Doctors at Shymkent City Clinical Hospital No. 1 transplanted a kidney into a patient whose kidneys had both failed. His brother donated one of his kidneys, marking the city's 257th kidney transplant.
Twenty-six families on the housing waiting list received apartments in Almaty Region. Since the start of the year, 259 people in Talgar District have moved into new homes.
A creative evening marking the 75th birthday of Kazakhstan’s People’s Artist Meruert Utekesheva was held at Alatau Traditional Arts Theatre in Almaty. Artists, colleagues and her students took part.
A business forum between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan took place in Astana. Business representatives from the two countries signed 11 agreements worth a total of $135.3 million.
Kazakhstan’s exports of vegetable oils and oilseed meal to China have grown more than 3.7-fold over the past three seasons. Shipments in the last season totalled 657,000 tonnes, worth more than $438 million.
The Colisium Almaty international conference will take place in Almaty on November 20–21. Topics include music distribution on global platforms, overseas concerts and work with record labels.
The National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been designated the national operator for radioactive waste management. Its responsibilities include developing disposal infrastructure and monitoring relevant facilities.
Almaty’s Zhetysu district has opened 1,520 school places. The district is also planning an Innovation Creativity Centre and expanding libraries, children’s clubs and sports programmes.
An international roundtable on the musical heritage of China’s Kazakhs and Chinese composers was held at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory. The event concluded with a concert.
Kazakhstan and China agreed to increase the permitted frequency of flights from 150 to 180 per week. Chengdu and Kashgar will also be added to the route network.
The interior ministers of Kazakhstan and Georgia discussed joint efforts against transnational crime, online fraud and cybercrime. It was their second meeting this year.
Archaeologists found a gold bear-shaped ornament at the Karagaily burial site in Almaty’s Nauryzbai District. The burial mound is provisionally dated to the 4th–3rd centuries BCE.
Almaty Mayor Darkhan Satybaldy discussed possible smart city projects with a Hyundai Motor Group delegation, including autonomous mobile robots and intelligent traffic management systems.
Kazakhstani scholars studied seven historical acts from Harvard University’s Houghton Library. The documents, dating from 1599 to 1742, contain information on governance and land relations in the Yarkand Khanate and East Turkestan.
Ethnic Kazakhs planning to move to Kazakhstan must complete nine steps to obtain qandas status. Those included in a regional quota can receive subsidies for relocation, housing rent and utility bills.
Juvenile offences in Kazakhstan fell by 6.9% in the first nine months of 2026. Schools have introduced mandatory courses aimed at improving students’ legal literacy and civic responsibility.
The first trains with new Stadler passenger carriages will leave Astana for Almaty on November 11 and for Semey on November 13. Kazakhstan plans to receive 557 carriages in stages by 2030.
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