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Participants of expedition to K2 concerned about landslide
Participants of the international expedition to K2 had to take additional safeguard measures on their way back to the base camp.
26 July 2011
CIS Anti-Terrorist Center: Kazakhstan is effectively countering terrorism
Representatives of CIS Anti-Terrorist Center consider inclusion of Kazakhstan into the US specially designated countries list groundless.
26 July 2011
KazakhGold completed reverse take-over of Polyus Zoloto
KazakhGold Group Limited received 89.14 percent of Polyus Zoloto by reverse take-over.
26 July 2011
Kazakhstan cinema reached popularuty peak
Kazakhstan Minister of Culture Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed told about the progress of Kazakhstan cinema at the Government meeting.
26 July 2011
Earthquake hit the border of China and Kazakhstan
3.7-magnitude earthquake hit the border of China and Kazakhstan. The shocks were registered at 11.57 a.m. local time.
26 July 2011
Yerlan Sadykov appointed rector of Eurasian National University
Former rector of Semipalatinsk State University, known for initiation of a referendum, appointed rector of Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
26 July 2011
Nazarbayev instructed Education Minister to improve education quality
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to improve the quality of education at all levels.
26 July 2011
Bikers pointed out the worst roads of Kazakhstan
Participants of the bike race timed to the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence named the worst roads in Kazakhstan.
26 July 2011
3.6-magnitude quake hit Almaty
The shocks were registered at 6:35 p.m. local time. Epicenter was located 8 km South of Tekeli village.
26 July 2011
International expedition found signs of life on K2
Participant of international expedition to K2, Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev found signs of life on top of Chogori.
26 July 2011
Kazakhstan’s grain export potential should not fall against 2010-2011 marketing year
The only problem for Kazakhstan is that Russia and Ukraine are expecting bumper crop this year: Agriculture Ministry official.
26 July 2011
Kazakhstan’s investors in Likani resort failing: Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili
Likani recreational complex, including a Soviet-era sanatorium, was purchased, in April 2006, by the Kazakh state-owned energy company KazMunay Service which promised to develop the area into an international tourism center.
26 July 2011
Etihad Crystal Cargo launching direct cargo shipments from Abu Dhabi to Almaty
The new cargo route will strengthen Etihad Airways’ position in the Kazakhstan’s market, complementing the three weekly passenger flights between Abu Dhabi and Almaty.
26 July 2011
Pavlodar oil refinery reintroduced into operation following overhaul
A total of 2.1 million tons of crude were processed in the H1 2011, 300 000 tons down as compared to the like period of 2010: refinery Vice Director General Evgenyi Dvurekov.
26 July 2011
Grain harvest expected at 16-17 million tons: Agriculture Ministry
At the moment 96-98% of all the lands under grain crops are either in good or satisfactory condition, according to the Ministry’s officials.
26 July 2011
Brazil to open aircraft maintenance centers in Kazakhstan
Besides, Brazil expressed hope that Kazakhstan will launch its diplomatic representation office in Brasilia to boost bilateral cooperation: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry.
26 July 2011
This statement [on being a successor to President Nazarbayev] caught me by surprise: Timur Kulibayev
According to him, talking [of successors] with the incumbent president in place is not quite correct.
26 July 2011
Norwegian Embassy to Kazakhstan will open a Book of Memory of the Terrorists Attack Victims on July 26
I have received many condolences via e-mail from friends, colleagues and our partners in Kazakhstan, but as for embassies, we are expecting them tomorrow: Ambassador.
25 July 2011
Head of Adilet party supports Kulibayev as a successor of Nazarbayev
Maksut Narikbayev said that Timur Kilibayev can become a successor of incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
25 July 2011