Zhomart Toqaev has promised to ease past restrictions and implement reforms, some of which he says will help provide the basis for opposition groups to take a greater part in the political process. So …
IAEA closely cooperating with Kazakhstan to ensure safe operations of LEU Bank
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to cooperate closely with Kazakhstan to ensure the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank is operated safely, IAEA representative told Trend …
Kazakhstan Receives First Assembly Kits For Mi-8 Helicopters
Russian Helicopters has delivered the first two kits for manufacturing Mil Mi-8AMT heavy transport helicopters to Kazakhstan, which will host the first foreign assembly line of the Russian…
Kazakhstan: Kaspi glitch highlights growing reliance on virtual money
A glitch caused a massively popular online payment system in Kazakhstan to go down for a few hours, showing in the process how many are spurning cash …
Kazakhstan bald protest: female activists say country is a ‘prison’
Female opposition activists in Kazakhstan have been posting videos of themselves shaving their heads on social media to draw attention to the lack of democratic rights in the central Asian country.The …
Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region imposes two-week quarantine
Kostanay region in northern Kazakhstan will impose a two-week quarantine starting from Nov. 9 to curb the spread of COVID-19, local media reported Thursday. Cargo transport and passengers are not …
Weatherwatch: the climate of Kazakhstan
Until the break-up of the Soviet Union in December 1991, few people could have found Kazakhstan on the map. Even after independence, many do not realise that this central Asian nation is the ninth …
The Asian World Film Festival Presents the World Premiere of Kazakhstan’s THE CRYING STEPPE
Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) will launch their special Sneak Screenings series with the online world premiere of Kazakhstan’s The Crying Steppe on November 6 – 8, 2020. Registration is available a …
Kazakhstan: Former health minister arrested
The man who led Kazakhstan’s initial fightback on COVID-19 is now in prison, apparently facing corruption charges …
‘Very Nice!’ Kazakhstan tourism embraces Borat catchphrase; Costa Rica opens to all Americans
After condemning Sacha Baron Cohen’s first “Borat” movie for portraying the country as backward and bigoted in 2006, Kazakhstan has now embraced the character’s catchphrase as a tourism slogan. The …