Kazakhstan Railways Halts Cargo To Kuryk Port Amid Capacity Crunch

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 27 . Kazakhstan Railways has imposed a temporary ban on the processing and redirection of cargo and empty wagons destined for export via Kuryk Port (export ferry), due to the network exceeding its load …

Kazakhstan has ‘enough’ branch campuses, says HE minister

Kazakhstan is no longer looking to attract new international branch campuses after successfully bringing in record numbers of foreign universities and students, the country’s higher education minister has said. Three years ago, the country launched a …

Kazakhstan to conduct national census of agriculture in 2025

ALMATY, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan will allocate 3.7 billion tenge (about 7.27 million U.S. dollars) for the national agricultural census scheduled for 2025, Kazinform news agency reported Monday. The census will be conducted from August 1 to October 20 …

Kazakhstan Solidifies CICA Status With Legal Amendments

ASTANA — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on May 19 ratifying a protocol that amends the agreement between the Kazakh government and the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) …

Chess Player Assaubayeva to Become Kazakhstan’s Second Female Grandmaster

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva is poised to become the nation’s second female grandmaster. Bibisara Assaubayeva. Photo credit: Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan The 21-year-old chess player achieved this title at the …

Chinese university signs cooperation MoU with Kazakhstan's judicial institutions

ASTANA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court and International Arbitration Centre (IAC) on Monday here. Both …

Kazakhstan sees oil output surpassing plans this year, TASS reports

Kazakhstan will likely exceed its original oil output plans for 2025 of 96.2 million tons due to expansion at the Chevron-led CVX Tengiz field, Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov was quoted as saying, defying pressure from OPEC+. Kazakhstan has cited rising …

First President of Kazakhstan sends congratulatory letter to Azerbaijani President

Kazakhstan, Poland Advance Political, Economic Ties

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski reaffirmed the mutual willingness to strengthen political dialogue, expand trade, economic and investment ties, as well as implement …

One Year Since Kazakhstan Criminalized Domestic Violence: What Numbers Reveal

ASTANA – Last year, Kazakhstan adopted a major law criminalizing domestic violence following nationwide outrage over the murder of Saltanat Nukenova in November 2023. Just over a year after the law was signed, The Astana Times examines official data and …