Construction site accident in Astana, 18 injured
18 people have been injured in an accident at the Korkem construction site in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Kazakh ballerina to perform in Don Quixote in France
French choreographer Charles Jude has invited the leading ballerina of the Astana Opera Madina Basbayeva to perform on the stage of the Bordeaux National Opera.
Astana to take after Singapore and Canadian cities: Nazarbayev
President Nazarbayev has opened the traditional conference on the Astana’s development,
Samsung Galaxy explodes in child's pocket in Kazakhstan
A Samsung Galaxy S2 has exploded in a first-grader’s pocket in Astana causing substantial leg burns.
Nazarbayev kickstarts construction of EXPO-2017 venue
President Nazarbayev has given a start to construction of the main EXPO-2017 exhibition venue near the Nazarbayev University in Astana.
Village turns into island in Kazakh steppe
Talapker village near Astana has turned into an island in the middle of the steppes as a result of flooding in Kazakhstan.
Military parade due on May 7 in Astana
Military parade will take place in Astana on May 7th as part of the Defender of Motherland Day celebration.
Kazakhstan and Turkey agree on 16 additional flights
The Kazakhstan Transport Ministry has arranged for 16 additional flights a week to Turkey for the summer season.
Two municipal bus depots to open in Astana
Astana Akimat aims to improve the quality of the public transportation and announced opening of two new municipal bus depots.
Masterpieces of vocal and chamber music in Astana Opera
Masterpieces of vocal and chamber music will take place in Astana Opera on April 17 as a part of the Bel Canto concert series.
Astana Opera singers to perform La Boheme at Arena di Verona
The lead singers of Astana Opera Medet Chotabayev and Sundet Baigozhin have signed contracts with Italian Lirico di Verona to the perform primary roles in Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme.
People in Astana don't like new apartments?
Astana folks abstain from buying apartments in new buildings.
Corruption in judiciary enforcement calls for sweeping reforms: Kazakhstan's new Secretary of State
New Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has raised the issue of corruption in execution of court rulings in Kazakhstan.
SCAT airplane lands on foam in Astana
The emergency was declared because the pilot discovered that his plane had a problem with its nose landing gear when he was getting ready to land.
Astana Opera ballerina to perform with Eifman Ballet
Astana Opera’s lead ballerina Aigerim Beketova has been invited to preform in Budapest and London with Boris Eifman’s troupe.
Denis Ten skates at Japanese Skating Exhibition
Bronze winner of the Sochi Olympics in figure skating Denis Ten from Kazakhstan is participating in the Osaka World Figure Skating Exhibition 2014 alongside Yuzuru Hanyu, the Olympic champion, and Canadian silver medalist Patrick Chan.
Germany defeated: Astana Arlans in semifinals
The Champions of the 3rd Season the Astana Arlans from Kazakhstan shattered the Team Germany in the home match 5-0.
Project to ensure gas supplies to Astana postponed for cost considerations
The construction would require investments of over $1 billion. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning, the draft project was deemed as excessively expensive: Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin.
Marcelo Alvarez to sing in Puccini's Tosca at Astana Opera
Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca opera is going to be presented at the Astana Opera with the “fourth-tenor” Marcelo Alvarez.
Korean Film Festival in Kazakhstan
Attention all the K-Pop and Korean film addicts, the South Korean Film Festival will take place in Almaty, Astana and Aktobe starting on April 11 to May 3rd.