e-ISLAM to be launched in Kazakhstan by year end
e-ISLAM web portal will be launched in Kazakhstan this year.
Nuclear dump near Aktau causes genetic mutation in rodents
51 million tons of radioactive wastes are kept at the storage facility for uranium-containing wastes of Koshkar-Ata chemical plant near Aktau.
Kazakhstan MP suggest adopting anti-gay law
Kazakhstan’s Parliament deputy Bakhytbek Smagul has suggested drafting a law to ban same-sex relations.
Aktau tablet plant plays off Chinese devises as Kazakhstan-made
Aktau-based tablets-producing plant has been buying Chinese devices and passing them off as Kazakhstan-made.
French court leaves Ablyazov in jail, eyes extradition hearings in December
French court has for the second time denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
US Embassy continues issuing visas to Kazakhstan citizens
The US government shutdown will not affect visa procedures of the Embassy in Kazakhstan.
$23 billion Tengiz expansion project approved
A project of the Tengiz field production facilities expansion worth $23 billion has been approved.
Figure skating: 13-y.o. from Kazkahstan wins silver at Grand-Prix stage
A 13-y.o. figure skater Elizabet Tursynbayeva from Kazakhstan has won the second place at the ISU Junior Grand-Prix in Belarus.
Harmony Lessons by Emir Baigazin gaines Grand-Prix at film festival in Switzerland
Harmony Lessons of Kazakhstan film director Emir Baigazin has become a winner of the post-soviet film festival Films from Russia and beyond in Switzerland.
Boxing: World Boxing Championship Almaty sets new AIBA record
The AIBA World Boxing Championship Almaty 2013, to be held in Kazakhstan, has set a new record of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) by the number of the participants.
Volleyball: Kazakhstan women's team reaches World Championship
Kazakhstan women national volleyball team has won a pass to the World Championship to be held in 2014 in Italy.
16 Kazakhstan citizens accused of major fraud in US
Four criminal cases have been initiated over the fraud. The cases involve the total of 55 people.
ADB lowers Kazakhstan’s economy growth estimate from 5.2% to 4.8%
According to the Kazakhstan’s State Agency for Statistics, the country’s GDP grew by 5.5%from January to August.
Air Astana explains reasons behind registration of aircrafts in Aruba
Registration of Air Astana planes outside Kazakhstan has no effect on the tax payments into the state budget: Air Astana.
Crude production at Kashagan to be resumed in a few days
Crude production was suspended September 25 due to some faults of the gas pipeline. According to first estimates, the repairs were supposed to take 3-4 days. However, oil production hasn’t been resumed yet.
Kazakhstan adopts program for countering terrorism and extremism
The state program for countering religious extremism and terrorism for 2013-2017 has been adopted in Kazakhstan.
Asian Development Bank to lend Kazakhstan $125 million for Shymkent-Tashkent road repairs
Kazakhstan eyes ratifying a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to fund repairs of Shymkent-Tashkent section of the Western Europe-Western China international transit corridor.
Nuclear medicine center to open in Almaty
Opening a nuclear medicine center in Almaty will cost around 9 billion tenge ($60 million).
US sees progress in global fight against child labor
The United States hailed "significant advancement" in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labor.
Transport engineering emerges in Kazakhstan
Transport engineering has become one of Kazakhstan's industries thanks to the state-run Program of Accelerated Industrial-Innovative Development: Akhmetov.