The first thing you'll notice about the Medeu Alpine Ice Rink is that it's gigantic. Located in the mountains near Almaty, a city in southeastern Kazakhstan, Medeu is the highest-elevation rink in ...

Medeo has seen many world records in all the speed skating distances from 1951 through the 1980s: 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters and the 10000 meters.

With rents rising, a project manager bought a 388-square-foot apartment in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, and leaned in on the design.

Scenes from Almaty: The capital of Kazakhstan until 1997, the city's Silk Road and European influences still echo in its architecture, cuisine and cultural traditions.

An RFE/RL investigation found that companies controlled by billionaire Timur Kulibaev acquired formerly government-owned land in top locations in Kazakhstan’s business capital, Almaty. But he ...

Rosatom and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) are to head two separate international consortia to develop nuclear ...

A vision of the future: Almaty is set to expand in size and population. (Photo: Government website) The future of Kazakhstan’s largest city looks bright for pedestrians. That is just as well, because ...

Radisson Hotel Group has broadened its operations in Kazakhstan through the inauguration of the Sadu Hotel in Almaty, now part of Radisson Individuals. This introduction signifies the first entry ...

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev carried the Olympic flame as the first torchbearer, starting up a 20-kilometer relay on Wednesday through Almaty, the first stopover of 2008 Games ...