An intergovernmental meeting of UNESCO has officially listed the ritual of hill worship as a Mongolian Intangible Cultural Heritage. The meeting is currently being held on South Korea’s Jeju Island, from 4-9 December.

However, on Tuesday (5 December) the European Union published its first blacklist of tax havens, naming 17 territories including Mongolia.

As of November 2017, a total of 469 people have been killed in road traffic accidents in our country which has a population of only three million.

Mongolian President Kh.Battulga, is expected to visit China in 2018. According to Foreign Minister D.Tsogtbaatar, the president will visit Beijing to coincide with a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The “Aceh World Solidarity Cup” international football tournament is continuing in Indonesia at the Harapan Bangsa Stadium, Lhong Raya, Banda Aceh from 2-9 December.

Mongolia has been training human rights inspectors in cooperation with the “Good Neighbours” international organisation. This is the first team of its kind in Asia.

On 1 December, Mongolian Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs Ts.Nyamdorj, announced that a total of 14926 classified materials from the S.Zorig murder case file №830142 “are to be” made public.

J.Gurragchaa, the first Mongolian in space is celebrating his 70th birthday today (5 December). Parliamentary Office Secretary Ts.Tsolmon, has received the former cosmonaut at State House and congratulated him on his birthday.

It is a rare sight to see foreign travellers performing on the streets of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar – even more so in the winter time with sub-zero temperatures.

Earlier today (5 December), Kh.Battulga, the President of Mongolia, vetoed spending plans in the 2018 State Budget law which had been approved by parliament. The law has backed by the State Great Khural (parliament) on 14 November.