China: Jaishankar, SCO Secy Gen Yermekbayev Discuss Organisation’s Role and Modernisation Drive

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who met with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Beijing on Monday said the discussions between the two included the contribution and importance of the 10-member...

China: EAM Jaishankar Discusses SCO’s Role, Modernisation Efforts With Secy Gen Yermekbayev

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who met with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Beijing on Monday, said the discussions between the two included the contribution and importance of the 10-member...

UAE: Etihad Airways announces 7 new routes, including Medina and Baku, launching November 2025

Etihad Airways unveils new global routes launching in November 2025/ Image: @etihad/X TL;DR: Etihad Airways is launching seven new destinations, including Medina and Baku, starting November 2025. These routes are part of a broader strategy to...

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025: Indians in action in pre-quarterfinals; match-ups, pairings, colours, tournament tree

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, Indians in action: The FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 is witnessing some strong performances from the Indian contingent. Four different players have made it to Round 4 (Pre-Quarterfinals) of the biennial event, happening...

Grey Breath over Astana

Construction of a large agricultural storage and processing complex has started in Kazakhstan

This summer, the construction of a major investment project - the production complex of TOBOL CENTER KZ LLP began in the Kostanay region. According to gazetamayak.kz, the project provides for the storage and processing of grain and oilseed crops,...

Kyrgyzstan Eases Plastic Ban to Comply with EAEU Standards

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed amendments to the law “On Limiting the Circulation of Polymer Film Bags and Plastic Items in the Territory of the Kyrgyz Republic,” easing some of the country’s planned restrictions on single-use plastics....

Trump sent a letter to Tokayev on the introduction of 25% duties on goods from Kazakhstan

Almaty. July 8. KazTAG - Starting from August 1, the United States will impose duties of 25% on all goods from Kazakhstan. This was stated on July 7 by the American leader Donald Trump in a letter to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart...

Astana Day Weekend: Your Guide to City’s Brightest Celebrations

ASTANA – Astana, Kazakhstan’s lively and ever-evolving capital, is turning 27, and the celebration promises to be as bold as the city itself with open-air concerts, dazzling theatre productions, street shows, and family-friendly events. Adding to...

Who makes contemporary Uyghur art in Kazakhstan?

Work by artist Nazugum Bakhtiyarova from the Sultan Kizlar collective. Text [in Russian]: “I would rather be a witness’ widow than a Bai [rich man’s] wife.” Photo by the Sultan Kizlar collective. Used with permission. In Kazakhstan, political or...

President Of Kazakhstan Awards ICAO Council Head For Aviation Cooperation

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 8 . President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the Chairman of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Salvatore Sciacchitano, and awarded him the Order...

Earthquake jolts southern Kazakhstan

An earthquake struck Kazakhstan's Zhambyl region on Tuesday afternoon. Kazakhstan's National Data Center (KNDC) registered an earthquake at 2:30 pm Astana time on July 8, 2025, in Zhambyl region, News.Az reports, citing Kazakh media. It was said...

Kazakhstan Creates Khorgos – Eastern Gate New Special Economic Zone

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has established the Khorgos – Eastern Gate Special Economic Zone (SEZ), with its regulations and target indicators approved, according to a government resolution dated July 1. Photo credit: gov.kz Click to see the map in full...

Kazakhstan Railways Launches Major Passenger Transport And Infrastructure Upgrade

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 5. Kazakhstan Railways is implementing a large-scale program to upgrade passenger transport and railway infrastructure, Trend reports. According to the information, over the past four years, the...

Regional film festival hosts screen bonanza

The 2025 SCO Film Cooperation Forum was held in the Yongchuan district of Chongqing on July 4. [Photo provided to China Daily] To the delight of movie fans in China, they will have more opportunities in the future to watch quality films from...

Kazakhstan pledges $500 million investment in Torghundi–Herat railway project

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, met on Friday with the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, where both sides discussed political, economic, and trade issues between...

Trump Confirms New U.S. Tariffs on Kazakhstan Starting August 1

Starting August 1, 2025, the United States will impose a 25 percent customs duty on exports from Kazakhstan. The decision was announced by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and later confirmed in an official letter from President Donald Trump...

Business activity declined in Kazakhstan in June

Prices for socially important vegetables declining Kazakhstan - Bizhanova

Earthquake that occurred in Kazakhstan felt in Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - The earthquake that occurred in Kazakhstan was felt in Kyrgyzstan, the Institute of Seismology said. The earthquake was recorded at 3:29 pm on July 8. The epicenter was located in Kazakhstan, 67 km northeast of Talas city. 3.5...