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Naadam Festival held without a live audience

The annual Naadam sporting festival kicked off on Saturday without a live audience for the first time in its 800-year history as COVID-19 fears still grip Mongolia.

At a venue outside Ulaanbaatar, athletes showed off the “three manly skills” of horsemanship,

108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur manuscripts to be reprinted

India is planning to reprint 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) by March 2022 which would help in boosting bilateral ties between the two countries.

Kanjur are an important literary component the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Teenager dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia

On Sunday (July 12), a 15-year-old boy died of an infection of bubonic plague in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, according to the country’s National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD). The teenager was found to have eaten marmot meat

The HU Special Film ‘The HU: Road To The Gereg’

Critically acclaimed Mongolian rock group the HU has released a deluxe edition of “The Gereg”, available in CD, double vinyl and digital formats. This new version was released on 10 July and includes three tracks re-made with special featured artists,

Returning to normal? Cinemas spearhead re-opening in Mongolia

Earlier today (10 July), the new Mongolian Cabinet decided to extend the period of advanced emergency readiness for 15 more days until 31 July in order to prevent coronavirus. Advanced emergency readiness was first announced on 27 January and has

Deadliest day in 2020: 11 killed in road accidents

Yesterday (9 July) was the deadliest day in Mongolia after 11 people were killed in road accidents. The country of three million is ranked high in the world for deaths resulted by road accidents.
Due to the continuous heavy rain,

Mongolian woman gives birth to twins – on charter flight

A MIAT-chartered plane has ended up with two extra passengers on board after a pregnant woman gave birth on board above the clouds.The Boeing plane was returning from the Turkish city of Istanbul evacuating 261 Mongolian nationals when the heavy

Controversial MP sentenced to over five years in prison

Former MP N.Nomtoibayar was sentenced to five years and five months in prison for abuse of power on Tuesday.

N.Nomtoibayar was found guilty of giving privileges to others by abusing power, including ordering the implementation of 29 projects and programmes in

Funding Women Entrepreneurs on Mongolia’s Covid Front Line

The majority of the female labour force in Mongolia is concentrated in the retail and service sectors, which are sensitive to downturns in consumer spending like those in the current economic crisis. While the government’s Covid-19 stimulus package includes relief

Pandemic hits Mongolia’s economy growth

Mongolia was one of the first countries in the world to adopt strict Covid-19 containment measures, starting with a January 27 halt to air and land travel between China and Mongolia, closing school and universities, and banning all gatherings. Eventually,

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