China’s consumer price index rose 0.9% year on year in January–September 2026, while producer prices increased 2.3%. Food prices fell, while energy and several industrial goods became more expensive.
Kazakh water-sector specialists are receiving training in China. International seminars focus on modernizing irrigation systems, water-management technologies and small hydropower.
China’s per capita disposable income reached 34,230 yuan in the first nine months of 2026. Income among rural residents grew faster than among urban residents.
Chile’s acting Foreign Minister Patricio Torres attended a ceremony marking China’s National Day. The two countries are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership this year.
Kundyз Khapan and Zhannur Toleubayeva from the Karaganda Region are attending business events in China. Khapan makes natural sea buckthorn products, while Toleubayeva is developing a wool and felt goods brand.
Chile’s ambassador to Kazakhstan, Eduardo Escobar, visited Astana and met Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Kuantyrov. Their talks covered bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including an industrial investment agreement between ME Elecmetal and KAZ Minerals.
Kazakhstan has received observer status in the Alliance for the Protection of Asian Cultural Heritage. The council’s fourth meeting was held in Hangzhou, China.
South Korea imported about 1.12 million eggs from Brazil in a trial to test a new supply route for emergencies. The imports cost about 1.6 billion won.
Four units of Gaziantep University in Syria will continue their work under Aleppo University. Students at two units affiliated with the University of Health Sciences will be able to continue studying at Syrian institutions.
Madina Abylkassymova, chair of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Madina Abylkassymova, head of Kazakhstan’s financial market regulator, met EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso. They discussed cooperation on developing Kazakhstan’s capital market and insurance sector.
China’s market regulator has placed three companies on its list of serious violators. One produced substandard batteries, while two others issued false inspection reports.
Chinese authorities tested diapers from 168 manufacturers and 210 blood samples, finding no formamide. The investigation also identified methodological problems in several private tests.
Researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions have directly detected a cosmic filament splitting its flow toward galaxy clusters at both ends. The signal was measured with a statistical significance above 5σ.
Saudi Arabia has imposed definitive anti-dumping measures on aluminium lids for beverage cans imported from China. The duties apply to lids measuring 50 mm to 63 mm in diameter.
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