The Issyk inscription and the collection of printed works by Mashkhur Zhusup Kopeev have been added for the first time to UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific regional Memory of the World register. The meeting approved 21 nominations.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education received the Coursera Learning Excellence Award at London FWD. The award recognized the country’s work to bring international online learning into universities and develop digital skills.
Special economic zones in Kazakhstan are developing chemical and petrochemical production for import substitution and exports. A hydrogen peroxide plant in Zhambyl Region is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2027.
Fans from different parts of Kazakhstan travelled to Astana for Valery Meladze’s concert. Visitors spoke about the capital’s modern appearance and how it changes from year to year.
Almaty is testing AG Tag, a personal SOS device that uses satellite navigation to send a person’s coordinates to rescuers even without mobile coverage. A pilot involving tourists is planned by the end of 2026.
More than 180,000 people across the country joined the Birge Oqıyıq reading event, with over 25,000 taking part in Astana. Participants read three works by Ybyrai Altynsarin simultaneously.
KazNU’s Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies will become an ICESCO representation. A branch of its Al-Farabi Center is planned at Zhengzhou University in China.
More than 500 rural residents in Almaty Region received free medical care. In Astana, 200 medical students helped residents of a care home for older people and people with disabilities.
Kazakhstan has a portfolio of 67 infrastructure projects for municipal solid waste management worth about 350 billion tenge. Fifteen funded projects are already operational.
The experience of Almaty City Polyclinic No. 37 will underpin a unified primary health care standard being introduced across Kazakhstan. Built in 2025, the clinic can accommodate 500 visits per shift.
More than one million trees, shrubs and flowers have been planted in Astana since the start of 2026. The city has over 4 million green plants, with about 14 million more in the Green Belt.
Two brothers, aged seven and four, underwent surgery at the Almaty Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital after swallowing magnets. They recovered and were discharged nine days later.
The Kurmangazy Kazakh National Orchestra of Folk Instruments gave a concert in Almaty celebrating the preservation and promotion of national musical heritage. The programme included kui compositions and Kazakh folk songs.
Kazakhstan has completed its feed-harvesting campaign, gathering more than 43 million tonnes of feed of all types. A 200,000-tonne reserve of feed grain has also been formed.
Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court said that crediting time in pretrial detention toward a sentence does not make the legal status of detention and sentence-serving identical. It also noted that a person’s conduct in detention may be considered when a court reviews parole.
Two investment projects worth a total of 19.3 billion tenge are underway in Almaty Region. The greenhouse complex is scheduled to open in 2027, while construction of the grain logistics facility is nearing completion.
Lithuania has opened an honorary consulate in Taldykorgan. Its work will focus on expanding business and cultural ties between the Zhetysu Region and Lithuania.
The 18th International Congress of the Kazakhstan Association of Reproductive Medicine has opened in Almaty. It marks 30 years since the first child in Kazakhstan was born after IVF.
Kazakhstan presented its approach to developing primary healthcare at the WHO European Regional Committee session. The delegation also discussed joint health projects with representatives of four countries.
Transport police seized 10 kg of the psychotropic substance alpha-PVP during a special operation in Aktobe. The suspects face up to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
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