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

Dating back to the era of Chinggis Khaan, the Naadam Festival is one of the two main holidays in Mongolia. Meaning, ‘the games’, Naadam is celebrated every year from 11 to 13 July across Mongolia and focuses on the three

Directed by J.Sengedorj, a film entitled ‘I am the Sun’ has won the judges’ choice award at this year’s Wonderfest film festival in Romania. ‘Young Detectives’ by director S.Bujin also successfully represented Mongolia at the festival.

The film tells three stories

There are more than 300 electronic cars with green plates on the roads of Mongolia; most of them are Nissan Leaf. Therefore, an electric vehicle charging station installed under Peace Bridge in central Ulaanbaatar. The electronic vehicle charging station has