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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

Special Operation: some 1000 Chinese citizens held

Last night (29 October), in a special combined operation, the Mongolian authorities detained around 1000 Chinese citizens in four hotels in Ulaanbaatar. According to our sources, the National Police Agency, the General Intelligence Agency and Mongolian Immigration conducted a joint

Mongolian singer sentenced two years in prison

Famous Mongolian singer B.Amarkhuu was sentenced to two years in prison by the Khan-Uul District Court in Ulaanbaatar today (29 October). He was arrested on 20 September while using drugs in Ulaanbaatar. According to one source, he was taken from

New Mongolian oilfield discovered

Mongolia’s first ever oil refinery is now under construction in Dornogobi province. The Zuunbayan oilfield in East Gobi, the first oil reserve, was discovered in December 1940 by Mongolian geologist J.Dugersuren and Soviet geologist Yu.S.Zhelubovsky.

After 79 years, an new oil

Nonstop flights from Istanbul to Ulaanbaatar to be launched

As of the end of 2019, Turkish Airlines will be cutting its flights between Bishkek and Ulaanbaatar. However, the company has just revealed that they are launching nonstop flights from Istanbul to the Mongolian capital.

Turkish Airlines operates to more countries

Balloon takes off from UB’s central square

A special high-altitude balloon was sent to to 38 thousand meters above the centre of Ulaanbaatar today as a unique way of marking the 380th anniversary of the foundation of the Mongolian capital. The balloon carried with it the names

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