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Kazakh locals in settlements near Russia's Kaspustin Yar military testing facility have long been accustomed to rocket parts falling nearby and distant explosions as Russia tests its arsenal. RFE/RL ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: East meets West at oil field in Kazakhstan
TENGIZ, KAZAKHSTAN - The Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan is a blend of Western corporate culture and old Soviet ways — even through it's been years since U.S. oil firm Chevron came to develop it.
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Kazakhstan grappling with a fresh wave of flooding
Already struggling to cope with the damage done by flooding that started in late March, Kazakhstan is contending with a new bout of inundations that are forcing tens of thousands of Kazakh citizens ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Life in rural Kazakhstan: My stay at a mountain village guesthouse
Roosters crowed in unison at 3:30 a.m., and a breeze ruffled the lacy, lilac curtains of our guest room in Saty, Kazakhstan. I drifted back to sleep before the next round of ruckus began, then ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: How Kazakhstan’s SCO Chairmanship Has Navigated East-West Tensions
Expanding membership risks a loss of focus for the organization, but Kazakhstan has pursued a vision that could be more enduring. Last week, leaders of Eurasian nations gathered at the Independence ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Huge Methane Leak From Kazakhstan Well – Why This Is Important To Kazakhstan And To The West.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. Gas well blowout at an oil field in Assam state, India, in ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Kazakhstan Economic Freedom Holding Corp.conference 2024: Bridging East and West With Technology and Innovation
In September 2024, the inaugural Kazakhstan Economic Freedom Conference was held in Astana, marking a pivotal moment in the nation's economic journey. The event brought together top international ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Average Life Satisfaction Around 70 Percent in Kazakhstan, Shows World Bank Survey
ASTANA, February 1, 2024 – According to the latest findings from the “Listening to Kazakhstan” survey conducted by the World Bank, around 70 percent of Kazakhstan’s citizens express satisfaction with ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Kazakhstan’s Emergence as a Middle Power: Implications for Western Relations
A recent report by the German analytical centre, ‘Foundation for Science and Politics,’ has categorised Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country and one of its most important, as a ‘middle power’ – ...
News Kazakhstan » West Kasakhstan » Life: Why China Is So Interested in Kazakhstan
Every year in Kazakhstan, workers pull hundreds of thousands of tons of copper from below the nation’s soil. Exporting oil and metals has been the life force of this former Soviet republic’s economy ...