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Nibali wins dramatic 99th Giro d'Italia for Kazakhstan
Vincenzo Nibali staring for Kazakhstan's Astana Pro cycling team secured his second Giro d'Italia triumph on Sunday.
30 May 2016
Pipe dreams: Kazakhstan's hopes of sports empire hit by oil crash
A quartet of state-of-the art, government-built stadia rise out of former marshland in energy-rich Kazakhstan's futuristic capital Astana, but the Central Asian state's soaring sporting ambitions have been shot down by the global oil slump.
18 May 2016
Blizzard in Astana: flights and train delayed, Christmas trees and cars damaged
Warm weather and rains have given way to winds and blizzards in Astana.
29 December 2015
Kazakhstan to introduce visa free entry for developed countries
Kazakhstan plans to simplify visa procedures for 34 OECD countries, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore and Monaco.
25 December 2015
La Bayadere premiers at Astana Opera for Christmas
Astana Opera presents one of the most popular and complex classical ballets La Bayadere by French choreographer Marius Petipa for Christmas.
23 November 2015
Nazarbayev meets Japan's PM Shinzo Abe in Astana
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Astana.
23 November 2015
Kazakhstani app wins at Startup Conference
Kazakhstani Wipon project won the main prize of 25,000 dollars at the biggest tech conference in Central Asia.
19 November 2015
Kazakhstan receives EXPO flag from Italy
Anuarbek Musin, Commissioner General for the national section at the EXPO 2015 has received the flag for the upcoming EXPO-2017 that is to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan.
17 November 2015
Russia-Kazakhstan exchange rate policy implications discussed in Astana
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov described the implications of the Russian ruble's devaluation in fall 2014 for the Kazakh economy.
12 November 2015
Geo-economy of Eurasian region discussed at Astana Club
The first meeting of the Astana club has gathered over 50 experts in economics, politics, international relationships to discuss the geo-economic situation in the Eurasian regio
12 November 2015
Ilya Ilyin takes selfie with Kazakh PM
Four-time world champion and two-time Olympic champion in weightlifting Ilya Ilyin has taken a selfie with Kazakhstan’s Prime-Minister Karim Massimov.
09 November 2015
Principal dancers of Mariinsky Theater perform in Astana Opera
Principal dancers of world famous Mariinsky Theater Oksana Skorik and Yevgeniy Ivanchenko came to Astana.
03 November 2015
Putin to visit Kazakhstan in mid-October
Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan in mid-October.
13 October 2015
Russian delegation led by Vladimir Putin to arrive in Astana
President of Russia Vladimir Putin is arriving to Kazakhstan with an official visit on October 15.
13 October 2015
China continues strengthening military relations with Kazakhstan
China's Minister of Defense Chang Wanquan has arrived to Kazakhstan on an official visit.
13 October 2015
Can Kazakhstan keep Netherlands out of Euro 2016?
Kazakhstan's national football team plays against the Netherlands at the UEFA Euro Qualifiers in Astana on October 10
09 October 2015
Syrian opposition sign joint document in Kazakhstan's Astana
The second round of Syrian talks that kicked off in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on October 2 has ended with a joint declaration.
05 October 2015
EXPO-2017 Sphere will put Astana on the map: Khuan Chew
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with KCA International and Sembol Construction about EXPO-2017 venues in Astana.
05 October 2015
Noreum Machi bring traditional Korean music to Astana Opera on October 4
NoreumMachi, a South Korean musical band, is performing at Astana Opera for the first time as a part of the International Silk Way Festival.
30 September 2015
Astana FC's Stoilov invited to head Beijing Guoan FC for $5 million
Beijing Guoan FC offers the Head Coach of Kazakhstan's Astana FC Stanimir Stoilov a 5 million contract.
21 September 2015