Zhu Fenglian invited people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to offer ideas for a ‘one country, two systems’ plan for Taiwan. She described peaceful unification under the framework as the best way to achieve China’s unification.
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.
Norwegian defence and technology company KONGSBERG ended the third quarter of 2026 with a record order backlog of NOK 174.2 billion. Orders received during the quarter totalled NOK 23.3 billion.
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.
L3Harris Technologies has received two multi-million-dollar contracts from TKMS. Its equipment will let submarines deploy and retract payloads used for communications, surveillance and navigation.
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 METEOR missile was jettisoned from an F-35B’s internal weapons bay in the United States on 7 October. The trial assessed whether it could separate safely from the aircraft.
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.
Khakassia head Valentin Konovalov opened a national sports festival in Chernogorsk. Participants are competing in kures wrestling, lasso throwing, mas-wrestling and other events.
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.
A congress hall and Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn hotels are under construction in Bukhara. Uzbekistan’s president instructed officials to complete the projects on time and meet quality requirements.
L3Harris has received multiple production orders worth a combined $121 million for its LOCODA solution in support of the U.S. Army. The system is designed to enhance vehicle communications and give commanders access to Army command-and-control applications.
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.
XXL has highlighted the hip-hop projects with the biggest first-week sales in 2026 so far. Drake’s Iceman leads the list with 463,000 equivalent album units.
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.
Eve Air Mobility and FlyBIS have signed a binding agreement for up to 12 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for operations in southern Brazil. It includes two firm orders and rights to purchase 10 additional aircraft.
The interior ministers of Kazakhstan and Georgia discussed joint efforts against transnational crime, online fraud and cybercrime. It was their second meeting this year.
L3Harris received a $36 million order for its Hawkeye 4 Lite satellite communications terminal in support of the U.S. Army. The equipment will be fielded under the C2NOW initiative.
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.
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