Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Current Kazakh grain volume sufficient to meet domestic demand, says minister
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Kazakh grain market has seen positive growth in the past year. The volume reached 10.5 million tonnes, sufficient to meet the country’s domestic demand and satisfy export needs, said Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov at a March 15 press...
Astana road mortality rate twice as low in 2018 as in 2017
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The capital’s roads are the country’s safest, reports the Astana Akimat (city administration). Photo credit: astana.gov.kz. According to a 2015 World Health Organisation Global Status Report on Road Safety, Kazakhstan’s road mortality...
Khabar TV presents documentary about emerging boxing stars
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Khabar TV previewed “Qazaq boks stıli” (Kazakh boxing style), a documentary directed by Kanat Beisekeyev, March 13 in the capital, reported the channel’s press service. The film detailing the life of Kazakh boxers in the U.S. will be released March...
Kazakh grandmaster defeats Russian world vice-champion
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakh grandmaster Rinat Dzhumabayev defeated 2016 world vice-champion Sergey Karyakin during the fifth round of the 2019 World Team Chess Championship in the Kazakh capital. Photo credit: kazchess.kz. “It was a difficult game; however, I managed to...
Peaceful sky, respect for each other unite us, says Bulgarian community leader
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Olga Andriyevskaya, founder and chair of the Bulgarian Zlata Cultural Centre in the capital, represents the fourth generation of Bulgarians living in Kazakhstan. She feels mutual respect is the basis for the friendship and understanding among those...
Galysheva wins gold in moguls at Freestyle Ski World Cup in Almaty
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakh professional freestyle skier Yulia Galysheva won a gold medal March 2 in moguls at the 2018-2019 International Ski Federation (FIS, Fédération Internationale de Ski) Freestyle Ski World Cup stage in Almaty, reports the National Olympic Committee...
Kazakh musicians to release songs in French
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Almas Duet, composed of Asem Abdykasymova and Polina Tyrina, will release Français À La Kazakh March 9 in the capital. The cover of the album. The 15-track album includes five Kazakh folk songs, five others translated into French and five French songs....
Kazakhstan achieves its UN Security Council membership goals, says foreign minister
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has completed the tasks set out by President Nursultan Nazarbayev for the country’s two-year, non-permanent 2017-2018 United Nations Security Council membership, Foreign Minister Beibut Atamkulov told the Mazhilis (lower house of the...
Dimash, Daneliya advance to next stage of CBS’ ‘The World’s Best’
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s rising singing stars Dimash Kudaibergen and Daneliya Tuleshova advanced to the next round in the latest episode of “The World’s Best,” the global talent competition show that premiered Feb. 3 on CBS. L-R: Daneliya Tuleshova and...
Kazakhstan plans to export nine million tonnes of grain and flour
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan expects to export nine million tonnes of grain and flour this year, including increased shipments of domestic wheat to China, one of the world’s largest markets. The country delivered 307,000 tonnes of wheat to China in 2017 and almost...
