Asia Kazakhstan 17-year-old Kazakh chess player Bibisara Assaubaeva won the World Blitz Championship; President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his Twitter account congratulated her
Asia Kazakhstan As mountain tourism grows, rescuers, tourism officials and mountaineers are raising concerns about increasing number of unprepared hikers venturing into dangerous terrain influenced by social media; mandatory registration for tourists is being considered
Asia Kazakhstan To reintroduce Turan tigers into the wild, four Amur tigers will arrive from Russia, with the goal of establishing a self-reproducing population in their Ile-Balkhash historical habitat, restoring ecosystems and securing long-term survival of the species
Asia Kazakhstan Nauryz was, the ancient spring festival rooted in the culture of Turkic peoples since centuries, was celebrated yesterday; it had been banned under the Soviet regime and restored again for the first time in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic in 1988
Asia Kazakhstan Over 10,4 million women live in Kazakhstan, reflecting both the country’s growing population and the expanding role they play in workforce, entrepreneurship and public life; figures were released by Bureau of National Statistics ahead of Women’s Day