Vodka is a popular drink in Mongolia – especially at the traditional lunar New Year festival of Tsagaan Sar.

Mongolia President Kh.Battulga, held a brief meeting with the residents of Zuunkharaa, a town in Selenge province on Thursday.

A total of 700 cadets from the Mongolian Police Academy have been working with Ulaanbaatar police officers in the capital during the lunar New Year festival of ‘Tsagaan sar’, which this year took place from 15-19 February.

The Population and Housing Census Commission held a meeting at the State Palace on Thursday with Mongolian prime minister U.Khurelsukh in the chair.

The National Basketball League Championships are nearing their nail-biting conclusion.

The Ulaanbaatar city administration has announced a new tour project for tourists and schoolchildren. Under the ‘City Tour’ programme, the administration is organising regular excursions around the Mongolian capital and nearby historical places.

A team of 19 Mongolian judokas is on the way to Dusseldorf in Germany for the Grand Slam-2018. The competition will take place on 23-25 February with the prize pool of USD 100 thousand.

Singapore registered AND Global has announces the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of its Mongolian subsidiary LendMN, a smartphone-based instant lending service provider.

The Schneider Group noted that cashmere market has been recovering since a low point in 2014. This is of great benefit for Mongolia as one of biggest producer of cashmere.

The findings of a survey entitled ‘Safe attitude: air-pollution and children’s health’ was revealed to the public on Thursday. The study has been conducted by the National Centre for Public Health in cooperation with UNICEF Mongolia.