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Kazakhstan has lost 21% of its per capita water availability since 1999. Only 42% of Kazakhstan’s water is available for consumption due to outdated infrastructure and poor management. Over 45% of available water is transboundary, meaning it comes from ...
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Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held his first press conference on July 15. Bektenov answered a number of questions on the state of the country’s economy and listed a number of austerity measures that the government plans to implement. Last ...
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Cameraman Bagdat Arginov is only 31 years old, but can already boast an impressive curriculum. He has worked on music videos for Kazakhstani artists (like Darkhan Juzz and Jeltoksan), films Run (2020) and Ottegi (2024), as well as web-series Sheker, 5:32, ...
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The Meta accounts of two independent journalists were deleted on July 8. Lukpan Akhmedyarov’s Just Journalism page on Instagram and Vadim Boreiko’s page on Facebook became suddenly unavailable and the two journalists appealed for their reinstatement via ...
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Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev responded on July 9 to US President Donald Trump's earlier letter announcing 25% tariffs on Kazakhstani goods. In his letter, Tokayev emphasized that Kazakhstan is “committed to the development of fair, ...
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US President Donald Trump pledged a new tariff rate for Kazakhstan exports from August 1, in a statement that will likely have more diplomatic than economic consequences. In his July 7 letter to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trump warned of an upcoming ...
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Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed into law on June 30 a bill that bans face-covering clothing in public places. Lawmakers argued that certain clothing items could hamper facial recognition and pose a security threat. While not ...
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The movie “Khasen and Zhamilya” was released in China in 1955. Directed by Wu Yonggang, this film takes place in China, in today’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It was not only the first to be filmed in the region but also the first to show the lives ...
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Almas Tilepov, 70, and his wife Kalimash Toishybekova live in a house near Almaty. In 2024, their son journalist Duman Mukhammedkarim was sentenced to seven years in prison. Mukhammedkarim is now in custody in Kyzylorda, almost 1,000 kilometers to the ...
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Almasadam Satkaliyev, the head of Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency, told media on June 27 that the country’s first nuclear power plant could cost at least $14 billion, “in line with industry standards.” The government earlier picked Rosatom to build the ...
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Almasadam Satkaliyev, the head of Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency, told media on June 27 that the country’s first nuclear power plant could cost around $14 billion, “in line with industry standards.” Russia’s Rosatom was picked two weeks ago as the ...
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The Decision In mid-June, the Atomic Energy Agency announced that Rosatom would lead a consortium of companies building the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan and did not mention anything about the role that the other foreign companies that applied ...
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The Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) announced on June 16 that Dodo Pizza, Russia’s largest pizza restaurant franchise, had moved its headquarters to Kazakhstan. Dodo Brands, the British Virgin Islands-registered owner of Dodo Pizza, was ...
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Almaty Botanical Garden The entrance pavilions to Almaty Botanical Garden were designed by Portuguese studio Saraiva+Associados. The lightweight structures have an elegant, minimalistic, and bright design. The reconstruction of the Botanical Garden is an ...
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Since he took power in 2012, Xi visited Kazakhstan six times, making the Central Asian country his second most visited foreign destination after Russia. Kazakhstan is China’s largest trading partner in the region. In October 2013, Xi chose his visit to ...
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No Politics, Just Business The head of the Agency said the selection process was purely based on a competition among some of the most experienced players in the sector. Rosatom presented “the most optimal and advantageous proposal,” according to an ...
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According to the Agency, Rosatom offered the most favorable terms. According to government plans, the selected company should play the role of leader in an international consortium for the construction of the plant. Kazakhstan’s government had earlier ...
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Asset Nussupov, the vice minister of trade, said on June 12 that Kazakhstan invested more than $35 billion in transport and logistic infrastructure over the past 15 years. The government has laid out a tentative plan for a renewed effort in infrastructure ...
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Lawsuits helped restore some student visas, but the US government openly stated that it has no plans to stop. At the same time, legal battles continue at Harvard University, which Donald Trump’s government is trying to ban from admitting foreign students. ...
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We traveled to the banks of the Kapchagai reservoirs in the Jetysu region in Kazakhstan’s east, located between water and mountains. Here, a group of 20 self-labeled “hunters” seek traces of their ancestors in rock carvings across Kazakhstan. “Watch your ...