As the population grows, so does the demand for bread products

A journalist from Astana Aqshamy visited two companies that manufacture telecommunications equipment in Industrial Park No. 1 in Astana

The story highlights how digitalization is affecting skilled labor professions. It features a production facility that operates around the clock and offers a wide range of baked goods.

The event was organized as part of the “Year of Working Professions” and the nationwide environmental campaign “Taza Kazakhstan.”

What new projects are being implemented this year? How is the city preparing for the holiday season? How many domestic and international tourists are expected to be attracted?

Students are not limited to classroom learning — they acquire professional skills in real production environments such as factories, auto service centers, telecommunications companies, and other enterprises.

The event aims to expand trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and China and to promote Chinese companies in the Central Asian markets.

The meeting was chaired by Maksat Zhanabayev, Deputy Head of the Department for Investment and Entrepreneurship Development of Astana. Participants included Artyom Kvashuk, Chairman of the Board of Astana Tourism; Wang Yu, Deputy Chair of the People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries of Yunnan Province; Chen Xiao, Head of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Kunming Municipal People’s Government; and Ma Xinnü, Party Secretary of the Institute of Economically Significant Crops of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

In the 20th century, Kazakhstan became home to some of the largest camps of the GULAG system – ALZHIR, Steplag, and Karlag. The republic was virtually turned into one vast prison. Over the years of repression, more than 5 million people were exiled to camps in Kazakhstan.

The Forum was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.