Astana Celebrates Kazakhstan People’s Unity Day

ASTANA – On May 1, the people of Kazakhstan celebrated People’s Unity Day, which was created to mark the friendship and unity among the 130 ethnicities living...


One Victory Campaign Commemorates 70th Anniversary of WWII Allied Victory

ASTANA – The United States embassy in Kazakhstan has launched a series of programmes under the title One Victory, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Allied...


External News in Brief

During the recent meeting of Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany Bolat Nussupov with President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of North Rhine-Westphalia Werner Gehrig, the...


Shymkent to Get New Airport Terminal

A new international terminal will be built at Shymkent Airport, it was announced at a meeting of the management of the national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy...


Business News in Brief

Kazakhstan intends to significantly reduce its carbon footprint, Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik said at an April 30 meeting titled “Improving the legislative acts in the sphere...


Economic News in Brief

The process of Kazakhstan joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will be completed in a few months, said Director of the WTO office of accession Chiedu Osakwe...


National News in Brief

“Kazakhstan has built an effective training system for its athletes that allows them to excel in international competitions,” Vice Minister of Culture and Sports Saken Mussaibekov said...


Kazakhstan, China: Close Neighbours that Build Mutually Beneficial Ties

Kazakhstan’s ties with China have been growing exponentially ever since the two countries formed diplomatic relations in 1992. Today, bilateral relations between the two neighbours are flourishing....


Int’l Nuclear Disarmament Bike Tour Takes Message to UN Headquarters

NEW YORK – On April 24, a few days before the month-long Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference began here, Bike Away the Atomic Bomb riders completed their...


Astana Opera’s Lead Soloist Performs in Brazil

The Astana Opera’s lead soloist, Medet Chotabaev, successfully concluded a series of performances at the Brazilian Theatro Municipal (Sao Paulo) in Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello, the Astana Opera’s...


UNIDO, Eurasian Economic Commission Advance Industrial Development Programme

A joint programme on innovative development, technology transfer, capacity building support for business infrastructure, industrial parks and clusters as well as trade capacity and export support between...


Astana Mayor Wants Taxi Drivers at Airport to Speak Three Languages

ASTANA – Akim (Mayor) of Astana Adilbek Dzhaksybekov recently instructed taxi drivers officially serving Astana International Airport to be taught Kazakh and English, reported the official website...


UNDP, Government Work to Build Wildlife Management Capacity, Hunting Tourism

ASTANA – Huge, sparsely populated, with sprawling wilderness areas, Kazakhstan seems brimming with potential as a hunting destination, especially given its own hunting traditions (and the population’s...


Kazakh, Turkish Businessmen Cut Deals at Istanbul Building Materials Expo

Kazakh and Turkish businessmen signed agreements at the recent 38th International Exhibition of Building Materials YAPI-TURKEYBUILD, where Kazakhstan was the chief guest, according to the press service...


World Bank Project Brings Stable Supply of Electricity to Almaty

ASTANA – April 30th was the closing day of a five-year, $200.9 million World Bank-supported project to bring much-needed electricity to Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. The Alma...


Kazakh, British Cooperation Priorities Have Expanded with Recent Election, Says Kazakh Ambassador

In an interview with this newspaper, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Erzhan Kazykhanov spoke about the opportunities in bilateral relations following the presidential election in Kazakhstan,...


Kazakhstan Takes Delivery of Four Su-30SМ Fighter Planes, Aircraft to Participate in Victory Day Show

ASTANA – The Kazakh Air Force has taken delivery of four Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker C 4++ fighter aircraft from Irkut Corporation, part of the Sukhoi Group from...


New Fall-Winter Collections Showcased during Kazakhstan Fashion Week

ASTANA – Plenty of ready-to-wear designer apparel for autumn-winter 2015/16 was seen on the catwalk at Kazakhstan Fashion Week (KFW). Shows were held in Almaty on April...


Bolashak Scholars, Young Professionals Participate in Forum on Country’s Future

ASTANA – More than 400 Bolashak scholars, laureates of the Daryn and Zhas Tulpar Youth State Award and international contests winners took part in the April 20...


Shavkat, My Friend

On April 30, Shavkat Rahmatullaev would have turned 66 years old. Three weeks before his birthday, a terrible disease took his life. Many, including his relatives, found...


Recent Election an Achievement in Cohesion, Civic Spirit, Chair of Public Commission Believes

Kazakhstan’s presidential election was monitored by observers from foreign countries, international organisations and representatives of foreign media. Kazakh civil society and the National Public Commission for the...


Nazarbayev University Innovation Cluster Shows Positive Results

Professor Kanat Baigarin, vice-president of Nazarbayev University (NU), is also director general of Nazarbayev University Research and Innovation System (NURIS). In an interview with The Astana Times,...


TCC, Nazarbayev University Launch New Commercialisation Collaboration

ASTANA – Nazarbayev University (NU) and the Technology Commercialisation Centre (TCC) in Astana are beginning a new form of collaboration that will see students from NU’s master...


Karim Massimov Re-Appointed Prime Minister

ASTANA – Immediately following newly elected President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s inauguration on April 29, Nazarbayev re-nominated Karim Massimov Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. The re-appointment came later in the...


Seventeen Projects to Be Launched at Aktau Seaport

AKTAU – Plans are underway to launch 17 projects on the territory of the Aktau Seaport Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the next two years. The SEZ,...


Technology Commercialisation Centre Lands First Deals Sooner Than Expected

ASTANA – Three projects supported by the Technology Commercialisation Centre (TCC) in Astana have already signed commercial contracts in what TCC representatives call the project’s first real...


National Forest Planting Day Celebrates UN Anniversary, Supports EXPO 2017

ASTANA – To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations this year, the Coalition for a Green Economy and the Development of G-Global, the Astana EXPO...


Israel, EAEU Edge Closer to Free Trade Agreement

ASTANA – The Joint Study Group of Israel and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has concluded its study on the feasibility of establishing a free trade zone...


Re-elected President Inaugurated, Announces Five Reform Efforts

ASTANA – The official ceremony of the inauguration of President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev took place at the Palace of Independence in Astana on April 29. Prominent...


Kazakh Delegation Urges More Progress at NPT Review Conference

Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev addressed the plenary session of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)review conference April 27 in New York. The...