- Tuesday, 25 August, 2026
- Almaty 82 °F / 28 °C
- Astana 72 °F / 22 °C
ASTANA — Kazakhstan to remain Central Asia’s fastest-growing economy in 2025, expanding by 5.9%, well above the global average of 3.2%, according to the International Monetary Fund’s...
ALMATY — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic and allied relations during the second meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council...
ALMATY – The Astana Ballet Theater hosted the premiere of the two-act ballet “Two Carpets” on Oct. 17-18 as a large-scale production woven from the finest threads...
ALMATY — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the deep historical ties and mutual trust between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan during his meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan has made significant progress in developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the past three years, according to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan is preparing for a mass rollout of VoWiFi (Voice over Wi-Fi) technology in 2026, a move expected to eliminate areas with weak mobile coverage...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan is set to provide all its population with high-speed internet by 2027 as part of its ambitious drive to become a fully digital nation...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan ranked 44th out of 89 countries in the Numbeo Global Traffic Index for January-June 2025, with an overall score of 136.3 points. According to...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is overhauling its three-decade-old banking law in a bid to future-proof its financial system for the digital era, moving beyond a 1995 framework drafted...
ASTANA – A full house gathered inside the main hall of the Kuanyshbayev Kazakh State Drama Theater on Oct. 17 evening in Astana, as the United Nations...
ASTANA – Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a global metals and mining company, has signed a strategic contract with Primetals Technologies (Austria) and Midrex Technologies, Inc. (USA) to...
ASTANA – The Kazakh State String Quartet, named after Gaziza Zhubanova, one of Central Asia’s most acclaimed chamber ensembles, will embark on a major concert tour across...
ASTANA – Seven members of Kazakhstan’s national boxing team have claimed the top spots in the World Boxing Federation’s first-ever global ranking of the best boxers. Leading...
ASTANA – World No. 9 Elena Rybakina triumphed over Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA No. 10) in the final of the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo, China, capturing...
ASTANA – Marton Krasznai, scientific director of the Center for Central Asia Research at the Corvinus University of Budapest, highlighted water diplomacy as a strategic imperative for...
ALMATY — Almaty will host Powerexpo 2025, an international exhibition dedicated to energy, electrical engineering, and power technology, on Oct. 21–23 at the Atakent Exhibition Center. The...
ASTANA – Central Asia’s vibrant youth population could become the region’s greatest asset or its greatest risk, hinging on coordinated policy action, said Fabio Losa, regional demographic...
ASTANA – Kazakh Animation creative association at the Shaken Aimanov Kazakhfilm Studio will host the National Animation Film Week from Oct. 20 to 24 at the Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is accelerating its transition into the artificial intelligence era as the Digital Headquarters, led by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, implements President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instructions...
When I was younger, the world felt enormous, distant, glittering, and separated by borders that existed as much in my imagination as they did on any map....
ASTANA – Nearly 800 years after the man called Genghis Khan forged a vast empire stretching from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Caspian Sea...
ALMATY — Nine young steppe eagles tagged with GPS trackers in Kazakhstan have begun their first migration to wintering grounds, marking an international effort to study and...
ALMATY – It took more than a decade for Michael Brown, a German-Russian professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Wyoming (UW) in the...
ALMATY — A delegation from Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Region has presented a unique cultural symbol, a seven-winged Kazakh yurt, to the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY). The...
ALMATY – The fossils of a woolly mammoth estimated to have lived between 40,000 and 15,000 years ago have been discovered near the Novobratskoye village in the...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers the nation’s leadership in digital transformation, its...
ALMATY — Cooperation with the World Bank remains one of the key pillars of Kazakhstan’s sustainable development, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik...
ALMATY — Uzbekistan has officially launched construction of a new international airport that is expected to become the largest in Central Asia. The ceremony took place on...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan and the United States are strengthening their economic partnership as members of the U.S. Congress reaffirmed support for repealing the decades-old Jackson–Vanik amendment in...
ALMATY – The Kazakh government has announced a series of measures to stabilize the economy and mitigate the social impact of ongoing reforms on Oct. 16, following...
