Kazakhstan News China's Lianyungang terminal is Kazakhstan's first exit to Pacific Ocean Today, within the official visit to China, Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of Jiangsu Province NPC, KAZINFORM reports. September 2 2015, 12:00 1 273 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News China to bring in production capabilities to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan has reiterated plans to bring in China's production capabilities to Kazakhstan's territory, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports. September 2 2015, 11:58 1 877 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan, China to ink agreement on apportioning Kazakhstan and China have intensions to sign an agreement on apportioning of trans-border rivers, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev announced at a press conference after meeting with Chinese business elite in Beijing on Tuesday, reports KAZINFORM. September 1 2015, 15:50 2 054 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan schoolchildren celebrate Day of Knowledge Almost 340,000 children have started school this year in Kazakhstan. September 1 2015, 15:42 2 316 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan regional Qazaq Air launches operations Kazakhstan-based regional carrier Qazaq Air launched its first domestic services on Aug. 28, according to several local media reports. Qazaq Air is a subsidiary of Samruk Kazyna, Kazakhstan's Sovereign Wealth Fund. September 1 2015, 15:45 1 692 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Parliament deputies return from summer break Speaker of the Lower Chamber of the Kazakh Parliament Kabibulla Dzhakupov has opened today the fifth joint session of the Parliament of the fifth convocation, reports KAZINFORM. September 1 2015, 15:48 1 762 просмотрs
World News Ecuador's president says country now producing oil at a loss Ecuadoreans are already contending with a rumbling, ash-spewing volcano and rising living costs because they use the appreciating U.S. dollar as their currency, reports ctvnews.ca. August 27 2015, 12:07 1 788 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Astana stun Apoel to become first Kazakh team in Champions League Astana has become the first Kazakh soccer team to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League, Europe's premier club competition, rferl.org reports. August 27 2015, 11:58 2 118 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to host first IAEA-managed nuclear fuel bank The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on Thursday to locate the world's first bank of low-enriched uranium (LEU) in the ex-Soviet nation to ensure fuel supplies for nuclear power stations and encourage nuclear non-proliferation, trust.org reports. August 27 2015, 12:02 1 883 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh university accused of firing professor over lecture on Ukraine Academic claims he is being removed from post after Russian diplomat complained talk would 'introduce falsehoods into students' minds', Eurasianet.org reports. August 26 2015, 15:25 2 244 просмотрs
World News Migrants crossing into Hungary hit record levels Record numbers of migrants streaming into EU member state Hungary from Serbia continue to climb, police said Wednesday, as thousands of people fleeing conflict and hardship desperately try to reach Europe, AFP reports. August 26 2015, 15:23 1 791 просмотрs
World News Prominent world leaders to not attend China's World War II memorial parade Beijing is planning a huge military parade to commemorate Japan's defeat in World War II. China has invited several heads of state, but Japan's Shinzo Abe and many other world leaders are giving the party a miss, DW.DE reports. August 25 2015, 15:59 1 856 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Pakistani Prime Minister Due In Kazakhstan Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to arrive in Kazakhstan on August 25 at the start of a two-day visit, reports rferl.org. August 25 2015, 15:55 1 979 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Activist Jailed Over Currency Protest Kazakh police on August 20, 2015, detained an activist who said on his Facebook page that he wanted to meet publicly with local government officials, writes HRW.org. August 25 2015, 15:51 2 036 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Making sense of Kazakhstan's decision to float tenge On August 20, the day known as Black Thursday, the Kazakh tenge plunged to its record low losing 23 percent against the US dollar after the country floated its currency renouncing the previously set corridor and pursuing inflation targeting monetary policies, writes Tengrinews.kz. August 25 2015, 10:32 2 900 просмотрs
Economy Govenor's request-instruction: "Don't play with prices" "As the head of the region I would request and task you not to play prices", - said Governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov at today's meeting in regional government administration building addressing the representatives of supermarkets and big shopping centers. August 21 2015, 16:44 3 101 просмотрs
World News Asian stocks fall further after global sell-off Asian stocks fell further Friday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing weakened this month. August 21 2015, 15:17 1 305 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News ADB issues $1bln loan for Kazakhstan to help counter economic slowdown The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1 billion loan to help Kazakhstan continue government programs to strengthen the economy in the face of recent challenges, the ADB said in a release on August 21. August 21 2015, 14:35 1 507 просмотрs
Society Want to hold a peaceful rally Activists of "Civil Initiative" movement applied to Atyrau Mayor Nurlybek Ozhaev with the request to hold a peaceful meeting. August 21 2015, 12:34 3 117 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux face off in New York At a press conference dedicated to the fight on October 17 in New York between the world champion under version WBA (Super) and WBC (Interim) middleweight title, the 33-year-old Kazakhstanis Gennady Golovkin and world champion under version IBF in the same weight the 26-year-old Canadian David Lemieux, a boxer has promised his fans an interesting fight, BNews.kz reports. August 21 2015, 11:10 2 373 просмотрs
World News The ‘Caliphate’ Will Not Be Televised: IS Bans TV, Destroys Satellite Dishes Islamic State (IS) militants are destroying satellite dishes and television receivers in civilian homes to prevent people from watching "dangerous" foreign channels that air anti-IS reports, activists and eyewitnesses in Syria told RFE/RL this week. August 21 2015, 10:27 1 361 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Sinopec buys Kazakhstan oil assets from Lukoil for $1.09 billion China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. completed the purchase of a 50 percent stake in a Kazakh oil producer from Lukoil PJSC for $1.09 billion, gaining full control of a venture with stakes in five oil and gas fields. August 21 2015, 09:50 2 397 просмотрs
World News Greek PM Tsipras resigns; early election in Sept Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced he would resign on Thursday to pave the way for early elections, saying it was up to Greeks to judge whether he adequately represented them in a battle with foreign lenders on austerity demands. August 21 2015, 09:45 1 238 просмотрs
World News World's first fully solar-powered airport launched in India Tesla's Elon Musk has long propagated the idea that solar is the power source of the future, and tech giants like Apple and Amazon have recently been pushing to reduce their dependence on non-renewables. But Cochin, a city in the South Indian state of Kerala, has upped the ante, announcing that its international airport will now run completely on solar power from 46,150 panels laid across 45 acres. August 20 2015, 16:54 1 575 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan had no choice other than letting tenge float Kazakhstan's transition to a free floating exchange rate is a necessary measure, there were no other alternatives, said Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Thursday. August 20 2015, 16:04 1 910 просмотрs