site.news_by_theme Kazakhstan
Kazakh expedition leaves China for Kyrgyzstan
Kazakh expeditione dedicated to the 180th anniversary of birth of great Kazakh scholar Shoqan Walikhanov has crossed the Kyrgyz-Chinese border.
31 August 2014
Only 20% of infants with heart diseases get help in Kazakhstan
Only 20 percent of infants with heart diseases receive medical aid in Kazakhstan.
31 August 2014
Emir Baigazin's Wounded Angel wins Work in Progress at Sarajevo Film Festival
Kazakhstani film director Emir Baigazin’s Wounded Angel has won the CineLink Work in Progress session at the Sarajevo International Film Festival.
31 August 2014
ArbatFest-2014: From public art to visual library
For the fifth year artists, musicians and actors from Kazakhstan and abroad transform Almaty into a magical and mysterious realm of art and wonder.
31 August 2014
Kazakhstan offers Singapore to mutually abolish visa regime
Kazakhstan has offered Singapore to have a visa free regime between the countries.
31 August 2014
Talgar mudslide damages run into millions
Finally, the damages from the mudslide on Talgar river have been announced.
31 August 2014
Zarina Diyas in 3rd round of US Open
Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has made it into the third round of Women’s Doubles at the US Open.
30 August 2014
Kazakhstan celebrates Constitution Day
Kazakhstan is celebrating the Constitution Day and will enjoy three days off for the holiday this year on August 30, 31, and September 1.
30 August 2014
Kazakh tour companies losing market to Russian firms
Kazakhstani tour operators may eventually be forced out of business by Russian companies through 'dumping'.
30 August 2014
Silk Road explorers from Kazakhstan: Minarets of Xinjiang
The expedition group from Kazakhstan has immersed itself into the spiritual life of the ancient and enigmatic city of Kashgar.
30 August 2014
Astana experiences shortage of high school and pre-school teachers
Astana's Education Department is alarmed with a shortage of teachers that could become worse in the capital city in the nearest future.
30 August 2014
Kazakhstan wins 8 medals at Youth Olympic Games in China
Kazakhstan athletes have won eight medals at the Second Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing, China on August 16-28, 2014.
30 August 2014
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Kazakhstan and its future
Efforts we have been taking to launch the Customs Union, the Single Economic Space have been based on his ideas. It was he who came up with the idea of the Eurasian Union: Putin about Nazarbayev.
30 August 2014
Kazakhstan will soon feel the rising cost of living: expert
Fuel prices have grown in Kazakhstan, and they will push the prices of other goods upwards.
30 August 2014
Yurt may be recognized as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan's cultural heritage: UNESCO
Yurt, a portable dwelling of Central Asian nomads, may be recognized as a cultural heritage of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan by the end of 2014.
30 August 2014
Kazakhstan Minister of Culture calls gay smooch ad 'ugly' and 'nonhuman'
The infamous poster depicting a Russian poet and a Kazakh composer smooching caused outrage in the social media in Kazakhstan. Now, the Kazakh Minister of Culture has joined the slamming.
29 August 2014
Man blocks entrance to mayor's office in protest against gasoline deficit in Kazakhstan
A young man has blocked the entrance to the mayor's office with his car in the city of Uralsk in western Kazakhstan. His motifs?
29 August 2014
Fuel deficit creates kilometer-long queues in Kazakhstan
Uralsk is an administrative center of West Kazakhstan Oblast. The Oblast produces both oil and gas. However, since early morning yesterday people in the city have been forming kilometer-long queues to refuel.
29 August 2014
Kazakhstan toughens punishment for corruption
The new Kazakhstan Criminal Code that will enter into force next year introduces a tougher punishment for bribes.
29 August 2014
Will Ward be first to defeat Golovkin?
Andre Ward’s team claims that the American boxer would be the first boxer to win Gennady Golovkin.
29 August 2014