Kazakhstan’s futsal team to compete in world finals in Brazil

ASTANA – The national final of the international futsal championship called Neymar Jr’s Five was recently held in Astana and Almaty. The winning team, Atlant, will represent...


Golovkin defends World Champion titles, KOs Martirosyan in second round

ASTANA – On May 5, one of the world’s best boxers – and local hero – WBA super middleweight champion and WBC, IBF and IBO world middleweight...


Kazakh national team wins 14 medals at Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship

ASTANA – Kazakh athletes won 14 medals at the recent Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Kuala Lumpur. Athletes from 18 countries took part in the competition. Alina...


Seven-year-old Kazakh boy becomes world chess champion in relevant category

ASTANA – Seven-year-old Dinmukhamed Tulendinov from Kazakhstan came out on top in the under-seven category at the recent FIDE World School Chess Championship in Durres, Albania. The...


Kazakh National Chamber of Entrepreneurs to fight recent energy price increases

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs believes the recent electricity price increases in the country are illegal and plans to fight them and look instead...


Kazakh President visits new mosque in futuristic style

ASTANA – Ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Astana’s new mosque, The Flower of Allah, akorda.kz press service reported. The...


Filia Association of Greek communities celebrates 25 years

ASTANA – The Filia Association of Greek Communities, uniting 17 groups throughout Kazakhstan, is marking its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1993 after the merger of communities in...


Akmola region focuses on spiritual tourism in promoting its brand

ASTANA – Eight routes to sacred sites were approved as part of the Ruhani Zhangyru (Modernisation of Kazakhstan’s Identity) programme in the Akmola region, according to Kazinform....


Kazakh President congratulates nation on May 1 holiday

ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the nation May 1 on the Kazakh People’s Day of Unity. “This truly national celebration is a vivid symbol of our...


Nazarbayev University calls for international applicants, seeks to diversify student body

ASTANA – Nazarbayev University (NU) is committed to becoming a leading research university recognised internationally. One of its main priorities is promoting international diversity and academic mobility....


Kazakh-Uzbek trade grows 50% in Q1 2018, could reach $3 billion by year end, Mamin says

ASTANA – Kazakh-Uzbek trade grew 50 percent in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year and the countries are working to grow...


OIC ministerial addresses Rohingya people exodus, appoints Kazakh to high post

ASTANA – The May 4-5 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh addressed issues facing the...


University job fair becomes annual tradition

ASTANA – KAZGUU University and Hilton Astana, in collaboration with the city akimat (administration), sponsored Job Fair 2018, which for the first time welcomed graduates and undergraduates...


Nur Otan Party announces new projects to execute national programmes

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan political party has developed more than 20 projects to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), improve the educational system and execute...


Kazakhstan develops smart oil transportation programme

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has developed SmartTran, a unique digital technology to transport oil through main pipelines. Inventors TransOil technical policy department director Berik Sayakhov and Satbayev University...


Astana’s Confucius Institute promotes cultural ties, launches courses for children

ASTANA – Astana’s Confucius Institute will present Capitals of the Silk Road, a photo exhibition July 2-3 in cooperation with the international organisation Expo & Women. The...


QazGeo to launch expeditions to Aral Sea, sacred Kazakh places

ASTANA – Kazakhstan National Geographic Society, or QazGeo, is close to starting this year’s two big expeditions. The organisation will head to the Aral Sea May 10...


Kazakh director’s film to be featured at Cannes independent film festival

ASTANA – “Bad Bad Winter” by Kazakh director Olga Korotko will be featured at the annual Cannes Film Festival Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution (ACID) programme. “We...


Kazakhstan’s exports exceeded $48.3 billion in 2017

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover increased by 25 percent to $69.5 billion last year. The country’s exports increased by 30 percent and reached $48.3 billion; imports...


1,300 Expo Town apartments to go on sale in June

ASTANA – Baiterek Development, a subsidiary of Baiterek Holding, will release 1,300 Expo Town apartments for sale June 1, reported tengrinews.kz. The buildings were rented by Astana...


TEDxAstana slated for June 10

ASTANA – Second wind, the physiological phenomenon when an out-of-breath marathoner suddenly finds the strength to push harder, will be the topic of the June 10 TEDxAstana....


Kazakhstan doubles automotive production in Q1 of 2018

ASTANA – Kazakh car assembly plants produced 90 percent more vehicles in the first three months of 2018 than in the same period last year, with the...


Digital Railway strategy to increase speed, convenience, savings

ASTANA – Kazakh national rail company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) President Kanat Alpysbayev reported on the implementation of the country’s Digital Railways strategy during the May 2...


Boxer Yeleussinov wins first professional fight

ASTANA – Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan’s 2016 Olympic gold medalist, won his first professional fight, knocking out American boxer Noah Kidd (3-0-1, 2 KO) in a bout in...


Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan calls for interethnic, interfaith harmony, moral education

ASTANA – To preserve Kazakhstan’s way, the unique model of interethnic and interdenominational harmony the country enjoys, it is crucial to strengthen traditions of friendship and brotherly...


Kazakhstan, UK consider IT partnership

ASTANA – Kazakh and United Kingdom officials recently discussed the possibility of signing a strategic partnership agreement to utilise the British model of developing IT projects in...


Astana basketball hero says investment in youth leagues needed to lift Kazakhstan’s game

ASTANA – Nicknamed “Jackson” in his youth for wearing a sweatband like the famous NBA player, today Rustam Yergali is an icon of Kazakhstan’s basketball. In the...


Mangistau’s first 2-MW solar power plant launches operations

ASTANA – The first solar power plant with a 2-megawatt (3,500-kilowatt hour) annual capacity opened May 1 in Mangistau, reported the regional press service. The new facility,...


Kazakhstan, Tajikistan discuss cooperation, sign commercial agreements in Dushanbe

ASTANA – Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin discussed bilateral cooperation with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon April 27 in Dushanbe. Mamin said agreements reached between Kazakh...


Assembly of People of Kazakhstan discusses President Nazarbayev’s social initiatives

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part April 28 in the 26th session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK), reported Akorda.kz. The main...