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Wanted! Mongolian 1958 postage stamp

In May 1958, Mongolia issued a 60-mung Globe and Dove stamp (Scott 143) to commemorate the Fourth Congress of the International Democratic Women’s Federation held in Vienna in June of that year.

The 2019 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue values the

A spectacular Naadam 2019?

The Naadam Festival is Mongolia’s main holiday and a wonderful time to experience the culture and people of this amazing land. It is only held once each year, between July 10 and 13. The three-day festival is a thrilling sporting

‘Aldar Tanan Garid’ wins ‘Goy’ Basketball League

Yesterday (20 May), the ‘Aldar Tanan Garid’ basketball team became champion of the Mongolian ‘Goy’ League. At the final match, the team, which is based at the ‘Aldar Sports Club, beat a strong opponent, namely, ‘Khasiin Khuleguud’ 98:90. The match

Over 30’000 people run in UB Marathon

The annual ‘Ulaanbaatar Marathon-2019’ was held on Saturday (18 May) coinciding with a car-free-day, when central parts of the Mongolian capital are closed to traffic.

The UB Marathon attracts more and more athletes and amateur runners each year, having become a

‘Burn Your Maps’ – US kid becomes Mongolian ‘herder’

‘Burn Your Maps’ is a film about an eight-year old American boy, Wes (Jacob Tremblay) who starts acting very strangely: he believes he IS a Mongolian nomad.  His fantasy becomes more and more extreme putting pressure on his parents, who

Historical Mongolian ‘2000’ movie to premiere in Seoul

‘The 2000’, a movie about historical event of Mongolia’s uprising against Qing (Manchu) dynasty will be screened in Seoul, the capital of South Korea on 25-31 May. The movie is based on a true historical event of the bloody uprising

Indian PM wears Mongolian deel during meditation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day visit to Uttarakhand on Sunday with a visit to Kedarnath shrine.  Dressed in deel, a traditional Mongolian outfit, PM Modi offered prayers at the temple for around half-an-hour and undertook circumambulation of

US fast food poisoning in Mongolian capital – again!

Another mass food poisoning has hit a US fast food chain in Ulaanbaatar – and again in Zaisan, a well-off suburb in the south of the capital. Over 120 people, 50 percent of whom were children, fell ill earlier this

Death in Mongolia’s State Palace

Former Mongolian lawmaker G.Batkhuu, also former Deputy Chair of Democratic Party, was found dead in Mongolia’s most important building, the State Palace, on Friday (17 May). According to one source, G.Batkhuu was discovered by a security guard with an apparently

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