Major Milestone of Kazakh Independence: Repatriation
…In order to stimulate the return of oralmans to their homeland, the government of Kazakhstan, in 1999, began allocating social assistance to arriving compatriots, providing free housing and significant payments….
Canada Hockey Day held at Astana’s Barys Arena
ASTANA – Canada Hockey Day at the capital’s Barys Arena May 21 marked the 25th anniversary of Kazakh-Canadian diplomatic relations, 150th anniversary of Canada and 60th anniversary of ice hockey…
Mining in Kazakhstan: Digging Deep with Experts at Conference in Canada
Kazakhstan’s turquoise flag, featuring a golden eagle and bright sun, flew proudly in Toronto, Canada, from March 3 to 6 at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference,…
Proposed Changes to Oralman Legislation to Relax Some Settlement Rules
…changed. Most returnees, he said, come from the south, from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and they settled in southern Kazakhstan. To help even out the country’s population, in December, oralmans began…
Content creators to share their experiences at festivals in Nur-Sultan, Aktobe, Shymkent
…on how they created, packaged and promoted their stories and on crowdfunding, longreads, podcasts and commercial photography. L-R: Ben Mauk, Larissa Pak, Kirsten Lewis. Photo credit: Vlast. Speaker Ben Mauk…
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, 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…
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 and Canada Discuss Establishing North American Mining Hub in Central Asia
ASTANA – A group of major Canadian companies visited Astana to discuss with Kazakh officials the potential launch of a U.S.-Canada regional hub as part of the 13th Astana Mining…
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…
