Customs Controls Removed on Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border, as Kyrgyzstan Joins EAEU

ASTANA – The presidents of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev participated Aug. 12 in the ceremony to remove customs controls on the nations’ border, reported...


Norwegian Kazakhs Launch Association to Promote Kazakh Culture

ASTANA – The first Kazakhs apparently arrived in Norway as German prisoners of war during World War II, with some escapees able to join Norwegian guerrillas fighting...


Timur Bekbosunov, A New Page in Kazakhstan’s Image Abroad

Kazakh-born glam-rock opera singer and interpreter of contemporary and cross-cultural music Timur Bekbosunov got his start in Kansas, United States, where he discovered opera, said pri.org. He...


IMF Raises Kazakh GDP Growth Forecast to 3.25 Percent in 2016

ASTANA –The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article 4 consultationwith Kazakhstan on July 31, considering and endorsing the staff appraisal without a...


5,000 Historical Documents Brought to Kazakhstan Under State Cultural Heritage Programme

About 5,000 documents of historical value have been brought to Kazakhstan and about 160 volumes of books with a 350,000 copy print run have been released since...


International Seminar Concluded on Public Health for Specialists from Africa

ASTANA – The closing ceremony of an international seminar on public health was hosted in Nazarbayev University, reported the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) press service in...


Reshuffle Brings Authority, Experience to EXPO 2017, Younger Talent to Almaty

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced new Almaty Akim (Mayor) Bauyrzhan Baibek during his working visit to Almaty Aug. 9, reported the press service of the...


Kazakh National Special Olympics Team Exceeds Expectations at Los Angeles Games

The Kazakh national Special Olympics team won 125 medals and exceeded their targeted metal count by three times at the July 25 through Aug. 2 Special Olympics...


Astana Pro Team Cyclists Take One-Two Finish at Vuelta a Burgos

ASTANA – Estonian Rein Taaramae of the Astana Pro Team and Italian Michele Scarponi finished first and second respectively in the overall standings at Vuelta a Burgos...


President Nazarbayev’s 100 Concrete Steps Lay Foundation for Stable and Enduring Modern Nation State

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has formulated a grand programme to create the pillars of a modern democratic state. The five broad areas of reform are the development...


Summer Eco-camp in Ust-Kamenogorsk Encourages Children to be Eco-Friendly

ASTANA – Krugozor Youth and Tourism Centre, a unique institution based in the most beautiful places of East Kazakhstan, is engaged not only in teaching children and...


Kyrgyzstan Mobilises for Participation in EXPO 2017

Participation in EXPO 2017 is of great importance to Kyrgyzstan, said Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Valery Dil during a meeting on the preparations for Kyrgyzstan’s participation...


Kazakh Historical Documentary Presented in Washington

Within the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate, the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan to the United...


Ice Palace Opens in Astana as Hockey Tournament Cup of the President Begins

ASTANA – A new, multifunctional 12,000-seat and 86,000-square-metre Ice Palace was opened on Aug. 9 as the Cup of the President started in the capital. The complex...


Galymzhan Moldanazar, Break of Reality Offer Cross Cultural Musical Collaboration

ASTANA – American band Break of Reality (BoR) and Kazakh artist Galymzhan Moldanazar met in Almaty in February. The musicians rehearsed and gave two concerts together attended...


Nurly Zhol Connects Continents

Kazakh transport workers celebrated their professional day on Aug. 2. On the eve of the big day, The Astana Times talked to Askar Mamin, chairman of the...


Historical Reenactment Club Develops in Astana

ASTANA – Historical reenactment, focused on promoting and drawing attention to past events, is divided into sport and daily activities. The former emphasises fighting using ancient weapons...


EXPO 2017 to Benefit Economy Beyond Tourism, Say Experts

ASTANA – Experience shows that hosting large-scale events, such as EXPO 2017, helps develop not only the tourist industry but other areas of the economy, General Manager...


Astana Set for Maiden European Football Autumn, Kairat Also Progresses

ASTANA – FC Astana and HJK Helsinki produced a thriller previously unseen at the Astana Arena Aug. 5 in a return leg of the UEFA Champions League...


The Unusual Partnership of Singapore and Kazakhstan

Singapore is small and resource poor. Kazakhstan is huge with vast reserves of natural resources. Yet the Kazakhs feel they have much to learn from the Singapore...


Global, Concrete Action Can Still Help Reverse Climate Change

The United States is, by most measures, still the largest economy in the world. According to the World Bank, its carbon monoxide emissions per capita over the...


Kazakhstan Loosens Restrictions on Visiting Border-Area Tourist Attractions

ASTANA – Kazakhstan recently amended its regulations to allow foreign tourists to visit popular tourist attractions along its border without a special permit. The amendment was to...


Upcoming Int’l Countering Violent Extremism Summit Discussed in Rome

Rome hosted the Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit Process Senior Officials’ Check-In Meeting on July 28-29. Representatives from more than 65 countries, 10 multilateral bodies and other...


Kyrgyzstan Formally Enters EAEU, Customs Controls to be Removed

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the Kazakh law ratifying the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Aug. 5. According to...


48th Anniversary of ASEAN Celebrated in Astana

ASTANA – Heads of diplomatic corps accredited in Kazakhstan joined with Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Askar Mussinov in Astana Aug. 6 for the reception dedicated to the 48th...


Ongoing Reforms Begin to Show Results

In the Plan of the Nation 100 Concrete Steps on the implementation of five institutional reforms, President Nursultan Nazarbayev primarily outlined the problems of the formation of...


Nation Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings

ASTANA – The people of Kazakhstan shared the pain of millions of Japanese who perished in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945...


Kcell Returns Money to Customers Resulting from Competition Law Violation

ASTANA – Kcell, one of Kazakhstan’s biggest cellular operators, received an order to return more than 1.5 billion tenge (US$8 million) to its customers as a result...


Capital’s Charity Fund Seeks Support to Open Private Senior Homecare, Break Stereotypes about Homecare in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Whether affluent or underprivileged, black or white, the human clock has no mercy.What once excited the young spirit will tomorrow be a vague memory. The...


The Way to Remember Hiroshima Is to Redouble Nuclear Disarmament Efforts

The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima 70 years ago this week was a terrible, seminal moment in human history. The justification for the decision...