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President Nazarbayev on language policy and Ukraine
Kazakhstan might follow Ukraine’s scenario should it ban all the languages other than Kazakh: President Nazarbayev.
25 August 2014
Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language
Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government.
25 August 2014
Viktor Sukhodrev, English voice of Soviet leaders, dies at 81
The legendary interpreter who served as the English-language voice of every Soviet leader from Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail Gorbachev has died in Moscow aged 81.
17 May 2014
Elephants can tell difference between human languages
African elephants can differentiate between human languages and move away from those considered a threat, a skill they have honed to survive in the wild.
11 March 2014
Collection of Kazakh epos cartoons released in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has realised a set of animation movies based on Kazakh tales.
07 March 2014
Microsoft denies Chinese-language Bing search censorship
Microsoft on Wednesday denied censoring Chinese-language search results across the globe, but the group behind the accusation stood firm.
13 February 2014
Kazakh song of gestures stole American heart
The story starts with Aaron Bean who volunteered in 2011 to be a part of Peace Corps in Kazakhstan and fell in love with a deaf Kazakh girl Botagoz Usenova.
10 January 2014
Harry Potter to speak Kazakhsha in 2014
The Harry Potter series will be translated into Kazakh in 2014.
08 December 2013
Nazarbayev calls Kazakhstan to learn English
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan citizens to be tolerant and learn English.
01 December 2013
In Spain, even toddlers learn Chinese for job hopes
"Xiang jiao! Banana!" says Fu Huijuan, beaming as she waves the fruit in front of her three-year-old pupil, Leon, at a Madrid nursery school.
31 October 2013
Kazakhstan President calls people to learn English and eye Chinese and Russian for future
President Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan to follow the example of India, Singapore and Malaysia and develop three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English.
21 October 2013
Kazakhstan’s President calls not to discriminate in terms of languages
Only Kazakhstan out of the entire post-Soviet space was able to maintain a culture of multiple languages: President Nazarbayev.
18 October 2013
Kazakhstan to introduce language competency tests such as IELTS for public servants to measure their eligibility for trainings abroad
Some public servants sent abroad for trainings are short of the needed language competency: Chairman of the Agency for Public Service.
16 September 2013
Over 200 languages lost in diverse India, study finds
More than 200 languages have vanished in India over the last 50 years, a new study says, blaming urban migration and fear among nomadic tribes of speaking their traditional tongues.
05 September 2013
Kazakhstan citizens called to improve Google Translate
Kazakh-speaking citizens who know English are welcome to contribute to development of the service.
15 August 2013
Development of national languages in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is not to the detriment to Russian language: Russia’s Foreign Ministry
Russia has been paying special attention to language-related issues as post-Soviet states are still home to millions of ethnic Russians: Russia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Gregory Karassin.
18 June 2013
Youths vie for top US spelling honor
The 86th annual National Spelling Bee kicks off Tuesday with 281 youngsters from eight nations putting their ability to spell some of the most obscure words in the English language to the test.
28 May 2013
President Nazarbayev on the role of Kazakh language
Today the main factor that “cements together” the nation is Kazakh language: President Nazarbayev.
24 April 2013
Astana entrepreneurs learning English for EXPO 2017
All Kazakhstan companies are advised to have at least one representative who speaks English for EXPO 2017.
26 March 2013
Zulu goes high-tech
When a middle-aged South African engineer recently set out to write a novel in his native Zulu, he found himself hamstrung by a lack of words to describe modern life.
10 February 2013