Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sports Ts.Tsogzolmaa is attending the 6th ASEM Education Ministers’ Meeting, currently being held from November 20-22 in Seoul, Korea.

Mongolia will import pork from the Russian Republic of Buryatia,. According to sources, the Vostochny-Sibirsky farm has obtained permission from Mongolian officials to import pork into the country.

A special citizenship ceremony has been held annually at State House since 2002. This year, a total of 850 Mongolian children will take an oath at the ceremony which is being organised by the Mongolian Youth Federation.

The 28th Congress of the Mongolian People’s Party has entered its second day (21 November) at the Central Palace of Cultural in Ulaanbaatar. The three-day meeting is being attended by 1,309 members of the party.

The Mongolian Cabinet has submitted a draft bill to parliament to free wheat imports from value added tax and the customs duty. The bill aims to exempt 225 thousand tonnes of wheat and additional 10 thousand tonnes of grain import from taxes.

Bolor Tsom (Crystal Cup) is an annual festival of the best modern Mongolian poetry. This year, the event will take place in the Gobi-Altai province of Mongolia on 15th of December.

The Mongolian government plans to slash the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by one third in order to encourage private investment and set up a sovereign wealth fund.

The Mongolian Foreign Ministry has reminded foreigners, whether living in the country permanently or just visiting, that they must carry their passports at all times.

“Goyol”, Mongolia’s biggest annual fashion festival will be held on 29 November at the Central Palace of Cultural. The festival awards the best model, photographer, make-up artist, hairdresser, designer and the Top Model of the year.

2008 Beijing Olympics champion N.Tuvshinbayar was awarded the Order of Chinggis Khaan on Sunday (19 November).