other countries are investing significant funds into Kazakhstan’s economy. In this regard the vice-minister spoke to journalists about whether that may lead the country…
More than $3.9 Million Fines Paid in 2016 for Environmental Violations
Fines in the amount of 1.3 billion tenge (US$3.9 million) were paid for violations of environmental regulations in the first eight months of 2016. The fines were the result of 1,818 inspections, the press service of the Ministry of Energy reports. “For violations of environmental legislation, 3,027 administrative fines were imposed totalling 1.1 billion tenge…
Korean Company to Assist in Kazakh Road Construction
ASTANA – Korea Expressway Corporation and KazAvtoZhol national company intend to exchange experience in reconstruction, construction, and repair of highways and to develop cooperation in the implementation of technologies in road construction. Chairman of KazAvtoZhol Yermek Kizatov and General Director on Foreign Projects of Korea Expressway Corporation Min Jeong have signed a memorandum on mutual…
Five More S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Systems to Go on Combat Duty in Kazakhstan
The five S-300 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia will go on combat duty in Kazakhstan in the near future within the joint regional air defence system of the two countries. The announcement was made by Russian Air and Space Forces Chief Colonel General Viktor Bondarev. Kazakhstan received the five systems for free from Russia in…
EAEU, India May Start Free Trade Zone Agreement Talks in September
A joint research team to study the feasibility of a free trade zone agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India was created in June 2015. The prospects for that agreement will be determined in September, said Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Chairman of the Board Tigran Sargisyan during a meeting with Indian Ambassador to…
Mongolia Considers Joining Eurasian Economic Union
Mongolia is considering seeking membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). This was stated by the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission, issued after a meeting, attended by Chairman of the Board of the Union Tigran Sargisyan and Ambassador of Mongolia to Russia Banzragch Delgermaa. The sides discussed trade and economic cooperation. Sargisyan stressed…
First Dock of Kazakh Navy to Start Operations in October
ASTANA – The first dock for the Kazakh Navy will be put in operation in October. Meanwhile, naval ships are stationed at a dock rented in Bautino village (Mangystau region), which is 140 kilometres from Kazakh naval base. “The first stationing site for Kazakh naval ships located in the Aktau seaport will give the opportunity…
Local Craftsmen Will Showcase Their Work at EXPO 2017
Astana craftsmen will showcase their work at the international exhibition EXPO 2017, reported Deputy Head of the Commercialisation Department of the Astana EXPO 2017 National Company Iliya Urazakov. “Our exhibition complex will incorporate a specially designed ethno village. We invite our craftsmen to participate in starting from this moment. The complex will be beautifully decorated…
More than 15 million Tonnes of Natural Gas Supplied via Central Asia – China Gas Pipeline
ASTANA – The Central Asia – China gas pipeline was used to transport 15.1 million tonnes of natural gas in the first seven months of 2016. The Khorgos Immigrant and Quarantine Office in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region reports that this volume is 23.3 percent more than in comparing period of time in 2015. The…
Mobile App Allows Parents to Monitor, Participate in Their Children’s Studies
ASTANA – Parents in Astana are now able to access the progress of the studies of their children using mobile apps. The apps provide twenty-four hour access to the school news, information about substituted teachers, meetings and events. As a new school year begins, launch of the Astana Learning Management System Project working via the…
WIPO Announces Rating of World Innovative Technology Leaders
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has designed a new rating of world leading countries in the sphere of innovative technologies. Like in previous years, the leaders of the rating remained Switzerland, Sweden, Great Britain, the United States, Finland and Singapore, reported the United Nation’s news centre. According to the organisation’s report on the global…
EXPO 2017 National Company Presents New Tours for Expo Tourists
ASTANA – The Astana EXPO 2017 National Company and the Akmola Department for Tourism recently presented a new tour, “Burabai – Pearl of Kazakhstan,” which covers the Shchuchinsk-Borovoe resort area, to tourist operators from Astana, Almaty, and the Akmola, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions, reported the public relations department of the company. The purpose of…
Kazakh Ballet Star Brings Dance Victory from Seoul
Kazakh ballet star and Astana Opera leading soloist Bakhtiyar Adamzhan won the 13th Seoul International Dance Competition, reported the Astana Opera press service. The artist earned the top rating in the classical dance category in the senior male dancers group, after astonishing the jury and audience with his virtuoso technique and highly professional dance performance.…
Kazakhstan, South Korea and Belarus Create Eurasian Spatial Data Infrastructure
A memorandum of understanding and cooperation to create Eurasian spatial data infrastructure was recently signed between Belarus, Kazakhstan and South Korea. The text of the memorandum will be sent to the Russian registry for consideration of possible future accession of the country. The memorandum was signed in the framework of the Second International Conference on…
Examination of Aktobe Burial Mound Reveals New Foundings of Sarmatian Period
The Halyk Kazynasy Research Studies Institute of the Kazakh National Museum is now executing archaeological research on more than a dozen sites across the country which belong to different periods of time. During the current research of the 6th-5th century BC burial complex Tortoba located in Kobda district in Aktobe region, archaeologists found intact tombs…
Moscow Hosts Street Photo Exhibition Dedicated to Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Embassy to Russia and the National Geographic Russia magazine organised a Kazakhstan – Land of the Great Steppe street photo exhibition, reported the press service of the magazine. According to the press statement, the exhibition, opened as of July 21, stationed itself in the centre of the Russian capital, on Nickolskaya Street next…
Kazakh National Bank Issues Commemorative Coins
On July 29, the Kazakh National Bank issued new special 500 tenge (US$1.43) coins made of gold and silver, as well as 100 tenge (US$0.29) coins made of nickel silver. The coins are part of a series dedicated to Abulkhair Khan. All coins have identical front and back sides, while the gold and silver ones…
Kazakh Government Launches Satellite Navigation Software
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s state bodies are now using satellite navigation software to better manage logistics, according to the press service of the National Agency for Technological Development. National company Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary has developed a monitoring and control system to track moving objects. The technology was developed with grant funds in the amount of 18,729,937…
10-Year-Old Amir Makhmet Sets New Record for Non-Stop Push-Ups
World record holder among children and four times champion of Kazakhstan’s Record Book for push-ups and the longest time in an abdominal position Amir Makhmet recently set a new record with a 1,000 push-ups in one go. This time, the top of the Bolektau Mountain was the place of this sports event. Young athlete Makhmet…
Air Company Awards Plane to Children’s Centre
In early June, the Kazakh airline company Air Control announced the winner of the competition for the best use of the decommissioned aircraft was the Children’s Scientific and Educational Centre Evrikum in Almaty. “To tell the truth, it was not easy to make a choice. However, the main factors for us were the social approach…
EAEU Members States Work on Creation of Common Drugs Market
In order to establish a common market in drugs of the Eurasian Economic Union planned for 2016-2018, it was decided to develop 67 new regulations. The corresponding list of regulations has been approved by the member of the Board for Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission Valery Koreshkov, reported the press service of the…
Kazakhstan Becomes First Central Asian Country on OECD Competition Committee
The antimonopoly body of Kazakhstan has been accepted as a new member of the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), reported the press service of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan. The organisation includes 35 member states, most of which are European countries, including Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, as well…
Kazakhstan Fights Online Terrorist Propaganda
Kazakhstan recently blocked 94 suspicious websites for spreading extremism and terrorism propaganda messages, reported the press service of the Astana Prosecutor General’s Office. Since the beginning of the current year, the Yessil district court in Astana has issued 18 rulings concerning illegal content and products placed on foreign internet platforms and it was decided to…
Astana Celebrates Mandela Day
Mandela Day, the annual international day of July 18 honouring anti-apartheid leader, philanthropist and former South African President Nelson Mandela, has been observed in Kazakhstan since 2012. The community is becoming aware of the celebration through activities arranged by the South African Embassy in Kazakhstan. The embassy has hosted a number of events in previous…
