Situation on CVI in Kazakhstan as of April 21

30.03.2023, 11:10 10616

Kazakhstani librarians to upgrade skills in Türkiye

They will get acquainted with the work of Turkish libraries and share best practices

The workers of Kazakhstani libraries will improve their skills at the Nation's Library of the Presidency, also referred to as the Presidential Library, in Ankara, Kazinform learnt from the Kazakh Culture and Sports Ministry’s press service.

They will get acquainted with the work of Turkish libraries and share best practices. In particular, they will know more about the work with rare editions, restoration works, informational support of libraries, present-day bibliographic events, etc.

The necessary organizational work is underway.

According to Vice Minister Nurkisa Daueshov, every year the Ministry organizes career enhancement events in CIS and non-CIS countries. Workers of museums, music and drama theatres also improved their qualifications.

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28.03.2023, 14:46 15616

Nas Daily creates video clip about Almaty, ‘apple capital’ of the world

The team of Nuseir Yassin, an Arab-Israeli vlogger, renowned for creating over 1,000 daily, one-minute-long videos on social media, visited Almaty to make a video about its symbol, an apple

The team of Nuseir Yassin, an Arab-Israeli vlogger, renowned for creating over 1,000 daily, one-minute-long videos on social media, visited Almaty to make a video about its symbol, an apple, Kazinform correspondent reports.

The video about apples is available on Nas Daily’s YouTube, Instagram and TikTok accounts with the total number of subscribers at over 60 million. The clip has already gained over 1 million views on Instagram.

Did you know that every apple in the world comes from just one country? And you’ll never guess which one because I am in the country of apples. The country that brought you every apple in the world… Welcome to Kazakhstan! It’s a country in central Asia. Everywhere I look I see apples! Apple paintings, apple statues, apple windows. And even a city named after apples. This is Almaty city and Almaty means ‘Father of apples’. Turns out, apples come from Kazakhstan! Yes! Science figured out that every apple in the world can be traced back here. This is where the apple seed evolved and became the modern day apple. So the next time you bite into a juicy, crunchy apple think of Kazakhstan," says one of the members of the Nas Daily team.

The mission of Nas Daily is to show its subscribers and viewers the most incredible people and places on planet Earth.

The Almaty city administration revealed that the video clip about the megapolis was created with the support of the Almaty tourism department and Visit Almaty tourist information center. In total, Nas Daily shot five video clips - four in Almaty and one in Astana - focusing on the culture, history and other aspects of life in Kazakhstan.

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27.03.2023, 10:46 18716

Shymbulak sets Guinness record as world’s highest slope for night skiing

The ceremony of awarding the certificate and the official scoring of the record was held at the Talgar Passage, at an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level

Shymbulak ski resort has officially set a Guinness World record in the nomination "The world’s highest slope for night skiing", Kazinform correspondent reports.

The ceremony of awarding the certificate and the official scoring of the record was held at the Talgar Passage, at an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level.

Representative of Guinness World Records, Mrs. Sheyda Subashi-Gemiji in her speech stated that she was happy to be in Shymbulak together with the guests of the resort. She presented the Guinness Record Certificate to Director General of the resort Rinat Abdrakhmanov.

I am pleased to announce that Shymbulak mountain resort officially sets a Guinness record as the world’s highest slope for night skiing. This is a new record in the world," Sheyda Subashi-Gemiji voiced.

Minister of Culture and Sport Askhat Oralov and Deputy Mayor of Almaty Arman Kyrykbaev attended the ceremony.

Night skiing in Shymbulak was launched in November 2021. Hundreds of thousands of lovers of an active lifestyle have already visited the resort.

50,346 tourists were recorded in 2021-2022 season. This season their number rose by 10% and reached 55,486.

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21.03.2023, 10:05 24011

Kazakhstan celebrates Nauryz spring holiday

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People of Kazakhstan are celebrating today Nauryz Meiramy, spring holiday, the Day of Spring Equinox, Kazinform reports.

From the ancient times, Nauryz has been embodying wellbeing and renovation.

Nauryz is the holiday that has reached us from the remote past. It is believed that Nauryz Meiramy, the celebration of which begins on the day of spring equinox - March 21, was celebrated back in the days of the ancient kings of Persia. It is widely believed that Nauryz began to be celebrated approximately in the 4th-6th centuries BC, during Shah Jamshid reign. Some sources say that Nauryz has the history of about 4-5 millennia.

Kazakhstan has been observing Nauryz since 1999. March 21,22,23 are days off. In 2009 Nauryz was included into the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List. A year later the UN General Assembly declared March 21st as the International Day of Nauryz (Novruz).

The main dish served during Nauryz is Nauryz kozhe, which traditionally includes seven ingredients symbolizing seven elements of life. They are water, meat, salt, fat, flour, cereal and milk. Seven ingredients symbolize seven virtues, such as joy, success, intelligence, health, wealth, agility, growth and divine protection.

Traditionally on the eve of Nauryz, one should repay debts, forgive offenses - i.e, leave all the troubles in the old year and forget about the bad. During Nauryz Meiramy, people visit relatives, friends, and welcome guests.

In general, about 300mln people celebrate Nauryz. In 2001, Nauryz was declared the state holiday of Kazakhstan. Since 2009, it has been celebrated for three consecutive days.

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14.03.2023, 09:35 49281

Kazakhstan celebrates Amal spring holiday

n this day, people congratulate each other on the beginning of spring, exchange warm wishes and pay the tribute of respect to the older generation

Today the people of Kazakhstan celebrate Korisu or Amal spring holiday. On this day, people congratulate each other on the beginning of spring, exchange warm wishes and pay the tribute of respect to the older generation, Kazinform reports.

Every year, the residents of western regions put on their traditional clothes and congratulate each other on the spring holiday.

The Day of Equinox comes on March 22, but western Kazakhstan celebrates this day on March 14.

Korisu holiday gains popularity in all regions of Kazakhstan today. It is widely celebrated by the Kazakhs living in Syrdarya, Kostanay and Torgay regions as well as those living in Astrakhan, Saratov, Samara, Orenburg regions of Russia.

The main requirement of Amal is to show respect for the elders, take care of the younger ones, support for the weak, and assisting the poor. On this day, young people greet the elders, shake hands and hug each other. Aksakals (respected elders) bless the youth. This is the day of greeting - a holiday of brotherhood, modesty, and charity.

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09.03.2023, 19:40 63236

Kazakhstani Arsen Kylyshbek and Vladimir Borzenkov win Microsoft’s $550 thou worth grant

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Kazakhstani Arsen Kylyshbek and Vladimir Borzenkov won a $550,000 worth grant from Microsoft for Startups for their startup project based on AI, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Enlightenment Ministry of Kazakhstan.

Whoock is a website generator and editor enabling to develop a full-fledged service for clients based on text messages. It can create a fully functional website with modern design. Creation of a site is done through conversation with AI to fulfil a client’s requests," say the young developers.

The project targets growing business and startups at their early stage looking for a prototype or a site. Following the beta launch, Arsen and Vladimir plan to add a web-app development function to their service.

The platform on average generates a full website in a minute and a half. We’re planning the launch for the next week. Everyone will have free and limitless access to the platform," they say.

The young developers are planning to spend the money won for further upgrading their project.

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09.03.2023, 16:11 63336

Berkut airline personnel receive medals for rescuing people in Türkiye

The awards were handed over by the Deputy Chief of the Kazakh President’s Affairs Administration, Sergei Khoroshun

A solemn ceremony of awarding the Berkut airline personnel for rescuing people in quake-hit Türkiye, Kazinform correspondent reports.

The personnel of the Berkut airline, a subordinate organization of the Kazakh President’s Affairs Administration, received today thank-you letters and Yeren enbegi ushin medals on behalf of the Kazakh President for joining the rescue operation in Türkiye and Syria.

The awards were handed over by the Deputy Chief of the Kazakh President’s Affairs Administration, Sergei Khoroshun.

The personnel of the Berkut airline actively joined the liquidation of the aftermath of destructive quakes occurred in Türkiye, operated flights carrying humanitarian cargo, search and rescue teams, and the Emergency Situations Ministry’s equipment," said Khorushin at the ceremony.

Crew members of IL 76 aircraft pilot-instructor Nurzhan Ospankulov and pilot Nikolai Gudeev were awarded Yeren enbegi ushin (For Distinguished Labor) medals.

17 personnel of the Berkut airline’s flight unit delivered cargo and equipment to the provinces hit hard by devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.

Two strong earthquakes of magnitude of over 7 jolted Kahramanmaras, southeastern Türkiye, on February 6, 2023. Hundreds of aftershocks were recorded following tremors in 10 provinces of the country as well as the neighboring counties, including Syria. The latest data indicate the death toll from the massive quakes surpassed 46,000.

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03.03.2023, 08:47 85246

Unique Kazakh art project "World Painting" presented at UN Geneva

The event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN Office in Geneva

An international social art project "World Painting" was presented on the sidelines of the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations, Kazinform learned from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

The event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN Office in Geneva, was attended by high representatives of international organizations and foreign ministers, as well as representatives of NGOs, media and guests of Geneva.

Thanks to its peacekeeping mission of promoting peace, mutual respect and tolerance, the "World Painting" has already united more than 2,000 people who took part in its creation.

The opening ceremony was attended by the authors of the project - well-known Kazakh civil activists and producers Daut Shaikhislamov and Dana Ormanbayeva.

Director of the United Nations Library in Geneva Francesco Pisano participated as a guest of honor, and added to the canvas. He noted that the project was a reflection of principles enshrined in the UN Charter such as mutual respect between the people of our planet without discrimination and exclusion.

As the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan Yerlan Alimbayev underlined in his remarks, the project clearly proves that all the residents of the planet, regardless of skin color, religion or place of origin, dream of living in harmony and peace. This corresponds to the values of the UN, and therefore makes it symbolic to present the "World Painting" on the sidelines of the main global human rights platform on the eve of the anniversary of Kazakhstan's joining the UN.

For reference: The "World Painting" project was launched on October 28, 2021 at the World EXPO 2020 in Dubai. In February 2022, the "World Painting" broke the Guinness World record as an art project, in which the largest number of people took part, passing the brush from one to another. Both ordinary people and celebrities such as musicians, actors, politicians and sports stars, took part in the project. The exhibition is on display at the UN Office in Geneva from February 27 to March 2, 2023.

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