- Thursday, 30 July, 2026
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ASTANA – Ice slides and frozen sculptures of popular characters are beginning to appear in Astana ahead of the New Year’s celebration. The city’s largest ice town...
ASTANA – Nine million tonnes of wheat will be shipped for export this year, Vice Minister of Agriculture Gulmira Issayeva announced at a Dec. 2 Central Communications Service...
ASTANA – Plans are underway to allow advertising low-alcohol beverages in order to improve the financial situation of Kazakh TV channels, according to an announcement by Minister...
Good Governance Matters is the strapline of Nazarbayev University’s Graduate School of Public Policy. But what does “good governance” mean for the citizens of Kazakhstan? If Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – The Dec. 4 Diplomatic Christmas Charity Bazaar raised the record amount of 36.7 million tenge (US$109,550), the organisers announced in a Dec. 9 press release....
ASTANA – In the past two decades, Kazakhstan has seen a revival of its traditions, customs, art forms and crafts amid its efforts to restore its history,...
Kazakhstan will nominate the Assyk and Heritage of Korkyt games and other examples of Kazakh culture for acceptance to a UNESCO cultural heritage list. Kazakh officials announced...
ASTANA – The Samruk Winter Rally Sprint will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in 2017 and organisers are encouraging everybody to participate in the event. Expats are especially...
A new Customs Union law will require certain cars in Customs Union countries to be equipped by Jan. 1, 2017 with a device to assist emergency responders....
ASTANA – The European Commission approved Dec. 8 all Kazakh airlines to fly to all European member states. Some Kazakh airlines had earlier been restricted due to...
ASTANA – Ten contestants ages 17-40 presented their talents to compete for the title at a pageant among women with physical challenges held in Pavlodar’s Estai Palace...
ASTANA – Gulmira Abdrasheva has made her commitment to helping people from all across the country a reality by creating the Club Dobryakov Astana (Astana Club of...
ASTANA – The children’s clothing company Arman will present its first limited collection at the Junior Fashion Week show organised by the KZ Fashion School Agency Dec....
ASTANA – Almaty opened Dec. 2 the ticket office of the 28th World Winter Universiade 2017 at Mega Alma-Ata shopping mall,reported almaty2017.com. Universiade 2017 ambassadors, including famous...
ASTANA – Young inventors from Kazakhstan recently won the LEGO Education Creativity Award at the International World Robot Olympiad in Delhi, India. The International World Robot Olympiad...
In an interview with Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, boxer Serik Sapiyev told the story of the early defeats that later forged him into a champion. “He was middle height,...
ASTANA – Kairat won every match it played in the end of November in Group A of the UEFA Futsal Elite Round and has secured a place...
As is well-known, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are the most notable Central Asian states in terms of their geographic location, territory and population sizes. This concept provides the...
ASTANA – The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC will open its first hotel in the Kazakh capital in spring 2017. The Guidance Team of the hotel and its unique service culture with...
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to Kazakhstan is expected to foster bilateral ties just before Kazakhstan enters the Security Council as a non-permanent member. In a few...
ASTANA – A Kazakh government commission has approved the Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund’s plan to privatise major Kazakh national companies through initial public offerings (IPOs) beginning...
A play in several acts, and we are only at the beginning. Act 1: COP21 culminated with the Paris Agreement on Dec. 12, 2015. A milestone:...
ASTANA – In a dramatic comeback November 24, FC Astana secured a 2:1 win over APOEL from Cyprus. This was the team’s first-ever win in two seasons...
ASTANA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile recently confirmed that the Pacific Alliance will participate in EXPO 2017. Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico will open...
Whether we are talking about individuals or nations, it is important to pause and celebrate milestones. There are, of course, always more challenges to overcome and new...
ASTANA – Construction of a new spacecraft assembly and test complex is expected to be completed in 2017, according to Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary national company president Marat...
ASTANA – Kazakh professors and legal researchers talked about challenges and opportunities for Kazakhstan’s participation in international organisations at a Dec. 3 roundtable devoted to the 25th...
ASTANA – Drone Racing Kazakhstan dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Independence will be held for the first time in Kazakhstan Dec.16. The championship will include racers...
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Dec. 1 National Youth Forum that education and entrepreneurship are important in a modern world and noted the opportunities the...
It was in 1993 when Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev first met Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore to seek his advice for the newly-independent republic. Nazarbayev admired Lee...
