Social Media: Shaping The Way We See the World or Shaping the New World Itself?
…and quantity of national products have improved. Among the most popular of Kazakhstan’s blogging platforms are Yvision (www.yvision.kz) and Gonzo (www.gonzo.kz), good examples of the new online presence of Kazakhstan….
Kazakhstan and Canada Discuss Establishing North American Mining Hub in Central Asia
…and Metallurgy Congress on June 1-2, reported the Kazakh Embassy in Canada. Prospects of launching a US-Canada regional hub were discussed on the sidelines of the 13th international congress Astana…
CARICOM Countries to Participate in EXPO 2017
…met with Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin Larocque. Larocque will serve as commissioner on behalf of the CARICOM countries that will take part in the exhibition. During…
Canada, Central Asian States Discuss Major Challenges to Security Governance in Astana
…challenges: anti-terrorism, border management, human and drug trafficking, energy and nuclear security, and transboundary water management. Discussion moderator, former Ambassador of Canada to Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan and…
Kazakhstan, Canada to cooperate to strengthen CTBT
…station for radionuclide monitoring of noble gases to strengthen verification of compliance with the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)” was signed Nov. 29 at the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs in…
External news in brief
…Cape Skalistyi border guard observation postin the Mangystau region. The modular shelter complexes will assist the Border Guard Service in extending its presence along previously-unmanned sections of the border in…
NTI Report Notes Progress in Security of Global Nuclear Materials, Says Major Challenges Remain
…control measures, global norms, domestic commitments and capacity, and risk environment. According to the report, seven countries—Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Mexico, Sweden, Ukraine and Vietnam—have removed all or most of…
Kazakh Skating Star Tursynbayeva Wins Skate Canada Int’l Tournament
ASTANA – Elizabet Tursynbayeva, Kazakhstan’s rising figuring skating star, won the adult competition of the Skate Canada Autumn Classic International Tournament held Oct. 13–15 in Barrie, Ontario. The 15-year-old skater…
Kazakhstan Gives Maple Leaves Chance to Play Offs
…last frontier. Perfetti put Canada up 3-2 at 7:40 with a nice wrister from the right faceoff circle that deflected upward off a Kazakh defender’s stick. With Shutov pulled for…
Canada, Kazakhstan Practice Diplomacy on Ice with Friendly Hockey Match
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Canada recently carried out a little diplomacy on ice when members of the Astana city administration and the Canadian embassy in Astana met on the ice…
