No Light Rail Transport for Astana
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev believes that Light Rail Transport project by French Alstom is overly expensive for Astana, so the city will get a bus rapid transit network instead.
Astana to spend $4.8 million on Botanic Garden
750 million tenge ($4.8 million) have been allocated from the national budget to construct a botanic garden in Astana.
Kazakhstan Defense Ministry to use computer games and cartoons to make military service more attractive
Computer games and cartoons will be made available on the website of the Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan.
$13 million worth of solar batteries produced in Astana
Astana-based plant has produced 2 billion tenge ($13 million) worth of solar batteries.
South Korean LOTTE Confectionery finalizes deal to purchase 76% in Almaty-based Rakhat confectionary
LOTTE Confectionery is planning to make a bid to buy out the rest of the shares held by minority shareholders.
Kazakhstan’s President furious over prices for real estate in Astana
Why isn’t the Agency for Competition taking measures to stop that? There should be some margin, but not 5 or 6-fold: President.
9 Ambassadors to Kazakhstan present credentials
Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin has accepted the credentials from Ambassadors of Denmark, Uruguay. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bangladesh, Philippines, Zambia, Nigeria and Fiji.
More than 20 Toyota spare parts shops closed in Almaty
More than 20 Toyota and Lexus spare parts shops closed in Kazakhstan starting from November 25.
New tariffs set for KazTransOil pipeline oil pumping
Kazakhstan Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies (Anti-Monopoly Agency) has approved new tariffs on oil pumping through the KazTransOil pipeline.
Nazarbayev University corruption free: Vice PM
The University employs about 250 foreign universities and is a providing education service to 1200 students.
Kazakhstan ahead of Soviet Union in terms of life expectancy
The average life expectancy in Kazakhstan in 2012 stood at 69.6 years.
Share of China’s companies in Kazakhstan’s oil production estimated at 24%
Chinese companies primarily work at oil deposits based in Kyzylorda ad Atyrau oblasts.
Kazakhstan to face growing unemployment due to baby boom
The current baby boom in Kazakhstan may entail unemployment after 2020: Vice PM Erbol Orynbayev.
KazKosmos and RosKosmos agree on developing cooperation program before 2030
The agreement was reached on a short visit of Mr. Oleg Ostapenko, Head of RosKosmos, to Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, November 26.
Boxing: Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin ready to lose weight to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The star boxer from Kazakhstan Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin is ready to move to a new weight division to face the American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Kazakhstan to streamline labor migration
Among other things, the amendments prohibit Kazakhstan’s citizens to employ more than 5 labor migrants as household personnel.
Kazakhstan violinist Yerzhan Kulibayev and Austrian conductor Vladimir Kiradzhiyev to meet on Astana Opera stage
A classic music concert with participation of famous Kazakhstan violinist Yerzhan Kulibayev and Austrian conductor Vladimir Kiradzhiyev will be held in the Chamber Hall of Astana Opera.
Most beautiful top-model selected in Shymkent
Dana Raiymbek, 16, has won the Miss Top-Model of Shymkent.
Angela Merkel sends friendly regards to Nursultan Nazarbayev
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sent her friendly regards to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev.