In the late 1930s thousands of Koreans in the Soviet Union were deported to Central Asia, supposedly to prevent further Japanese espionage.

[4] Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev has made five official visits to South Korea, in 1995, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2016.

[10][11] In May 2009 the two countries signed an agreement for Korean investments in Kazakhstan's energy and technology sectors totaling over $5 billion.

The agreement includes a $2.5 billion investment by South Korean companies in a new power plant in southern Kazakhstan.

[6] In November 2020, the South Korean embassy in Astana organized a webinar looking at Kazakhstan's approach to voluntary disposing of the 1410 warheads it inherited from the Soviet Union.

The two countries also had productive talks during the 13th Central Asia-South Korea Cooperation Forum in Seoul, in which they discussed the consequences and opportunities for economic cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the removal of remaining barriers to trade and improving product quality and competitiveness.

[12] South Korea's major exports to Kazakhstan include automobiles, televisions, and other electronics.

Kazakh exports primarily raw materials, including copper and zinc, to South Korea.

World-famous Korean companies such as Samsung, Hyundai, Kia, Lotte, Doosan, KT, Posco, LG, Shinhan, CU are successfully implementing their projects.

[13] The oldest Korean-language newspaper outside of the Korean peninsula, Koryo Ilbo, celebrated its 100th anniversary with events both in Kazakhstan and in South Korea.