Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the nuclear suppliers group in 2019-2020

In June 2019, Kazakhstan takes over the Chairmanship of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) from the current chair Latvia. In June 2019, Kazakhstan takes over the...


National news in brief

Alstom has started producing Prima M4 KZ4AT passenger electric locomotives at the Nur-Sultan-based EKZ joint venture. The company plans to hire 35 additional workers for the new...


Business news in brief

Tyson Foods is negotiating a multibillion-dollar investment in beef production in Kazakhstan in order to access China’s market, reports Kazakh Invest. After African swine fever’s devastating effect...


External news in brief

Kazakhstan and Germany have created an organisation designed to deepen economic and cultural ties between the countries. The first meeting was organised as part of the conference...


Economic news in brief

Kazakhstan plans to launch an independent verification system to certify the qualifications of professionals, Kazakh Minister of Labour and Social Protection Berdibek Saparbayev announced recently. The system...


Kassym-Jomart Tokayev elected Kazakhstan’s president with 70.96 percent of the vote

NUR-SULTAN – Incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won Kazakhstan’s June 9 presidential election, receiving 70.96 percent of the vote (6,539,715 votes), said Central Election Commission (CEC) Member Lyazzat...


Kazakhstan’s second largest airline launches flights to Prague, Ulanbaatar

NUR-SULTAN – SCAT, Kazakhstan’s second largest airline, launched direct flights to Prague and Ulaanbaatar from the nation’s capital June 2 in an effort to boost tourist flow...


Election of Tokayev is major step forward for Kazakhstan’s political development

The election of a national President is always a significant moment in a country’s history. But as we have said before, when the election is to choose...


Kazakh athletes win three medals at Karate 1 Premier League in Shanghai

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh athletes Sofya Berultseva, Darkhan Assadilov and Kaisar Alpysbai were among the winners at the June 7-9 Karate 1 Premiere League main series in Shanghai,...


Kazakh tennis player Bublik loses to Lopez in Mercedes Cup main draw

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh professional tennis player Alexander Bublik lost to Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez June 10 for a spot in the men’s single main draw of the Mercedes...


International observers note high voter turnout, democratic processes in Kazakh presidential election

NUR-SULTAN – On the day following Kazakhstan’s early presidential election, international observation mission heads and delegates shared their views regarding voting procedure and citizen participation. This year,...


Tokayev set to win Kazakhstan’s presidential election with 70 percent, exit poll predicts

NUR-SULTAN – Incumbent President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is expected to win the June 9 presidential election receiving the support of 70.13 per cent of the voters...


Candidates vote for next Kazakh president, expect elections to be fair

NUR-SULTAN – The seven people who sought to become the next president of Kazakhstan came to vote to exercise their constitutional right during election day June 9....


Kazakh voters say voting is part of their civic rights, duties

NUR-SULTAN – Some of Kazakhstan’s 11,814,019 eligible voters who went to the polls in the county’s June 9 presidential election told The Astana Times they consider voting...


Kazakhstan: international observers attend polling stations nationwide to monitor voting, election law

NUR-SULTAN – The foreign observers started their mission to ensure that the June 9 presidential election meets international standards throughout Kazakhstan. Overall, Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC)...


Golovkin returns to ring with fourth-round knockout of Rolls

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh professional boxer Gennady Golovkin (GGG) knocked out Canadian Steve Rolls in the fourth round of his June 9 DAZN debut in front of a...


Kazakhs go to polls for first presidential election without founding president Nazarbayev

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh citizens went to the polls June 9 for the nation’s first presidential election without former and founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The final voter turnout...


Kazakhstan marks World Environment Day with electric car rally, sustainable development roundtable in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – The first Jasyl Jol electric car rally appropriately started on June 5, World Environment Day, at the capital’s EXPO 2017 site. The cars, which are...


British scholars suggest developing GULAG tourism to Kazakhstan’s ALZHIR, Karlag camps

NUR-SULTAN – British scholars Guillaume Tiberghien from Glasgow University and John Lennon from the Glasgow Caledonian University recently presented their research on two Soviet labour camps in...


Kazakh Housing Construction Savings Bank completes 2019 plan for issuing military personnel mortgages

NUR-SULTAN – The Housing Construction Saving Bank of Kazakhstan (HCSBK) has fully disbursed funds for the 2019 military personnel housing programme. The programme started May 2 and...


Kazakhstan launches ‘Single Window’ process for all import-export documents

NUR-SULTAN – All import and export documentation in Kazakhstan can now be obtained through Single Window, according to the State Revenue Committee press service. The change, implemented...


Kazakh athletes pave way for Summer Olympics by participating in licensed competitions through June 2020

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh national teams will take part in 28 licensed world championships, 19 Asian championships and 12 world-qualifying tournaments this year to secure their Olympic quota....


New job market looks for creativity and soft skills, say EHELF participants

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital hosted the eighth annual Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum (EHELF) June 6-7 to discuss the changing job market, the new skills it...


New and emerging musicians, dance competition to be part of June 22 You festival in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – Established and emerging Kazakh musicians, street dancers and food trucks will be part of the You music festival, which launches June 22 in Nur-Sultan. The...


MEGA Malls chain gives boost to retailers who produce their goods in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – The company that runs the MEGA Malls chain in Kazakhstan recently gave a boost to retailers who produce their products domestically. The chain, run by...


Number of foreign journalists accredited to cover Kazakh presidential election jumps more than 35% over 2015 election

NUR-SULTAN – The number of foreign journalists accredited to cover Kazakhstan’s June 9 presidential election has increased more than 35 percent over the number of reporters accredited...


“Aladdin” film in Kazakh draws record attendance in Nur-Sultan premiere

NUR-SULTAN – The film “Aladdin” directed by Guy Ritchie was released May 23 in Kazakh in the capital and a record 3,000 viewers watched the film in...


Tourcenter booking service aims to curate Central Asia to any taste, budget

NUR-SULTAN – Online booking services have advanced to such a level that fully personalised travel to almost any point on Earth is possible – except, that is,...


Kazakhstan marks Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan marked May 31 the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions by laying floral tributes at the monuments of political repression victims and...


Ancient Kazakh traditions on display in capital during ethnofest

NUR-SULTAN – More than 30,000 people took the opportunity to learn more about the cultural heritage and traditions of the Kazakh people during Nur-Sultan’s open-air ethnofest May...