- Saturday, 23 May, 2026
- Almaty 46 °F / 8 °C
- Astana 61 °F / 16 °C
ZHAMBYL REGION – BaltabaiDaurbekov, ofthe village of Igilik, creates such fine musical instruments,some of his customers call him the Kazakh Stradivarius. He made his first instrument in...
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with his Hungarian counterpart and other officials on June 3 in Budapest to discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation. During Massimov’s...
ASUNCION, June 3 (EFE) – Kazakhstan is seeking “new perspectives” for cooperation with Latin America via a series of diplomatic visits and accords as part of its...
ATYRAU – Five Caspian states are united by a common goal – to preserve biological diversity of the Caspian Sea. The danger of the extinction of sturgeon...
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Kazakhstan’s commodity exchange joint stock company, Caspi, have signed an agreement to develop Kazakhstan’s exchange-based carbon permit trading. The agreement, signed...
AKTOBE – After a road accident a few years ago, entrepreneur Shakhan Shakhmaran had to use a wheelchair. He soon realized that due to the lack of...
A new gondola lift is to be built in Almaty towards the famous Koktobe park by the French company POMA, with construction beginning this September. Up-to-date cabs...
ASTANA – Providing young families with a place to live is one of the tenets of the Affordable Housing 2020 programme. The programme began accepting applications at...
ASTANA – Prime Minister Karim Massimov of Kazakhstan held a government meeting on social and economic development in Kazakhstan on June 2. According to the report from...
Children’s Day was celebrated in Kazakhstan on June 1 and around 500 events for more than 3 million children were held around the country over the weekend,...
ALMATY – After a 13-year hiatus, the Congress of Oncologists and Radiologists of Kazakhstan was held for the fifth time on April 29-30 in Almaty, gathering representatives...
WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – The “Golden Princess” or Altyn Hanshaiym found in West Kazakhstan’s Terektin District in 2012 has now been confirmed as one of the oldest...
“Human beings have only three virtues: the burning heart, the bright mind – and creative will.” Abai Kunanbayev. Kazakh poet (1845-1904), Book of Words (47). No prosperity...
Representatives of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan participated in the 22nd annual conference of the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public...
ASTANA – By this September, a new operator will be created for the development of Kazakhstan’s Kashagan oil field, said Kazakh Minister of Oil and Gas Uzakbai...
Winner of the 15th stage of theGirod’Italia,23-year-old Fabio Aru of the Astana Team finished third overall in the prestigious race. The winner of the172 km final stage...
AKMOLA REGION – The Ualiev Sport Complex with modern European equipment was opened in Schuchinsk in the summer of 2013. Since then it has been a venue...
ASTANA – Addressing the needs of Kazakhstan’s disabled population has become one of the biggest and more prominent domestic issues in the country in recent years. After...
SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN REGION – Agriculture is one of Kazakhstan’s priority economic sectors for the coming decades. General Director of the Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Cotton Growing...
ALMATY – The Raimbek Group’s new orchards are an example of the successful transition of Kazakhstan’s agricultural sector and its pursuit to embrace new technology because of...
Olympic and world figure skating champions participated in Denis Ten’s show titled, Denis and Friends: Olympic Energy took part on May 29 and 30 in Almaty and...
Consul General of Germany to Kazakhstan Michael Grau visited Uralsk on May 28 with a delegation of German businessmen to tour several local leading enterprises in hopes...
Twelve Kazakh student pilots have been selected to take part in a training programme at Finland’s Patria Flight Training Centre, through which they may earn commercial pilot’s...
ASTANA – The foreign ministers of Kazakhstan and Argentina signed a visa-free regime agreement on May 30 in Astana, another in a series of deals with Latin...
ASTANA – On the eve of International Children’s Day, the State Language Development Foundation donated Kazakh-language books and CDs to children from new kindergarten No. 76. According...
ASTANA – Astana’s new National Academy of Choreography will open in April 2016, announced Minister of Culture of Kazakhstan Arystanbek Mukhamediuly at a Central Communications Service (CCS)...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Agencyfor Civil Service Affairs andAcademy of Public Administrationunder the President of Kazakhstan,in cooperation with the EU-fundedproject, “Civil Service Reform andModernisation of the Governmentof Kazakhstan,”...
ASTANA – Two Australian cyclists, Dan Rule, 26, a sports coach and sport developer from Creswick, Victoria, and Jess Mumford, 26, a science teacher from Murwillumbah, New...
ASTANA – Minister of Culture of Kazakhstan Arystanbek Mukhamediuly reported that the new National Museum in Astana will open on July 6, Astana Day, at a May...
ASTANA – The leaders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29 to sign the treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union...
On May 29, 2014 in Astana the presidentsof Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia will sign a Treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union. Thus, the idea...
Social security is a key factor for ensuring the sustainable economic development of any nation, and Kazakhstan is no exception. To discuss the current trends in providing...
The World Anti-Crisis Plan Concept was approved during the second World Anti-Crisis Conference(WAC) held May 22 as part of the seventh Astana Economic Forum. The plan was...
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama praised the “dynamic and forward-looking” society he discovered on his working visit to Astana on May 24-25 and invited tourists and...
In recent years, our society has become more interested in history as a basis for national identity. According to professor and expert on Islamic philosophy and culture...
Italian Fabio Aru of Astana Pro Team won the 15th stage oftheprestigious Girod’Italiabicycle race on May 25. Aru, who is now fourth overall and a serious contender,...
ASTANA – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak paid an official visit to Astana on May 22-24 to enhance bilateral ties in various fields. Although diplomatic...
Kazakhstannamedone of the main streets in the capital, Astana, after the late King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan on May 19. The move to name a key...
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan delivered the keynote address to the international seventh Astana Economic Forum on May 23. In his address to more than...
Songwriter and composer Erkesh Shakeev and violinist Marat Bisengaliyev introduced their new joint music project with the London Symphony Orchestra on May 19 in Almaty. “The album...
International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Claude-Louis Gallien recently praised Kazakhstan’s progress in preparing for the Universiade in Almaty 2017. The official’s comments came following the presentation...
Five tennis players from Kazakhstan have travelled to France to seek success at Roland Garros tournament, one of the four Grand Slams events of the year, held...
Kazakhstan welcomed the holding of the presidential election in Ukraine on May 25 which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Astana said “ensured the expression of the...
Kazakhstan has the potential to be a leader in the development of corporate social responsibility in Central Asia said Mari-Lou Dupont, representative of the Organisation for Economic...
The government of Kazakhstan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed an agreement to engage the EBRD and other international financial institutions to...
Most foreign investments goes to the extraction sector, Director General of the Centre for the Development of Trade Policy of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning...
ASTANA, May 22 – The presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are expected to sign a treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) here...
ATYRAU – The quality products of the Chevron-owned Atyrau Polyethylene Pipe Plant (APPP) and the Atyrau Valve Plant (AVP) are now available to Russian consumers. APPP and...
The new book by Olzhas Suleimenov, “Code of the Word,” was recently presented in Almaty in an event organised by Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education and Science. “Code...
ASTANA – Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced on May 14 that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Turkey’s Tavros Investment Holding to open a...
The Astana EXPO 2017 National Company is on the threshold of important events, including a June ceremony in which Kazakhstan will receive the International Specialised Exhibition (BIE)...
Almaty’s Kurmangazy Conservatory Choir and choir rector and People’s Artist of Kazakhstan Zhaniya Aubakirova performed at the Beijing Modern Music Festival (BMMF) 2014, along with performers and...
ASTANA – Fifteen-year-old Temirlan Zhanibekov of Astana won gold at the Kyokunshinkai European Championships held in Bulgaria on May 22. Kyokushinkai or kyokushin is a type of...
ASTANA – As Kazakhstan works to diversify its economy, the development of tourism has become a national priority. Chairman of the Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry...
ASTANA – The hypothesis that the developed world may have to get used to perpetually low nominal interest rates and financial bubbles in order to reach full...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the National Bank of Kazakhstan have signed two agreements that will allow the EBRD to source up to...
ALMATY – Bicycle lanes are to be built in Almaty, following the suggestions of Dutch experts engaged in a project to improve the city’s traffic infrastructure. The...
ALMATY –A new 100,000-square-metre shopping mall utilising innovative green building technologies will open here on Aug. 1. The new Mega Park Mall, which is part of the...
Nazarbayev Proposes Turning CICA into Organisation for Security and Development in Asia SHANGHAI – The Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia...
Kazakhstan’s Senate passed a set of legislation intended to foster innovation and ratified an agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on creating a joint regional air defence system...
ASTANA – The official International Specialised Exhibition (BIE) flag will be transferred to Kazakhstan, which has been chosen to host EXPO 2017, during the BIE’s general assembly...
Kazakh judo wrestler Zarina Raifova won the Open European Cup in the 78-kilogramme category, which was held May 17-18 in Orenburg, Russia. Raifova defeated Natalya Tuktagulova, Mariam...
ASTANA – A botanical garden to be built in Astana as part of EXPO 2017 will become a significant attraction, according to the Astana City Communal Services...
ASTANA – The international conference ASTEX 2014 opened on May 19 and brought together foreign speakers that included heads of large companies, investors, business trainers, players in...
AKTAU – About 100 falcons brought from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been released into the wild in Kazakhstan. From the airport of Aktau, the valuable...
The Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall in Jakarta hosted on May 13 the ceremonial opening of Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Indonesia. Within the Days of...
SHANGHAI – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev paid a state visit to China on May 19-20 in advance of the May 21 Fourth Summit of the Conference on...
Kazakhstan has been one of the main initiators of Eurasian integration. The idea and necessity of creating the Eurasian Union was first expressed by the President of...
ASTANA – Over the past decade, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported important social changes. In building a new socially conscious government, the UNDP has...
ASTANA – Winners of the Chevron-sponsored School Children’s Environmental Business Projects competition were recognised for their achievements at an awards ceremony in Astana on May 14. The...
Kazakhstan, which is ranked in the top 15 countries worldwide for proven oil reserves and top 20 for natural gas, would like to see increased development of...
ALMATY – Gazeeff Art Hall hosted an exhibition of the works of People’s Artist of Kazakhstan Yevgeni Sidorkin on April 24. The exhibit spread awareness of Sidorkin’s...
A recent press tour of the Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort organised to promote tourism in Astana provided an opportunity for media representatives to visit the natural oasis and see...
ASTANA – Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering Company is the only Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) plant for the assembly of EC-145 helicopters. Since its establishment, the plant has...
ASTANA – Over the next 26 months, 26 construction projects for EXPO 2017 will be completed. Recently, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a capsule at the construction...
SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN REGION – Lovers of guitar poetry from Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan gathered recently in the south of Kazakhstan for the South Wind 2014 festival. The...
KYZYLORDA – Akim (Governor) of the Kyzylorda region Krymbek Kusherbayev held a meeting in late April to discuss the implementation of the Akniet programme by the Russian...
ALMATY – More than 1,000 young developers, programmers, designers, directors, video bloggers and media specialists from all regions of Kazakhstan participated in the Fourth International Competition Hack...
AKMOLA REGION – Head of the company Sarkrama 2006 Kanat Adilbekov has decided to establish a pond fish farm near Astana. Kazakhstan is rich in fishable waters...
RIYADH – The countries of the Arab League, Central Asia and Azerbaijan have made a major step towards bolstering their ties and recreating the commercial links characteristic...
The crisis in and around Ukraine involving Russia and the resulting economic downturn is predicted to hinder the growth of many of the countries’ neighbours in Central...
Ranked as one of the ‘50 most influential women in Romania’ by Forbes Romania magazine, Irina Socol is the President and CEO of SIVECO Romania, the leader...
ASTANA – Fryday Astana, the social networking group for young professionals in Astana, celebrated its second birthday at the capital’s RBG Restaurant with mingling and music on...
The upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the future of “sport diplomacy” were among the main topics of the 77th Congress of the International Sports Press...
BERLIN – After seizing the Reichstag in May 1945 and raising their flag on its roof, Soviet soldiers left their marks in other ways, writing their names,...
ASTANA – Regulars and newcomers had a chance to test their salsa moves recently thanks to the expatriates organisation InterNations’ Salsa event at the RBG restaurant at...
SEMEY – The second “Festival of Kazakh Folk Crafts: Traditions and Modernity,” organised by the Nevzorovs Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with the United Nations Development...
KARAGANDA – War. Death. It would seem that it was impossible to fall in love in such circumstances. However, people of the war generation lived, loved and...
The programme of the upcoming Seventh Astana Economic Forum to be held under the overarching G-GLOBAL megaproject is comprehensive and addresses major challenges facing the world. Alongside...
ASTANA – Belgium and Kazakhstan have been publicly matched a few times recently – at the Davis Cup world group match in February of this year, when...
Strengthening international security is one of the top priorities of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan pursues its primary mission – strengthening the...
ASTANA – Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met with Kazakhstan’s top leadership on May 8 in Astana to discuss a range of bilateral and...
Six years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the economic, political and social consequences can still be felt in most parts of the world. It...
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, defining the borders of Central Asia’s newly independent nations became an urgent task across the region. For young Kazakhstan, establishing...
ASTANA – The beginning of the month of May in Kazakhstan is, perhaps, some of the most anticipated period in the country as it brings together three...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s film industry is still burgeoning on the steppe’s horizons. Almost every year Kazakh movie makers entertain the 17 million nation with new features. The...
Remains of the Golden Woman in the West Kazakhstan region were recently recognised by scientists as the most ancient burial found in Kazakhstan. “Based on the results...
Ten-year-old Mukhammedali Zhugunussov won the professional vocalist award at the 2014 Paradise Holiday international competition held in late April. The best vocalists from 10 countries participated. Zhugunussov...
ASTANA – In the qualifying match for the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Kazakhstan defeated Bulgaria 4-1 here on May 7. From the very beginning of the match,...
ASTANA – Kazakh boxing club Astana Arlans beat the Baku Fires from Azerbaijan 3:2 in the first semifinal round match of the World Series of Boxing (WSB)...
