site.news_by_theme Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ahead of Malaysia by per capita output
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that by 2020 Kazakhstan’s economy will grow 2.5-3-fold.
04 August 2011
Kazakhstan Adai horses won the CIS Cup
The competition took place in Spassk-Ryazansky city of Ryazan oblast in Russia. Adai houses Oily came first and Zhiren – third.
04 August 2011
Kazakhstan to participate in World Universiade in China
Kazakhstan students will take part in 26th World Universiade, which will start on August, 12 in Chinese Shenzhen.
04 August 2011
Almaty to host 1st summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) in October
The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) was established in 2009 as an international intergovernmental organization of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
04 August 2011
Customs Union to freeze import duties till 2012
Starting from August 25 a moratorium on changes in import duties will be in place in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
03 August 2011
KazakhTelecom lowered Megaline and iD Phone tariffs started August 1
Monthly pay for Megaline/iD Net Turbo, Turbo Plus, Turbo Light tariff plans lowered from 5845 tenge ($40) to 4600 tenge ($31).
03 August 2011
Criminal case to be opened in Kazakhstan against Kazakh tourists detained in Uzbekistan
The tourists are charged with deliberately crossing the national border as part of an organized group: Ms. Larissa Dmitryuk, spokesperson of the Border Control Service of the Committee for National Security.
03 August 2011
The Caspian Sea got on the list of “irreplaceable” ecosystems of the world
The list also includes Lake Baikal, Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon River basin, the Mediterranean Sea, the Yangdze, Indus and Gang Rivers, San Felix and Juan Fernández islands and the Kerguelen Archipelago.
03 August 2011
Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated Kazakh citizens on beginning of Ramadan
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev wished peace and accord to all the Kazakhs and well-being in every family.
03 August 2011
Astana to host boxing world championship in 2013
Boxing world championship will be held in Astana in 2013.
03 August 2011
Alpinists of K2 expedition fell through a crack
The team managed to promptly get Maksut Zhumayev and Ralf Dujmovits from the crack in the ice. None of the climbers received any serious injuries.
03 August 2011
Kazakh language and culture course free of distractions of modern civilizations
Those signed up stay in yurts, folding dwellings of the nomad Kazakhs, practice national songs and dance and master national crafts making.
02 August 2011
School of Kazakh Brides to be launched in Kazakhstan
At the threshold of the 20th anniversary of the nation’s independence, abandoned traditions are being rediscovered by the Kazakh people.
02 August 2011
Norwegians will have a bike tour across Kazakhstan
The tour starts on August 6. A group of cyclists will ride along Semey-Almaty-Astana route.
02 August 2011
Astana Arlans to start WSB season with fight against Los Angeles Matadors
The fight has been scheduled for June 11 in the US. The Kazakh boxers are also expected to face Dinamo Moscow, Milano Thunder, Pohang Poseidons and Mumbai teams this season.
02 August 2011
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to take a train ride in the Almaty underground August 2
The first stretch is to be inaugurated in December before celebrating the 20 anniversary of the nation’s independence.
02 August 2011