Regional Power: The Importance of the C5+1 Ministerial Meeting

NEW-YORK – On the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a less-heralded meeting took place which may well prove to be a...


President Tokayev Inspects Military Exercise in Mangistau Region

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Otpantau-2021 operational and strategic command post exercise at the Oymash training range as part of his working visit to the...


COVID-19 Incidence Decreases 60% Over Two Weeks in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – In the past two weeks, the country has reached a stable epidemiological situation with a 60 percent reduction of morbidity and mortality for COVID-19, said...


Mangistau Region Attracts Over $16 Billion of Investment in 30 Years

NUR-SULTAN – The Mangistau Region has attracted seven trillion tenge (US$16.5 billion) over the 30 years of the country’s independence, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as he visited...


Kazakhstan and EBRD Prioritize Green Economy, Digitalization, Infrastructure, and Connectivity Development in Cooperation

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) prioritize the green economy, digitalization, infrastructure, and connectivity development, said EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso during...


COVID, Climate, Afghanistan: Tokayev’s Address Confronts World’s Triple Threat

NEW-YORK – In a video statement played at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Kassym-Jomart  Tokayev called attention to the three crises facing...


Kunde Café and Glovo Courier Launch Charitable Project For Doctors

NUR-SULTAN – Künde, a social metropolitan café in Nur-Sultan, and Glovo courier service launched a charitable project on Sept. 21 giving people an opportunity to support doctors...


President Tokayev Addresses Global COVID-19 Summit as Part of UNGA 76th Assembly

NUR-SULTAN – As the United Nations headquarters hosts the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) from Sept. 21 until Sept. 27, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...


ADB Raises Economic Growth Outlook Projection For Central Asia to 4.1 Percent

NUR-SULTAN – The Asian Development Bank raised its economic growth outlook for Central Asian economies this year to 4.1 percent from the previous 3.4 percent projected in...


Kazakhstan to Adopt Its Own Country Calling Code By 2025

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to adopt its own country calling code from January 2023, reported the Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Bagdad Mussin. As...


Kazakhstan to Export Up to 6.5 Million Tons of Grain in 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan may export up to 6.5 million tons of grain in 2021, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin at a government meeting on Tuesday. Kazakhstan,...


Kazakhstan Resumes Visa Free Regime with 30 Countries, Increases Air Travel

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will resume a visa-free regime with 30 countries with a stable epidemiological situation and high vaccination rates soon, announced Kazakhstan’s interdepartmental commission working to...


“Kazakhstan, May God Bless You and Save You Forever!”

With these words, Pope John Paul II completed his state visit to Kazakhstan in September 2001. Exactly 20 years ago, on September 22-25, 2001, a unique event...


Kazakh National Geography Society Unveils Charyn Canyon and Altyn Emel National Parks Development Plans

NUR-SULTAN – Chair of Kazakh National Geographic Society’s (Qazaq Geography) Orman Nurbayev and project manager Zhanibek Alkeev presented the small architectural installations on the territory of Charyn...


Kazakh Scientists Cooperate with International Team on Finding Effective Remedy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

NUR-SULTAN – The scientists of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University joined an international team to conduct joint research on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases prevention, reported the press...


More Than Half of Jobs in Kazakhstan at High Risk of Automation, Education Remains a Priority

NUR-SULTAN – Nearly 52 percent of all future jobs in Kazakhstan are at high risk of automation. That is one of the conclusions made in the country’s...


Reforming State-Owned Enterprises in Central Asia is Key for a Stronger Recovery

As the world economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Asia region faces an existential question. Will the pandemic usher in a new social contract that...


Astana Open ATP 250 Kicks Off in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – The first day of the Astana Open ATP 250 finished on Sept. 19, as the Kazakh capital hosts the event through Sept. 26. Nur-Sultan was...


Young Kazakh Pianist Beisembayev Wins Leeds International Piano Competition 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh pianist Alim Beisembayev won first prize in the 20th edition of The Leeds International Piano Competition 2021. Beisembayev is the first prize-winner from Kazakhstan...


New Package of Political Reforms Introduced in Kazakh President’s State of the Nation Address

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered the state of the nation address titled “The unity of the people and systemic reforms are a solid foundation for the nation’s prosperity”...


Kazakh Students Talk about Pandemic and How it Influenced Their Study and Life in Korea

SEOUL – The Astana Times spoke with Kazakh students residing in Korea to know how they perceive the situation with the pandemic, how their life and study...


Nur-Sultan: Financial Heart of Central Asia

Editor’s note: This is the final article in the 3-part series “In Summer and Winter, and All Year Round – Nur-Sultan Knows How To Live” by prominent...


Khan Shatyr: Don’t Miss One of the Wonders of the Modern World

Editor’s note: This is the second article in the series “In Summer and Winter, and All Year Round – Nur-Sultan Knows How To Live” by prominent Slovak...


Nur-Sultan: A Long History of a New Capital

Editor’s note: At the end of this summer, the sixth international contest titled Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media took place in the capital of Kazakhstan....


President Tokayev Addresses SCO Heads of States Meeting in Dushanbe

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Dushanbe on Sept. 17, reports the Akorda press service.  “Thanks to joint efforts, the SCO...


Kolsai Lakes National Park Joins UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves

NUR-SULTAN – UNESCO has included the Kolsai Lakes National Park in its World Network of Biosphere Reserves at the 33rd session of the International Coordinating Council of...


Seventeenth Eurasian Media Forum: In Search of New Meanings

NUR-SULTAN – The 17th Eurasian Media Forum (EAMF) gathered experts from 25 countries, who are competent in economics, politics, ecology, education and media to discuss the most...


Year of Khiva – Concert to Celebrate Cultural Capital of Turkic World 2020 Held in Uzbekistan

NUR-SULTAN – The celebratory concert to mark the opening of Year of Khiva – the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2020 was held on Sept.15 in...


President Tokayev Attends CSTO Meeting in Dushanbe

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Dushanbe on Sept. 17, reports the Akorda press...


Thirty Second Berlin Eurasian Club Meeting in Nur-Sultan Focuses on New Technologies

NUR-SULTAN – Development of new technologies and know-how were at the focus of the 32nd meeting of the Berlin Eurasian Club hosted in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 13,...