Kazakhstan has approved a national standard for 3D printing. It defines specifications for raw materials and finished parts and sets out methods for testing them.
Ankara hosted an international academic and cultural event titled “The Kurultai Tradition in the Turkic World: Historical Memory and Statehood.” The Turkish edition of The Phenomenon of the Kurultai was presented there.
Akmola Region of Kazakhstan and Russia’s Leningrad Region have signed a memorandum on interregional cooperation, covering industry and the agro-industrial sector.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. Aref is in Dushanbe on a working visit to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed their countries’ strategic partnership. New agreements worth $12 billion were reached at a business council meeting.
The distribution of improved wheat seeds and chemical fertiliser has begun in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock is running the programme with partner organisations.
eGov.kz offers an online service to acquire rights to a land plot within city limits. Users must sign in with an electronic digital signature and open the Land Relations section.
A seminar in Sozma Qala district, Sar-e Pol province, focused on the harms of poppy cultivation and alternative crops. Farmers were introduced to the benefits of saffron, sesame and cotton.
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Financial Monitoring says it stopped a scheme that defrauded borrowers seeking microloans from Express Zaim. The scheme operated in 18 regions.
Industrial output in Pavlodar Region rose 8% and investment increased 13.8% in the first nine months of 2026. Officials also discussed budget execution, employment and preparations for Republic Day.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Martyrs and Persons with Disabilities has signed an agreement with the Qamar Charity Foundation to provide solar panels and related equipment to 95 families in Nimruz province.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Samarkand on October 19. The sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the expanded strategic partnership.
The international HackAlem AI hackathon set a Guinness World Records record for the number of participants in an AI hackathon. It was held in Astana as part of AI Month.
Athletes from Karaganda Region won three medals on the first day of the Asian Para Games. Ten competitors from the region are representing Kazakhstan in Japan.
Officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Urban Development and Housing met a delegation from a state institution in Uzbekistan. Talks covered Kabul’s master plan and development proposals for residential and commercial areas.
India’s Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit to attend a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states.
Kazakh scientists conducted field trials of the domestic biopreparations “Lactin AS” and “Plantarin AS” in three regions. The trials covered up to 500 hectares.
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