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Yak Festival held in South Gobi

In Mongolia, the yak is an animal, which has been an integral part of nomadic life for millennia. This sturdy beast, apart from producing creamy milk and good meat, is indispensable for heavy work, such as pulling the carts when

The ‘Hu’ reaches No. 1 on Billboard

The Hu, a Mongolian rock band that blends heavy metal and traditional Mongolian throat singing, has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart.

The Mongolian rock band is the first act, since American heavy metal group Bad

Bollywood’s Salman Khan in the role of Chinggis Khaan?

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is currently gearing up for his much-awaited movie Bharat, which is an official adaptation of the South Korean film ‘Ode To My Father’. In a recent interview, Salman Khan has expressed his wish to play the

Wanted! Mongolian 1958 postage stamp

In May 1958, Mongolia issued a 60-mung Globe and Dove stamp (Scott 143) to commemorate the Fourth Congress of the International Democratic Women’s Federation held in Vienna in June of that year.

The 2019 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue values the

A spectacular Naadam 2019?

The Naadam Festival is Mongolia’s main holiday and a wonderful time to experience the culture and people of this amazing land. It is only held once each year, between July 10 and 13. The three-day festival is a thrilling sporting

‘Burn Your Maps’ – US kid becomes Mongolian ‘herder’

‘Burn Your Maps’ is a film about an eight-year old American boy, Wes (Jacob Tremblay) who starts acting very strangely: he believes he IS a Mongolian nomad.  His fantasy becomes more and more extreme putting pressure on his parents, who

Historical Mongolian ‘2000’ movie to premiere in Seoul

‘The 2000’, a movie about historical event of Mongolia’s uprising against Qing (Manchu) dynasty will be screened in Seoul, the capital of South Korea on 25-31 May. The movie is based on a true historical event of the bloody uprising