Almaty's famous Aport apple is being brought back from the brink — and it's a reason to visit Kazakhstan's orchard country
Kazakhstan is reviving the legendary Aport apple near Almaty with subsidies and a 110-hectare orchard. Here's...
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Kazakhstan's Tenge Turns 33 — and Is About to Get a Digital Twin
Kazakhstan's tenge marks 33 years: from hand-designed 1993 banknotes to world-first security features and a fu...
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How Kazakhstan's 'Children of Independence' Took Its Cinema From Soviet Shadows to Berlin and Venice
Film scholar Gulnara Abikeeva explains how Kazakhstan's post-Soviet directors won Silver Bears and Venice priz...
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Moscow customs seize 136M rubles headed to Kyrgyzstan — and remind travellers of the cash limit
Sheremetyevo customs seized 136M rubles bound for Kyrgyzstan. What travellers on Moscow–Bishkek flights need t...
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Kyrgyzstan's President Says the Country's Tourism Image Has Turned a Corner
Kyrgyzstan's president says crime crackdowns and events like the World Nomad Games have boosted the country's...
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Archaeologists unearth a 1,000-year-old craft workshop at Kochkor-Bashy in Kyrgyzstan's Naryn region
An 11th–13th-century craft workshop and a heated medieval bathhouse have been unearthed at Kochkor-Bashy in Ky...
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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Team Up to Save the Saiga — Central Asia's Strangest Antelope
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan signed a deal to protect migrating saiga antelopes. Here's what it means for Central...
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Almaty gets a new cultural stop for fans of Kyrgyz literature: the Aitmatov Center at Turan University
Almaty opens a cultural center and bust honoring Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov at Turan University — a new li...
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False alarm at Manas: Bishkek-bound flight searched, nothing found
A security alert on an S7 flight from Novosibirsk to Bishkek ended with no explosive found. What it means for...
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Kyrgyzstan officials warn of election-season provocation risks in the south — what visitors should know
Kyrgyzstan's president and Osh's former mayor warn of possible provocations before the January 2027 election —...
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Kyrgyzstan Is Pouring Billions of Soms Into Lake Issyk-Kul — Here's What That Means for Travellers
Kyrgyzstan is investing billions of soms in Issyk-Kul: new roads, hospitals, a ski resort plan and a regions-t...
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Kazakhstan roundup: a famous Akhal-Teke mare, new sleeper trains and a country making headlines
A shimmering Akhal-Teke mare, Swiss-built sleeper trains on the Astana–Almaty line and big digital bets: why K...
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