Soyle.kz Director Utilises Internet to Bring Kazakh Language to the World

ASTANA – Soyle.kz is using the Internet and mobile technology to bring Kazakh language, culture and history to Russian and English speakers across the globe. “Soyle” means...


Kazakh Senate Speaker Calls for Spirit of Dialogue in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

ASTANA – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) should act in “a spirit of a common political project” and seek...


Alstom Now Holds 50 Percent of Electric Locomotive Production Joint Venture

ASTANA – Alstom and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), Kazakhstan’s national railway company, completed the process of Alstom’s acquisition of an additional 25 percent of the Electrovoz Kurastyru...


Kazakh, Egyptian Presidents Discuss Trade, Cooperation in Astana

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nazarbayev discussed bilateral cooperation in the trade, economic, agricultural, pharmaceutical, space and atomic spheres, as well as infrastructure construction and transport with Arab...


Kazakhstan Can Be Incubator for Public Service Innovation, Says UNDP’s Innovation Specialist

ASTANA – “Train on the job” and “learn by doing” were the ideas conveyed to Kazakh public employees during a Feb. 22 seminar about innovative trends and...


Relations with Egypt Set to Strengthen Further, Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Says

In advance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Astana on Feb. 26-27, Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Berik Aryn answered a number of questions for The...


EXPO 2017 is a ‘Dialogue of the International Community,’ Says BIE Chief

ASTANA – EXPO 2017 preparations are well on track in terms of construction of facilities, lining up participation and removing hurdles for travel, while the event’s success...


Competition Leaves No Time for Boredom, Says Kazakh Quartet’s Cellist

ASTANA – A quartet is often considered to perform elitist music for the intelligentsia and casual listeners might not be attracted. The audience that desires chamber music...


Kazakh Human Rights Office Received 1,340 Requests for Assistance in 2015, Says New Report

ASTANA – Kazakh Commissioner for Human Rights Askar Shakirov presented a report of the National Ombudsman’s work in 2015 to President Nursultan Nazarbayev Feb.24, reported the press...


Nazarbayev, EEC Chairman Examine EAEU Strategy Given Global Economic Challenges

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Tigran Sargsyan discussed the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) development strategy in the framework...


EXPO Preparations, Participant Privileges Discussed at Int’l Participants Meeting in Astana

ASTANA – More than 270 representatives of expo working groups from more than 100 countries took part in the second International Participants Meeting (IPM) in Astana Feb....


KTZ President, Iranian Transportation Officials Discuss Development of Eurasian Transcontinental Corridor

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Company Chairman Askar Mamin and a company delegation met with the heads of Iranian transportation companies in Tehran on Feb. 22 to discuss...


Kazakh Poet Presents New Collection of Poems in Astana

ASTANA – Kazakh poet Tamara Salimova and 40A Studio, supported by Marriot Hotel, held a presentation of a new book of poems in Astana on Feb. 11....


Hungarian Envoy: Foreign Trade, Cultural Expansion Among Priorities in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The Hungarian economy has seen constant growth since leaving behind the echo of the 2008 financial crisis, and the country’s embassy in Kazakhstan is now...


Barys Fails to Reach Gagarin Cup Playoffs for First Time in Eight Years

The Barys Astana hockey club has missed the Continental Hockey League (KHL) Gagarin Cup playoffs for the first time in eight years despite a Feb. 18 shootout...


Kazakh Journalists Promote 2017 Winter Universiade at Congress of International Sports Journalists in Qatar

DOHA – Qatar’s capital recently hosted the 79th congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). The latest annual event gathered more than 200 delegates from more...


Mazhilis Election Registration Closes, Six Parties and 234 Candidates Approved by CEC

ASTANA – The political party registration process for the March 20 parliamentary elections ended Feb. 20 with a six-party list that includes 234 candidates approved by the...


Experts Want More Kazakh Products Exported to China

ASTANA – Chairman of the KAZNEX INVEST National Agency for Export and Investment Borisbiy Zhangurazov called on enterprises to develop promising export destinations during a recent press...


Moscow Commemorates 170th Anniversary of Birth of Zhambyl Zhabayev

The Union of Kazakh Youth together with the Kazakh Embassy in Moscow organised a musical evening to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the birth of Kazakh poet...


Bulgarians ‘Sprinkled Kazakh Steppes with Sweat and Blood’, Community Leader Says

ASTANA – Although Bulgaria and Kazakhstan might seem to have little but the Soviet Union to link them, Bulgarians actually first arrived on the territory of modern...


Kazakh Epee Team Wins Silver at World Cup

Kazakhstan’s national men’s fencing team won silver medals at the recent Epee World Cup held in Vancouver, Canada. The Kazakh epeeists started the tournament with a confident...


Kazakhstan, China to Cooperate on JAC Vehicle Production, Other Industrial Projects

Kostanai region Akim (Governor) Arkhimed Mukhambetov announced plans to implement nine projects to attract foreign direct investments to the region during 2016. He noted the main inflow...


British Superb Films to Shoot Genghis Khan Movie in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Culture and Sports and British company Superb Films have agreed to cooperate in the field of culture and film arts, according to...


Astana Opera Dedicates Project to 25th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence

ASTANA – The Astana Opera Theatre will release an anthology of symphonic music by Kazakh composers of the 20th century to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s...


Domestic Oncology Not Perfect But Developing, Expert Says

ASTANA – While Kazakh cancer care is not yet delivered in five-star surroundings, the quality of treatment has improved by leaps and bounds in the last few...


Excitement Builds for Broadcast of ‘Kazakh Game of Thrones’

It has been an extraordinary hit. With fans in 170 countries and said to be the most pirated programme in TV history, the team behind Game of...


Kazakh Senate Ratifies Free Trade Agreement between EAEU and Vietnam

ASTANA – Members of the Kazakh Senate have adopted a law “On ratification of the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its member...


Successfully Hosting EXPO 2017 Is Very Important for Kazakhstan

Astana EXPO 2017 is a priority project for Kazakhstan. This is the first time an international exhibition of this kind will be held in the former Soviet...


Crimean Artist Creates Sand Animation about Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Famous Crimean artist and sand animation performer Kseniya Simonova has dedicated her new film to Kazakhstan, reported Kazpravda.kz on Feb. 9, citing Argumenty I Fakty...


Hungarian Books Reflecting Historic Ties with Turkic Peoples Presented in Astana

ASTANA – The scientific legacy of Hungarian orientalists and the Magyar people’s historical ties with Turkic-speaking peoples were discussed at a roundtable in the city’s International Turkic...