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Winter festivals in Mongolia in February

With the weather set to be stable next month, we’ve compiled information on local, national, and international festivals you can visit over the weekend in Mongolia.

Mongolia to cut nighttime electricity tariffs

In an effort to reduce Ulaanbaatar’s chronic air pollution, an annual nighttime electricity tariff reduction for the city’s ger districts is being provided from November 1 to April 1.

Nearly MNT 20 billion will be spent on the electricity price discount

Mongolia’s flag on the high seas

Mongolia is land-locked country, nevertheless, it has its own maritime law. Under the international rights of landlocked countries to fly their own flag on the high seas, Mongolia has been operating an open ship registry in Singapore since 2003.

Since that

Mongolian Economic Forum discusses sustainable development

The Mongolia Economic Forum-2019 has taken place  in Ulaanbaatar to discuss the sustainable development of economy at a time when poverty remains a pressing concern. The annual forum aims to build consensus for defining sustainable economic development policies and addressing

Briquette blaze in UB – three tonnes lost

A large fire started yesterday (30 October) at the Tavan Tolgoi Fuel Company. According to the National Emergency Management Agency, the fire began at one of the company’s sites, located in the 20th khoroo of Songinokhairkhan District of Ulaanbaatar. NEMA

Choijin Lama Temple included on international list

Choijin Lama Temple has been named as a one of the 25 culturally important sites on the 2020 World Monuments Watch list of threatened heritage sites with historical significance by the World Monuments Fund. The list is updated every other

Mongolia bans Halloween

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports of Mongolia has issued Order A/689, which bans the celebration of Halloween in schools this year. Stressing that Halloween was not an officially recognized holiday, it ordered all schools to put a

Tavan Tolgoi Ramps Up Work on USD 1 Billion Hong Kong IPO

Mongolian state-owned coal miner Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC is ramping up work on a planned Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise more than USD 1 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

The coal miner has hired an adviser

Throat singing into the Guinness World Records

Khuumii or Mongolian throat singing is a unique and ancient song art. Although, throat singing can be traced back many years, no-one knows when it started.

Today (30 October), over 1400 khuumii singers will perform at a special concert entitled ‘Human

Positive rapper –Thunderz

Thunderz is one of the most famous Mongolian rappers. But, Thunderz, whose real name is B.Ulzii-Uchral, stands out from other rappers for his positive influence on young people. For example, he released songs entitled ‘Let’s not quarrel’, ‘Would you accept

General D.Davaa – Mongolia’s next ambassador to Russia?

Earlier today (30 October), the Mongolian Cabinet discussed three ambassadorial nominations to Thailand, China and Russia. According to our sources, General D.Davaa, former Chief of the Mongolian General Staff has been nominated as the country’s ambassador to Russia, Ts.Tsengel, former

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