News about Kazakhstan
Astana Arlans in semifinals despite first defeat
The Astana Arlans has made it in the semifinals of the World Series of Boxing despite losing to Italian Thunder on April 25 in Bergamo, Italy
16 May 2015 12:21
James Kirby to perform with Galiya Bisengalieva at Astana Opera on May 17
Famous British pianist James Kirby and talented Kazakhstani violin player Galiya Bisengalieva will perform on the Astana Opera stage
16 May 2015 12:00
Atyrau International Airport to be named after legendary Kazakh female war pilot Dospanova
The Atyrau International Airport will be named after the legendary Kazakh pilot Khiuaz Dospanova who participated in the Great Patriotic War (WWII).
14 May 2015 13:46
Parcels restrictions may hit Internet buyers in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on parcels, setting weight and cost limits for customs control.
14 May 2015 13:13
American activist wants cooperation with Kazakh government on fatal police shooting cases
American activist Michael Mohammed seeks contacts with the Kazakh government in order to "bring to justice" the police officer who killed a Kazakhstani citizen four years ago and a black man last month.
14 May 2015 10:16
CrossFit tournament in Astana
CrossFit tournament was held in Astana gathering over 80 participants from Kazakhstan and Russia.
14 May 2015 10:01
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia to launch direct flight
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia plan to launch a direct flight.
14 May 2015 09:18
Kazakhstan ranks 58th in broadband Internet speed ranking
Kazakhstan has been ranked 58th in Net Index, which compares and ranks the broadband Internet speed and mobile download speeds around the globe.
14 May 2015 08:25
American cop who shot dead Kazakhstani man fatally shoots black man four years later
Four years ago an unarmed man from Kazakhstan was shot dead with 11 bullets by Stephen Rankin. Now, a black man is shot dead on Walmart parking lot. By the same police officer.
14 May 2015 06:32
Golovkin-Monroe press conference in LA
Golovkin has participated in the final press conference in Los Angeles
14 May 2015 06:21
New fountain opened in Almaty on Lovers Day
A fountain called Su Peri (in English, Mermaid) has been opened in Almaty on the Lovers Day or Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu Day that Kazakhstan celebrates on April 15.
14 May 2015 06:16
Samruk Kazyna may waive services of foreign experts
Chief Human Resources Officer at Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kazakhstan Samruk Kazyna says that the fund may reduce the number of its foreign experts in the near future.
14 May 2015 02:06
Kazakhstan mulls limiting cash transactions for sole proprietors
Kazakhstan mulls limiting cash transactions between sole proprietors to 1,000 MCI or 1,982,000 tenge ($10,667).
14 May 2015 01:46
Undefeated Wolves continue to reign: Astana Arlans win Argentina Condors 4:1
The Wolves tore apart Argentina Condors with 4:1 in San Luis.
13 May 2015 19:33
Carmen falls in love with biker in new Kazakh production of Bizet's masterpiece
Enjoy the promo video for Kazakhstani premiere of Bizet's Carmen in Almaty's Abay State Opera House.
13 May 2015 18:01
Golovkin shows 76.7 kg for WBC 30 Day pre-weight in
WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (Interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 КО) has passed the WBC 30 days pre-weigh in.
13 May 2015 17:18
Kazakh students work on virtual reality education system
Students in Kazakhstan are developing an education system based on virtual reality.
13 May 2015 02:25
Kazakhstan mulls introducing visa-free regime for 26 nations this summer
Kazakhstan plans to introduce visa-free entry for citizens of 26 countries.
13 May 2015 02:18
Movement of meltwater around Astana as observed from two satellites
A lot of efforts were made to preserve Astana from flooding. Technology were one way to do that as daily photographs of areas around the Kazakh capital were made to control the situation.
13 May 2015 01:40
Trilingualism is mandatory: Nursultan Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited his homeland in Kaskelen district of Almaty oblast in Kazakhstan’s south, where he met with compatriots.
13 May 2015 01:11