Asia Kazakhstan A phased implementation of new railways covering 4.700 kilometers is planned to be initiated between 2024 and 2030 for the further development of transportation and transit potential and the modernization of transportation infrastructure
Asia Kazakhstan The country is preparing to introduce broadband internet in 171 rural schools in the East Kazakhstan region using SpaceX Starlink technology; last month, the first batch of 500 pieces of SpaceX Starlink equipment had arrived in the country
Asia Kazakhstan A conference on improving investment attractiveness in mining was held in Astana, where Minister of Industry and Construction emphasised the role in attracting foreign direct investment, worth over US$200 billion over the past decade, 60% of total invests
Asia Kazakhstan Sniffer dogs have helped the Kazakh police detect 575 crimes since the beginning of the year, reported the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan-based EdTech start-up CodiPlay presented its innovative solutions at the world's largest educational technology event, Bett 2024, which took place at the end of January at the ExCeL international exhibition and conference centre in London
Asia Kazakhstan The number of measles cases in Europe skyrocketed in 2023, to the point that WHO called for an urgent vaccination effort to stop the spread: Kazakhstan and Russia had the worst of it, with around 10.000 cases each from January to October last year
Asia Kazakhstan Approximately $171,3 million was invested in the country's professional, scientific and technical activities in January-November 2023, Finprom's financial and business analysis service reported, compared to $100 million in 2022
Asia Kazakhstan The Nazarbayev University School of Medicine is partnering with Yale School of Public Health on an advanced research training program to address HIV, supporting scientists and clinicians interested in phylogeny of viruses and molecular epidemiology
Asia Kazakhstan The National Academic Library of Astana and the Auezov Institute of Literature and Art organised an international conference on the 95th anniversary of Chingiz Aitmatov, the famous Kyrgyz writer and statesman
Asia Kazakhstan The country would need over $600 billion to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, said Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov, urging the relevant ministries to step up efforts to attract investment in green technologies
Asia Kazakhstan The East Kazakhstan region is preparing to build a water reservoir on the Kenderlik River and to reconstruct two more reservoirs in Uideninskiy and Kandysu; 40% of the country's reservoirs are concentrated in the region
Asia Kazakhstan The country's locomotive fleet of 1.880 units has a wear level of 52%; 133 new locomotives were purchased this year
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's population will surpass 20 million in November 2023, a 1,02% increase from the beginning of the year, or 201.100 people; at the beginning of October, the urban population amounted to 12.387.957 and rural population to 7.580.007