Assembly of People of Kazakhstan: 30 Years of Working Towards Peace, Unity, and Harmony

On Apr. 28, the 29th session of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (APK) was held online. Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, as...


Positive Dynamics Observed in Trade Between Kazakhstan and China

NUR-SULTAN – Mutual trade between Kazakhstan and China grew by 4 percent and reached $15.4 billion by the end of 2020. This was announced April 27 during...


Kazakhstan’s Diversity is Its Greatest Strength, Says Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev

NUR-SULTAN – The diversity of Kazakhstan is a key competitive advantage, said Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the 29th session of Kazakhstan’s Assembly of People which...


Women’s Entrepreneurship EXPO Aims to Empower Female Businesses in Europe and Central Asia

NUR-SULTAN – UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, initiated the first regional Women’s Entrepreneurship Expo for Europe and Central...


Gold Manufacturing Increases by 13 Percent in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Gold production increased by 13 percent and gold ore production grew by more than 26 percent in Kazakhstan over the past year, Energyprom reports. In...


Ashyq App Allows Business to Continue Working Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

NUR-SULTAN – The Ashyq mobile application allows businesses to continue their work amid the coronavirus restrictions. As of April 27, the project includes 1,658 businesses and more...


Kazakh Prime Minister Pays Working Visit to Mangistau Region

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin visited the Mangistau region on April 27 where he was briefed on the progress of the region’s investment project implementation...


Every Child Has a Right to Education, Says Dara Foundation Project Director

NUR-SULTAN – There is hardly anyone who has not heard about the topic of providing inclusive education. The topic has been topping national agendas for many years...


President Tokayev Meets with Members of National Council of Public Trust to Promote Social Harmony Measures

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with and discussed a number of pressing issues with members of the National Council of Public Trust on April 27, according...


Number of Vaccinations Reaches Close to One Million in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is close to the one million vaccination milestone, as 949,451 people in the country of 19 million have received at least one dose of...


SCO Qingdao Forum Shows Growth of Trade Ties Between China and SCO Member States

QINGDAO – The annual turnover between China and the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has reached $245 billion in 2020, reports Kazinform. This was announced...


The 77th Session of the UN ESCAP is Underway

NUR-SULTAN – On April 26, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific has launched its annual 77th session in Bangkok in a...


Priorities For Improving Carbon Regulation in Kazakhstan

The Global Climate Leaders’ Summit, held on 22 April 21 at the initiative of US President Joe Biden, clearly demonstrated the readiness of the countries of the...


Nationwide Environmental Campaign Kicks Off in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – On April 24, Kazakh Minister of Information and Social Development Aida Balayeva launched a nationwide youth-oriented environmental campaign called Kieli Tabigat (Sacred Nature). The event...


Kazakh Actress Yeslyamova Wins Best Actress 2019 Prize at Russia’s Nika Awards

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh actress Samal Yeslyamova won the Best Actresses 2019 award for her role in “Ayka” directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy at Russia’s Nika National Film Awards,...


Public-Private Partnership Projects Ongoing in Kazakhstan, Reach $3.3 Billion in Total Investments

NUR-SULTAN – Public-private partnership (PPP) projects have continued in Kazakhstan with 806 projects worth a total of 1.4 trillion tenge (US$3.26 billion) coming online as of April...


Investors to Build New Tourist Center in Kazakh Capital

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin visited the construction site of the new multifunctional tourist center in Nur-Sultan, reports the Prime Minister’s press office. The area...


Kazakhstan and Norway: Discovering Each Other Twenty Years Since Nazarbayev’s First Visit to Oslo

Twenty years ago, in April 2001, the President of Kazakhstan paid his first official visit to Norway. Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to Oslo laid the foundation and set...


Rare Siberian Goat Caught on Camera Trap in Almaty Region (Video)

ALMATY – A rare Siberian mountain goat was caught by a camera trap in the Zhongar-Alatau National Park of the Almaty region, Kazinform reports. “I present to...


Kulmenov Family Continue Traditions of Nomadic Craft of Blacksmithing

NUR-SULTAN – The blacksmithing art of the Kulmenov family who make armor of ancient Turkic warriors and traditional household items of nomads is known not only in...


What Is a Yurt? This Instagram Project is Set to Find Out the Answer

NUR-SULTAN – Two architects, Aida Issakhankyzy and Altynay Imanbekova, launched an Instagram research project for the collection of data and information about yurts (a traditional portable nomadic...


Kazakhstan’s Way to Nuclear Disarmament

This year Kazakhstan celebrates the 30th anniversary of its independence. 2021 also marks the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semei Nuclear Test Site. It is...


Priority Areas of Specialization For Bolashak Scholarship Program Announced

NUR-SULTAN – The list of priority specializations were named for this academic year as part of the Bolashak International Scholarship Program, reports the Central Communications Service. The...


Kazakhstan Produces its First Batch of QazVac Vaccine, Delivers to the Regions

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Yeraly Tugzhanov took part on April 22 in dispatching the first batch of Kazakh vaccine QazVac (QazCovid-in) against the COVID-19 in...


President Tokayev Emphasizes Atyrau Region’s Special Role in Kazakh Economy

NUR-SULTAN – The Atyrau Region in western Kazakhstan has made a special contribution to the development of the economy of independent Kazakhstan, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...


US Ambassador William Moser Congratulates Kazakhstan on 30th Anniversary of Independence, Diplomatic Relations

NUR-SULTAN – On April 21, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan William Moser held a press conference to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and...


Celebration of 30th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence Continues in the Regions

NUR-SULTAN –  Commemorations of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence are occurring across the country. Sports tournaments, social marathons, openings of new facilities and other celebrations have...


Supreme Council for Reforms Meeting Focuses on Digitization, Agricultural, Judiciary Reform 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the fifth meeting of the Supreme Council for Reforms on April 21 focusing on digitization, agriculture, the regulatory system, judiciary...


From History to Modernity: Kazakh, Russian Scholars and Diplomats Hold a Conference in Moscow

MOSCOW – East and West, Europe and Asia, history and modernity: both Russia and Kazakhstan are unique countries that bring these seeming opposites together, showing the world...


Kazakhstan’s National Council of Public Trust Has Become Integral Part of Civil Society

NUR-SULTAN – In less than two years, the National Council of Public Trust (NCPT) under the President of  Kazakhstan has become not only an integral part of...