The Mongolian Minerals-Mining-2018 forum was held at the State Palace on 22 March. Delegates from over 10 countries including China, Russia and Kazakhstan have participated in the forum.

Today, Mongolia is marking Cosmonauts’ Day. This day, 37 years ago, J.Gurragchaa became the first Mongolian, the second Asian and the 101th person to travel into space. He orbited the Earth 124 times during his trip, which lasted seven days, 22 hours and 42 minutes.

On 20 March, the International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA) updated its 3×3 basketball rankings table.

Nauryz-2018’ began in Ulaanbaatar city on Wednesday, marking the Kazakh spring celebration and the 26th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Mongolia and Kazakhstan.

Former Finance Minister of Mongolia, S.Bayartsogt, held a press conference at the Mongol News Centre on Wednesday (21 March) regarding the agreement between Mongolian government and mining giant Rio Tinto.

An intergovernmental meeting between Mongolia and Turkey was held at the State Palace in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday. The event was led by Mongolian Defence Minister N.Enkhbold, and Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu.

D.Tsogtbaatar, Minister of Foreign affairs and D.Sumiyabazar, Minister of Mining and Heavy Industries have received been given the archive of geologic research data held by Russia.

Four Mongolian traditional wrestlers have been banned from competitions for two years by the country’s National Wrestling Association.

The 10th Mongolia Mineral Exploration Forum will take place at the Corporate Hotel & Convention Centre on 22-23 March.

In 2016, Mongolia Marketing Consulting LLC conducted a nationwide survey to determine how many people drink coffee. According to the survey, 53 percent of Mongolians aged between 15 and 60 drink coffee daily.