The Astana Times

The Astana Times is an English-language newspaper covering Kazakhstan and Central Asia. It reports on national politics, the economy, foreign policy and culture for an international readership. Its coverage of state affairs generally reflects official positions, and it functions as one of the country's main English-language windows for audiences abroad.

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The Astana Times at a glance

Country: Kazakhstan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Astana Times

Crosswire groups The Astana Times as Centrist for comparisons within Kazakhstan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The Astana Times sits in Kazakhstan's press

The Astana Times is one of 5 outlets tracked in Kazakhstan, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Kazakhstanskaya Pravda. By outlets tracked, Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Astana Times outside Kazakhstan, starting with Central Asia, are South China Morning Post (China), Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), The Korea Times (South Korea) and Taipei Times (Taiwan). Opening one of them beside The Astana Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.