On 1 June, the Mongolian Cabinet approved establishing “Nairamdal-2” international children’s camp on the Shore of Lake Khuvsgul, the largest fresh-water lake in Mongolia. Meaning ‘Friendship’, the Nairamdal camp is of great importance to the development of tourism, the promotion

Annual ‘Ulaanbaatar Book Festival’ will take place at the Mongolian capital’s main exhibition centre – Misheel Expo on 5-7 June. Due to coronavirus restrictions that have banned public gatherings, the book fair will be partly held online.

The Ulaanbaatar Book Fair

Mongolians will now have three days of public holidays in June. The country marks International Children’s Day as public holiday on the first of the month.

From this year, the central Asian country will celebrate Buddha Day as a national holiday

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 Ulaanbaatar. However, this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, all cultural and sports events have

The spectacular traditional clothes of Mongolian nomads are showcased in a series of beguiling portrait shots. These brightly coloured and bejewelled garments are handed down through generations. Freelance photographer Alessandra Meniconzi travelled from her home in Lugano, Switzerland, to Central

The annual ‘Playtime’ live music festival has been taking place since 2001 at the Mongol Shiltgeen recreational area in Gachuurt Village just east of Ulaanbaatar. Initially, only a few people attended Playtime to listen to rock music and enjoy the

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia’s biggest tourist attraction, the ‘Naadam’ Festival, is expected to be held without foreign audiences. According to statistics, at least 11,000 tourists come to Mongolia every year specifically to watch the Naadam Festival which is

An interesting virtual exhibition opened today (22 May) in Ulaanbaatar’s Shangri-La Mall, on the occasion of ‘World Biodiversity Day’. This year, the Day is marked under theme of ‘’Solutions in Nature’’.

Jointly, the British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar and the Ministry of