Festival films at the heart of cultural controversy in Kazakhstan
Kazakh cinema is on the high wave but not everyone in the country is happy.
Kazakhstan to pay $20 million to send its cosmonaut to ISS
Back in May singer Sarah Brightman announced that she was postponing plans to go into space. Brightman said she was putting her spaceflight on hold for personal and family reasons.
Almaty hit by mud flows
At aroud 2.15 am morainic lake Bezymyannoye at Kargaly glacier outburst. The water volume of the lake stood at 40 000 cubic meters. The outburst caused mud flows, with part of them overtopping the dam on the Kargaly River.
25 y.o. Kazakhstani programmer donates $2 million for cancer research
Having worked at Barclays for half a year, a programmer from Kazakhstan Askhat Murzabayev earned a little over $2 million and donated the money to the International Cancer Research Center.
Foreigners commit increasing number of offences in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan reports that foreigners are now committing more administrative offences.
More pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes in Almaty
Turksib and Bostandyk Districts of Almaty city in southern Kazakhstan are going to have more pedestrian areas.
Next oil refinery in Kazakhstan to be built together with Iran
Deputy Akim of Kazakhstan's Mangistau Oblast declared that the fourth oil refinery in Kazakhstan would be built in cooperation with Iran.
Petro Poroshenko to visit Kazakhstan this fall
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan this fall.
Terrorists destroyed in Bishkek - Kazakhstani citizens?
Reports circulating in the Kyrgyz media allege that the terrorists destroyed in Bishkek on July 16 were Kazakhstani citizens.
Kazakhstan's Borovoe resort area captured from bird's eye view
Kazakhstan's Borovoe resort area has been captured from bird's eye view.
Over 30 countries interested in signing free trade agreement with EEU
Over 30 countries want to create a free-trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
Ward wants to fight Golovkin in fall before Kovalev
The WBA (Super) super-middleweight champion Andre Ward wants to face Gennady Golovkin, the WBA (Super), IBO and WBC Interim of Kazakhstan, this fall.
Popular tourist destinations, including Shymbulak and Charyn Canyon, off limits for foreigners in Kazakhstan
Kazakh Government has decreed to create wide belts near the county's border and make them off-limits for foreigners unless they acquire a special pass. Several very popular tourist destinations of Kazakhstan are within the limits of the new belts.
Kazakhstan beats Belgium and France in government efficiency ranking of World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum has compiled its Global Competitiveness Ranking; Kazakhstan is ranked 50th out of 144 countries.
Construction of Winter Universiade-2017 venues goes according to schedule
Journalists have toured the Winter Universiade-2017 venues in Almaty and according to the contractors, the construction works are going according to schedule.
Kazakhstan, Austria and Switzerland played important role in achieving Iran deal: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Countries that provided platforms for the Iranian talks have played a significant role in the nearly 20 month long intense negotiations to achieve consent on Iran’s nuclear activities.
Ukraine wants to buy Kazakh and Turkmen gas
Ukraine has once again raised the question of buying gas from Kazakhstan.
Bernard Hopkins wants to face Golovkin for $50k
Former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs), 50, is interested in a possibility of facing the undefeated WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) from Kazakhstan.
Experts comment on Kazakh National Bank expanding tenge-dollar pegged corridor
Experts comment on the latest expansion of the tenge to dollar exchange rate pegged corridor in Kazakhstan.