An activist in Kazakhstan has been given a sentence of 18 months limited freedom for knocking off a policeman’s hat …
Kazakhstan adds Chabad leader’s grave to national heritage site list
Thousands of pilgrims travel each year to his gravesite in Almaty, the largest city in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan’s agricultural machinery production doubled since Jan this year
Between January and June 2020, Kazakhstan’s factories operating within the Association of Kazakhstan Automobile Business have produced a total of 2,360 units of agricultural machinery worth 33.8 …
Number of Uzbek companies operating in Kazakhstan surges
The number of companies operating in Kazakhstan with Uzbekistan’s capital amounted to 1,850 companies as of Jun.1, 2020, which is 11 companies more than as of Jan. 1, 2020 (1,839 companies …
Kazakhstan, Vietnam trade turnover down twofold
The value of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Vietnam amounted to over $70.9 million over first four months of 2020, compared to $164.9 million during the same period of 2019, Trend reports with …
Kazakhstan postpones national population census to 2021 due to COVID-19
Kazakhstan has postponed the national population census to October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the press office of the Ministry of National Economy announced on Saturday. Kazakhstan is …
Kazakhstan: Medical app mired in corruption scandal
An app introduced by Kazakhstan’s government to ease access to healthcare is now mired in allegations of fraud …
Forget BTS and Blackpink, it’s time for Q-pop from Kazakhstan – the new cultural phenomenon to rival K-pop
The Q-pop music genre from Kazakhstan is the latest cultural phenomenon, with boy bands like Ninety One hoping to be as popular as K-pop sensations BTS and Blackpink.
Protest Körpe: Quilting Together ‘Real’ and Digital Dissent in Kazakhstan
The quilt – körpe in Kazakh – is quickly becoming the symbol of the moment, but at a deeper level it binds the digital and real-world forms of participation in support of Tulesova specifically and a …
Putin Is Ruling Russia Like a Central Asian Dictator
The Kremlin didn’t invent term limit resets and constitutional referendums. The autocratic leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan blazed the trail.