Asia Kazakhstan The Kazakh-German Intergovernmental Commission for the Affairs of Ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan met for its 20th anniversary, with the aim of strengthening cultural and humanitarian cooperation and discussing the affairs of the ethnic German group
Asia Kazakhstan Sales volume in the e-commerce market in 2023 reached $5,3 billion according to a study by Strategy&, +79% on 2022
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Commission for the Restitution of Illegally Acquired Assets has approved agreements for the voluntary return to the state of illegally acquired assets worth over $90,5 million
Asia Kazakhstan Of the 388.400 children born in Kazakhstan last year, males accounted for 51,6% and females 48,4%, the National Bureau of Statistics reported; urban areas saw 59% of the total births, while the remaining 41% occurred in rural areas
Asia Kazakhstan The worst floods in decades hit Kazakhstan and Russia, with entire neighborhoods evacuated and thousands of homes flooded in the Ural River area between the two countries
Asia Kazakhstan The Astana Hub International Technopark of IT Startups has seen a surge in projects started by female entrepreneurs, with nearly 250 companies registered, 25% of which have successfully extended their services abroad
Asia Kazakhstan 1,1 million plants will be planted in a drained part of the Aral Sea by the end of 2025 to revitalize the area, according to plans of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
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