Asia Kazakhstan Saiga population reaches 1.915.000 in Kazakhstan and preliminary estimates indicate that their total number, taking into account lambing, will stand at around 2,6 million by the end of the year
Asia Kazakhstan Comic Con Astana, an international festival celebrating comic books, film, video games, anime and contemporary popular culture, will host a cosplay contest with a total prize pool of about $21.000 next weekend
Asia Kazakhstan Construction of a new desalination plant in Mangystau Region has begun, aimed at meeting the growing demand for drinking water in the area
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Presidential Reserve of Youth Personnel will begin enrollment from September 1; applicants will be tested for their ability
Asia Kazakhstan The Ministry of Energy has confirmed the purchase of certain types of fuel from Russia in view of fuel consumption forecasts, including high demand in AI-95 gasoline for the vacation season
Asia Kazakhstan The target for foreign investment to be attracted to the country is $24 billion by the end of the year, according to the chairman of the Investment Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asia Kazakhstan The country ranked 31st in the recent Coursera Global Skills Report 2023, which analyses how more than 124 million registered students in 100 countries around the world are strengthening skills in business, technology and data science
Asia Kazakhstan More than 590 vegetable stores in operation do not appear in the statistics, according to the Trade Committee
Asia Kazakhstan With UNDP support, the upgraded Sayramsu Anizdary tourist trail was opened in the Sayram-Ugam State National Nature Park, located in the north-east part of the Western Tien-Shan Mountain range
Asia Kazakhstan 65 journalists and other employees of the leading state media were awarded certificates of accommodation and given keys to flats on the President's orders
Asia Kazakhstan Svetlana Zhakupova has been appointed as Ombudsperson for the rights of socially vulnerable groups of the population, a new position proposed by President Tokayev in his State of the Nation Address in September last year
Asia Kazakhstan National Atomic Company Kazatomprom has launched the Murager social programme of scholarships to support school, high school and university students, to contribute to high quality education and the promotion of technical degrees