Kazakhstan to modernize over 3,000 villages by 2024
Nur-Sultan: Kazakhstan plans to modernize 3,477 villages by 2024 in accordance with new regional standards, First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov has said. Under the plan, drinking water, repaired roads and basic social facilities will be made available in the most remote rural areas, Smailov said at a session by the ruling Nur Otan Party, […]
South Korean embassy launches ‘Friends of Korea’ challenge in Nur-Sultan
Nur Sultan: The embassy of the Republic of Korea has launched the ‘Friends of Korea’ challenge for Kazakhstani students in Nur-Sultan. South Korean Ambassador Kim Dae-sik kicked off the challenge at a special ceremony which brought together over 150 university students at the Korean embassy in the Kazakh capital. Participants of the challenge are expected […]
Kazakhstan, Oman agree to ease visa restrictions
Nur-Sultan: Kazakhstan and Oman have agreed to ease visa restrictions for their nationals visiting each other’s country. Visas have been waived for Omani citizens visiting Kazakhstan starting September 30. Under the regime, an Omani citizen could stay up to 30 days in Kazakhstan without the need of a visa, the press service of the Kazakh […]
Kazakhistan President calls for launching Asia Prize in Literature
Nur-Sultan: Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for establishing the Asia Prize in Literature. Addressing the First Forum of Asian Countries’ Writers in the Kazakh capital on Wednesday morning, Tokayev said that the Forum of Asian Countries’ Writers should become ‘an important venue for dialogue of writers’ and should be held in Asian countries on a […]
Kazakhstan’s ratification makes ban of nuclear weapons one step closer
New York: Kazakhstan, the country where the Soviet atomic bomb was first tested 70 years ago, has become the 26th state to deposit the ratification instrument to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) with the United Nations Secretariat. The ceremony, on the International Day against Nuclear Tests, was attended by representatives […]
International vbloggers highlight Kazakhstan’s stunning features, historical sights
Nur-Sultan: Scorers of highly influential bloggers and information technology (IT) users from 18 countries are gathered in Kazakhstan to discuss tourism, branding and blogging development issues, opportunities for new media and the development of high-quality web content. The International Forum of Bloggers Discovering Kazakhstan is organized under the Year of Youth by A Kind Heart, […]
Soyuz-2.1a rocket blasts from Kazakhstan to deliver Fedor, Russian’s first robot to space
Baikonur Space Center: Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot. Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket took off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 6:38 Moscow time to deliver to the International Space Station (ISS) the Soyuz MS-14 manned spacecraft with the first-ever robot sent by Russia on board. Approximately […]
Kazinform International News Agency marks 99th anniversary
Nur Sultan: Kazinform International News Agency, the first in Kazakhstan to gain an international status, is celebrating its 99th anniversary. Throughout 99 years, the agency has been disseminating news related to the president, government and parliament of Kazakhstan, ministries, public institutions, cultural and sport achievements as well as world news. The agency said that its […]
Central Asia’s Got Talent to strengthen cultural integration
Almaty: Four Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, will partner in a Central Asia’s Got Talent TV project that aims to strengthen cultural integration and find the most talented and original people in the four countries. The project will kick off on August 15 in Kazakhstan, Kazinform news agency reported. The premiere of […]
Central Asia’s widening religious tolerance highlighted as Feast of Sacrifice celebrated
Almost 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union that had often denounced religion as an enemy of Communism, former member states celebrated the Islamic “Feast of Sacrifice” openly within an air of an increasingly open religious tolerance and with congratulations from their leaders. In Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev “wished all Muslims Happy Eid […]
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