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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.

Day of unity: marking Mongolia’s first Olympic gold medal

Mongolia made its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 1964. The country sent a total of twenty-one athletes representing four sporting categories. That first outing served as a very good learning experience for the Mongolian athletes because in the 1968 Summer

Mongolia confirms Putin’s visit Khalkh Gol Victory celebration

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia in September to attend the events marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol.  According to Z.Enkhbold, Chief of Staff of Mongolian President, Putin will visit Mongolia on 3

Gobi folk festival attracts 15,000 tourists

Entitled “The Sun over the Placid World,” a major folk art festival was held in Dundgovi Province at the weekend.

Around 3,300 local traditional long song singers and players of the morin khuur performed at an open-air theater in Ikh Gazriin

International photojournalists on Mongolian shooting-spree

More than 20 photojournalists from six countries are participating in an international photojournalism programme in Ulaanbaatar.

Entitled “Mongolia Today,” the programme is being co-organized by Mongolia’s national news agency Montsame, the United Association of Mongolian Photographers, the Council on Mongolian National

Missing in the mountains – Korean woman alive and well

A 61-year-old South Korean woman who went missing on Sunday (11 August) has safely returned to the ‘Sky Resort’, ski resort located near Ulaanbaatar after spending a night on the Bogd Khan mountain range alone. According to one source, the

See the world by rail from UB

Passengers can now buy railway tickets to Russian cities, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), European destinations as well as some cities of China from Mongolia. You can book the tickets by calling 21-242471 or visiting the ticket desk at

K-Wave hits Mongolian capital

Earlier today (13 August), the long-awaited ‘Korean Week’ cultural event kicked off at the National Park in Ulaanbaatar. The event is co-organised by the Ulaanbaatar City Administration and the South Korean Embassy in Mongolia and marks the 29th anniversary of

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Mongolia

At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will host the BFA Ulaanbaatar Conference for the first time from August 19 to 21.

The Ulaanbaatar Conference will be held around the theme

‘Brothers of Khalkhin Gol’ opens in Russia

The Battle of Khalkhyn Gol in 1939 was an important event in both Mongolian and world history. During the battle – or series of battles – combined Mongolian and Soviet troops thwarted an attempt by the Empire of Japan to

South Korean woman goes missing in Mongolia

A 61-year-old South Korean woman went missing on Sunday (11 August) after climbing Tsetsee Gun Mountain in Zuunmod Soum of Tuv Province. The Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency received a call at 5.00 p.m reporting that the woman, whose surname

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