6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (342+ words) Kazakhstan has begun the second stage of developing eight basin plans for the protection and use of water resources, Qazinform News Agency reports. The work is being carried out by the Information and Analytical Center for Water Resources under the…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (370+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted continued cooperation with Kazakhstan in a message to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of the country’s 35th independence anniversary, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports. The message suggests Washington wants to sustain direct engagement with Astana and advance existing…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago   (285+ words) At least six people have died after a passenger vessel lost contact in Indonesia's Java Sea, while 130 remain missing and 107 others have been rescued, the country's National Search and Rescue Agency said Sunday, Xinhua reports. Indonesian Minister of Transportation Dudy…...

1+ day, 28+ min ago   (219+ words) President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed the need to overcome global fragmentation and restore trust among the world’s major powers during his remarks at the BRICS Plus Summit, Qazinform News Agency cites Akorda. President Tokayev thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (808+ words) According to Eureporter, Kazakhstan is preparing to use part of its National Fund to finance major infrastructure projects, potentially shifting sovereign wealth from financial savings into assets that support long-term economic growth. The country plans to allocate more than $4 billion…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (223+ words) The Kazakh Embassy in Belgium hosted a session of the Shanyraq Dialogues platform under the theme Kazakhstan’s New Political Era: Constitutional Reforms in Action, Qazinform News Agency learnt from the Embassy’s press service. The meeting focused on the early outcomes…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (98+ words) Qazinform Kazakhstan, Tajikistan set to deepen economic cooperation Chairman of Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investments and State Property Management Sulton Rahimzoda met with Kazakh Ambassador to Tajikistan Valikhan Turekhanov to discuss preparations for the upcoming session of the Intergovernmental Commission…...

4+ day, 21+ min ago   (209+ words) South Korea will introduce strengthened penalties this week for companies that suffer personal information leaks affecting more than 10 million people, the privacy watchdog said Thursday, Yonhap reports. The move comes as Seoul has sought to strengthen protection of personal information…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (107+ words) Qazinform Mudslides and landslides kill 16 in eastern China At least 16 people have died after torrential rains triggered mudslides and landslides in Suichuan County in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province, local authorities said Thursday, Qazinform News Agency cites Xinhua. Days of heavy…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (242+ words) At least one person was killed and more than 40 others sustained minor injuries in central Japan after a linear rainband unleashed record rainfall on the Tokai region beginning Tuesday, authorities said Wednesday, Kyodo reported. In Nagoya, transport paralysis left commuters…...