Lone yokozuna Terunofuji was victorious in his return from injury, while ozeki Kirishima made a winning start to his promotion bid as the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opened Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Having withdrawn from the past three meets with severe back pain,

UAE citizens hold one of the strongest passports in the world. And while they do need visas to travel to some worldwide locations, they’re also allowed visa-free travel to many countries. And now, they’ve got one more to tick off the bucket

Eighty-five buses manufactured by Chinese bus maker Yutong have arrived here and are being put into operation, the municipal government of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar said Friday.

The first 35 Yutong buses were delivered to Mongolia from China in late December,

Known to Mongolians as takhi and to the rest of the world as Przewalski’s horse, they are the only equine breed never to be domesticated – and the fruits of one of the most successful ever wildlife reintroduction schemes. With

Mongolia exported 80,400 tons of meat and meat products in 2023, hitting a historic high,  reported  the country’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

The majority of the meat and meat products were exported to China, Russia, and Iran.

Almost all provinces of

Mongolia hopes to double its GDP-per-capita to USD 10,000 before the decade is out but that will require a huge ramp up in investments in its key mining and metals sector, the country’s Finance Minister B.Javkhalan said.

The landlocked and

 “Mazaalai” International Ice Festival will be held for the first time to boost winter tourism in Mongolia.
A 50-meter-long ice rink, a 12-meter-wide, 22-meter-long ice slide designed to accommodate a large number of people, and a remarkable 56.4-meter-long snow sculpture will

Minister of Road and Transport Development S. Byambatsogt received Kitanaka Takefumi, CEO of “New Ulaanbaatar International Airport” LLC, and exchanged views on increasing the capacity of Chinggis Khaan International Airport and transferring domestic flights to Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport.
Minister S. Byambatsogt

Steppe Gold Ltd announced that it has entered into a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Hexagon Build Engineering LLC for the Phase 2 Expansion at the ATO Gold Mine in Mongolia.

The precious metals producer said the contract amount

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first issuance of the Mongolian stamp, the “Year of the Dragon” stamp dedicated to the wooden dragon year of the 17th century named “Khilent ekh” have been put into circulation.
The stamp design