Kazakhstan News News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakhstan aims to become education hub, but experts say jobs must match skills
Experts on panel at SCMP's China Conference: Central Asia 2026 say collaboration with Hong Kong and mainland universities is in the pipeline Kazakhstan is aiming to become an education powerhouse in ...
News Kazakhstan » People: People in Kazakhstan are gripped by the country's first live-streamed trial
In Kazakhstan, people have been mesmerized by the country's first ever live-streamed trial. It's the trial of a former government minister who was accused of murdering his wife. The case has ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakhstan amassed 55 medals at the 6th Nomad Games with two more days to go
With less than two days to go Kazakhstan stands a good chance to become the overall winner of the 6th Nomad Games held in Kyrgyzstan. With 55 medals won the largest country of Central Asia is well ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakhstan: New history of Kazakh peoples strives to dispel historical misconceptions
The need for a thorough, evidenced-based understanding of Central Asia’s past is rising, given Russia’s tendency to try to reinvent history as it continues to harbor imperial geopolitical ambitions.
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakh people to decide on nuclear plant construction
Kazakhstan is to hold a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during a state-of-the-nation address. The date of the vote has ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Kazakhstan: Power to people, or power to president?
As Kazakh citizens prepare to vote March 15 on a new constitution, the buzzwords flashing up on billboards and at glitzy campaign events are “just and progressive.” This slogan is designed to mobilize ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Eleven People From Same Family Drown While Swimming In Kazakhstan
Eleven people from the same family, including five children, drowned in the Syr Darya River in the Turkestan region in southern Kazakhstan on August 21, officials said, adding the search for two other ...
News Kazakhstan » People: Tens Of Thousands In Kazakhstan Return Home As Flooding Recedes
Kazakhstan's Emergencies Ministry said on April 29 that among those forced to flee the recent unprecedented flooding in the north, 38,521 people had returned home. About 120,000 people, including ...