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Kazakhstan launches biometrics pilot to enhance gambling industry safety
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports and biometrics firm Biometric.Vision have formalized a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening safety and citizen protections in the gambling sector. At the Digital Bridge international digital...
China gains edge as Kazakhstan unveils plans for second Almaty nuclear plant
Kazakhstan has identified a second site for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the Almaty region. While negotiations with potential suppliers are underway, China will be considered a “priority contractor”. Almasadam Satkaliyev, chair of...
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Kazakhstan and Madrid Forge Digital Partnership to Boost GovTech and AI Collaboration
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s National Information Technologies (NITEC) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Digitalization of the Autonomous Community of Madrid on Oct. 3 to build cooperation in information and communications...
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Kazakhstan Opens Third UEFA-Standard Stadium in Kyzylorda
ASTANA – The Kaisar Arena, a new multifunctional complex featuring an 11,000-seat UEFA-standard stadium, has opened in Kyzylorda. Covering over 20,000 square meters, the facility includes venues for boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, taekwondo, and...
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Cardiff uni defends Kazakhstan campus amid concerns
Bethan LewisFamily and education correspondent, BBC Wales and Michela RivaBBC Wales ShareSave Cardiff University's first overseas campus has opened months after the institution announced major job cuts Cardiff University has defended the opening...
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Kazakhstan to Invest Up to $19 Billion in Oil Refining Development
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy has unveiled an updated Concept for the Development of the Oil Refining Sector through 2040, aiming to raise the country’s refining capacity to 39 million tons per year. Achieving this goal will require investments...
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Pro Log: Israel-Premier Tech to rebrand; European Championships results; Brit wins U23 Lombardia
Welcome back to another edition of Pro Log. Here’s a rundown of the World Championship results before we get started: Elite Men’s Road Race, European Championships, Sun 5th October: 1st Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia, 4h 59min 29sec; 2nd Remco Evenepoel,...
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Kazakhstan Expands Apple Orchards, Prioritizing Legendary Aport Variety
Kazakhstan’s apple orchards now span nearly 29,000 hectares, primarily in the southern regions of Almaty, Turkestan, Zhambyl, and Zhetisu. In the Almaty and Zhetisu regions alone, orchards cover more than 2,400 hectares, hosting over 416,000 apple...
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Kazakhstan’s Two Futures on Display at Energy and Digital Forums in Astana
As the temperatures in Astana dipped below zero this week, the capital played host to two international gatherings that offered sharply contrasting visions of Kazakhstan’s future. On one bank of the Ishim River, industry veterans and government...
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Kazakh woman to become the first woman from Central Asia to travel into space
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Asia Plus
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17:02, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Ms. Danna Karagusova, a 43-year-old entrepreneur from Kazakhstan, is set to become the first woman from Central Asia to travel into space, according to Blue Origin, the American aerospace company founded by Jeff...
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Kazakhstan Appoints Emirati AI Expert to Presidential Council
Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei, Chairperson of the United Nations AI for Good Impact Initiative and a leading Emirati AI expert, has been selected for the Artificial Intelligence Council of Kazakhstan, chaired by the President of the Republic of...
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Kazakh PM Highlights AI and Technological Transformation at Digital Bridge 2025
ASTANA – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov reiterated the nation’s commitment to achieving a new technological breakthrough during the plenary session of the Digital Bridge: Generative Nation international forum, which took place on...
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Astana Leads Conversation on Peace and Faith
This September, Astana once again became the meeting point for faiths and cultures as it hosted the eighth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. What makes this gathering unique is its scale and spirit: dozens of religious...
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Kazakhstan Partners With Wabtec In Biggest Locomotive Supply Contract Ever
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC (KTZ) and American Wabtec rail technology and equipment company have signed the largest agreement in the company's history, valued at $4.2 billion, for the supply...
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Kazakhstan Is Building A Surveillance State. Will China Be Its Model?
ASTANA -- As Kazakhstan forges ahead with an ambitious plan to build up a state-of-the-art surveillance network and modernize its digital infrastructure, activist Sanzhar Boqaev learned firsthand about what such a system could mean for people like...
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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrives in Azerbaijan
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APA
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President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Azerbaijan on October 6 to participate in the 12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), APA reports. A guard of honor was lined...
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Envision Energy to Supply Turbines for Kazakhstan’s 1 GW Mirny Wind Farm
Envision Energy has announced a collaboration in Kazakhstan's 1 GW Mirny Wind Farm, signing a Letter of Award (LOA) to supply 124 of its advanced 6.5 MW wind turbines. The agreement was signed during Kazakhstan Energy Week in Astana, in the...
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Envision Energy to supply turbines for Kazakhstan’s 1GW Mirny wind project
Envision Energy has announced a partnership for Kazakhstan’s 1GW Mirny Wind Farm, marking the country’s inaugural renewable energy project. The company has signed a letter of award to provide 124 of its 6.5MW wind turbines. Discover B2B Marketing...
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Totalenergies Chooses Plant To Supply Turbines For Kazakhstan's Largest Wind Project
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 6 . Kazakhstan marks a major step in its green energy development as TotalEnergies selects a joint Samruk-Kazyna and SANY RE plant in Shu district to supply 200 MW wind turbines for the...
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Salmonella and listeria found again in Kazakh poultry products
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KazTAG
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Astana. October 6. KazTAG – Salmonella and listeria bacteria have again been detected in products of Kazakh poultry farms. “Due to violations of Eurasian Economic Union requirements in the products of enterprises of the Republic of Kazakhstan (…)...
Owner: Seitkazy Matayev