Kazakhstan and China Launch Unmanned Cargo Transport at Border

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and China are launching unmanned cargo transportation as part of the innovative Smart Customs pilot project at the Bakhty (Kazakhstan) – Pokitu (China) border checkpoints, the Kazakh Ministry of Finance reported on July 23. Photo credit …

Kazakhstan Begins Training Instructors to Shoot Down Drones

Kazakhstan’s Ground Forces have launched a program to train instructors who will teach troops to shoot down drones using small arms, the Ministry of Defense said. The training is being conducted at a military facility in Astana, based at unit No. 68665. A …

Italian research merges with that of Kazakhstan

Last week, Professor Bruno Mezzetti from Italy attended the opening of the offsite location of Le Marche Polytechnic University at Zhetysu University in Taldygorkan, Kazakhstan. Taldygorkan is located about 300 kilometers southeast of Almaty, the capital …

Kazakhstan to launch national cargo airline in early 2026

ALMATY, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's first national cargo airline is slated to begin operations in early 2026, the Kazakh prime minister's press service announced Wednesday. In line with international practice, the airline will begin with …

China Delivers Y-8F Aircraft — Copies of Soviet An-12s — to Kazakhstan’s National Guard

The Chinese company Shaanxi has delivered three Y-8F-200W military transport aircraft to the National Guard of Kazakhstan, expanding its fleet of the Soviet-designed An-12 derivative to six. Images of the new aircraft were published on the Jet Photos …

Kazakhstan Leads Central Asia in Cybersecurity, Says New Regional Study

ASTANA – Kazakhstan leads Central Asia in cybersecurity with a relatively advanced institutional and legal framework, according to the Central Asia Cybersecurity Baseline Study: Executive Summary, published on July 8. Photo credit: freepik The study, …

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes eastern Kazakhstan, EMSC says

(Reuters) -An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude struck eastern Kazakhstan on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (21.75 miles) EMSC said. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar, Editing by Louise Heavens)

Earthquake recorded in East Kazakhstan region

Ust-Kamenogorsk. July 23. KazTAG – An earthquake was recorded in East Kazakhstan region, reports the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “The network of seismic stations registered an earthquake. The seismic event was recorded in East …

$4.6 billion in investment income earned by managers on currency portfolio of National Fund of Kazakhstan within a year

Over 1.5 million tons of flour produced in Kazakhstan in the first half of 2025

From January to June 2025, Kazakhstan produced about 1.55 million tons of wheat and wheat-rye flour, which is 6% more than in the same period of 2024, according to APK-Inform citing official statistics. As usual, the leading region in terms of production …