Mongolians will observe their centuries-old Naadam Festival by television following the government’s creative decision of moving the ancient festival online. Therefore, the core competitions such as horse racing, archery and wrestling will be held without a live audience. The opening

Mongolians are set to “enjoy” the hottest day of the year so far on Sunday (27 June) with temperatures hitting highs of 39C; it is expected to feel even hotter in some places! The Gobi will be truly roasting as

Mongolia is shifting its centuries-old festival online due to coronavirus for the second year. Rather than subject the population to an outright cancellation of Naadam, the government has taken the creative decision of moving this ancient festival online. Therefore, the

On Saturday, Mongolia observed National Tree Planting Day, the country’s largest tree-planting and caring-for-nature event.

A week-long campaign is expected to improve the environment and combat desertification in Mongolia. Therefore, some 25,000 seedlings of 14 species of trees have been distributed

Mongolia widely celebrates International Children’s Day as a public holiday. Every year on 1 June, exciting events for children are organised on Sukhbaatar Square in the centre of Ulaanbaatar. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, all cultural and sports events

Secondary schools and kindergartens across Mongolia will begin the summer vacation earlier than usual due to the surge of COVID-19 cases.

Kindergarten and primary school students will be on summer vacation beginning Monday (10 May), while secondary and high school students

The northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul has launched a campaign to plant trees to combat deforestation.
Branded “Let’s Build Green Stupas”, the campaign called will last until 2024, duringwhich time at least 1 million trees will be planted.
It is estimated that

The documentary filmmakers behind Tribeca Film Festival award winner “Island of the Hungry Ghosts” are hitting Visions du Réel film festival with a new project, examining urban migration and the rapid pace at which climate change has impacted the lives