On 31 January, officers from the Mongolian Intelligence Agency discovered a huge stash of explosive materials in the Nalaikh district.

Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar made an official visit to Pyongyang on 3-6 February at the invitation of his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho.

The Team Mongolian members are now in PyeongChang, the South Korean host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

‘Kakuryu’, whose Mongolian name is M.Anand, the 71st Yokozuna has had surgery on his right ankle. M.Anand, who hurt his ankle at the Hastu Basho sumo championship before undergoing four disappointing straight defeats.

Mongolia’s Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh has given an interview to the Japan Times.

The Mongolian national airline MIAT is planning flights to the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Guangzhou. The Minister of Road and Transport Development J.Bat-Erdene emphasised that this represents a big step forward expanding tourism, investment and the business sectors.

Russia’s Federal Grid Company (FGC), an affiliate of the Rosset holding, has started work on a preliminary feasibility study for the Russia – Mongolia power bridge.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Geoff Gottlieb visited Ulaanbaatar from January 24 to February 6, to conduct discussions on the third review of the three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement approved on May 24, 2017, in an amount equivalent to about USD 434.3 million.

The Standing Justice Committee has backed a draft resolution about receiving asylum seekers from 2018-2020.

The annual Ulaanbaatar winter festival took place in the National Park over the weekend. The festival was organised by the city administration in cooperation with the Ulaanbaatar tourism department.