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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’s foreign exchange reserve reaches USD 3.9 billion

According to the Central Bank of Mongolia, also known as Mongol Bank, the national foreign currency reserve has hit USD 3.9 billion. This will cover the country’s demand of foreign currency for nine months’ import trade.

However, the Mongolian Government needs

The Great Desert Camel Festival

The camel festival in Mongolia’s Gobi is one of the number of festivals that are gaining popularity with both domestic and international travellers in the country. This year, The Great Desert Camel Festival will be held in its western province

Learning about Mongolian shamans

Shamanism, cure for evil? This is the story of Corine in an “A Bigger World” directed by Fabienne Berthaud. The former journalist traveled to the Mongolian steppes after a personal drama to record traditional Mongolian songs from a national minority.

“Horses of Mongolian Steppe” Festival

The “Horses of Mongolian Steppe” Festival will be held in Batnorov Soum in Khentii Province on 1-3 November. It is one of many promotional events for supporting tourism sector and passing on Mongolia’s horse culture to future generations. Over 30

SHAME! Monuments or Human Lives?

As the 2020 Mongolian State Budget is being discussed, there is outrage that lawmakers are forgetting about human lives.

Every year, 4400 people die of cancer. Mongolia only has one Cancer Centre; its director, J.Chinburen, is begging the government to approve

Over 500 Mongolian students receive Chinese scholarships

The “Dream Star,” “Future Star,” “Leading Star” and “Special Sponsorship Programmes” are scholarship initiatives sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia and other Chinese institutions and enterprises. They are designed for students from general education schools and universities in Mongolia.

Mongolians demand resignation of Health Minister – again!

Earlier today (25 October), a demonstration today was held on the west side of State House demanding the resignation of D.Sarangerel, the minister of health. The participants held signs and shouted slogans such as: ‘infant mortality is increasing!’ and ‘where

Mongolian student becomes face of Gillette

A 21-year-old Mongolian student from Kookmin University in South Korea has been selected to be the face of Gillette, the famous men’s shaving brand. Z.Chinguun topped models and online celebrities from 30 counties who competed for the selection.

The first Gillette

Mongolian herders convene at State House

Under the title: “Mongolia is wealthy when it has own language, border and livestock!”, the first conference of Mongolian herders was held at the State House in Ulaanbaatar on 24 October. The conference was organized by the Zunduin Dorj Foundation

M.Urantsetseg to compete in Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Former world champion M.Urantsetseg from Mongolia is to bid for glory again – this time in Abu Dhabi. The IJF Grand Slam has started on Thursday and will run until 26 October. The competition has huge pool awards; for example,

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