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Network City in Burabai: Kazakhstan combines IT hub with resort's protected status

Network City in Burabai: Kazakhstan combines IT hub with resort's protected status

PM Olzhas Bektenov met Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan to discuss creating an international innovation hub, with Burabay village considered as a site for the Network City tech town.

Belt and Road boosts green financing to record high — Kazakhstan becomes focus of Chinese metallurgy

Belt and Road boosts green financing to record high — Kazakhstan becomes focus of Chinese metallurgy

A fresh report shows metallurgy and mining are among the few Belt and Road sectors where Kazakhstan is named a separate investment hub, alongside steel processing in Egypt.

The world divided the most scarce water — Kazakhstan got half as much in 2026

The world divided the most scarce water — Kazakhstan got half as much in 2026

A direct link emerges between the global water scarcity ranking and new quotas for the Syr Darya and Amu Darya: Turkmenistan, a world leader in per capita water use, shares the same river basin as southern Kazakhstan.

Super-El Niño to hit Africa for $20 billion — Central Asia faces downpours and heat

Super-El Niño to hit Africa for $20 billion — Central Asia faces downpours and heat

The African Development Bank has for the first time put a price tag on the looming El Niño, which meteorologists call one of the strongest on record.

Industrial hemp legalized in Kazakhstan, but cultivation is slow to take off

Industrial hemp legalized in Kazakhstan, but cultivation is slow to take off

In 2026, Kazakhstan did not plant industrial hemp, so no harvest of this crop is expected in the country.

Cooling towers for the Balkhash NPP — a technical detail costing millions of cubic meters of water

Cooling towers for the Balkhash NPP — a technical detail costing millions of cubic meters of water

While Kazakhstan debates the timeline and cost of its first nuclear plant, engineers are deciding how to cool the reactors. It’s not about safety, but cooling towers whose type will determine how much water the plant draws from Lake Balkhash.

What causes seal deaths in Kazakhstan

What causes seal deaths in Kazakhstan

New H5N1 strain raises global concern due to its surprising ability to infect a wide range of animals—from squirrels and skunks to bottlenose dolphins, polar bears, and even dairy cows.