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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.

Protecting Mongolia’s child jockeys

Mongolia is the birthplace of Genghis Khan, who founded the largest land empire the world has seen – however, this achievement would have been impossible without the Mongolian horse; the khan’s armies thundered across Asia on their horses as far

Days of National Language and Script

The Days of National Language and Script will be marked in Mongolia from 3-8 May with the aim of promoting Mongolian national script. The event has been held on the first Sunday of every May, and proudly celebrated since 2005.

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New Natural History Museum to be built at Ikh Tenger

The Mongolian Cabinet decided on Wednesday 1 May to rebuild the Natural History Museum in the Ikh Tenger area of Ulaanbaatar. Various officials have been tasked with overseeing the legal agreements regarding the land.  Ikh Tenger, meaning ‘Great Sky’ in

Rugby taking off in Mongolia

Mongolia is a country rich in heritage, shaped by centuries of complex cultural influences. As such, it’s a significant challenge for any western sport to claim the limelight from the nation’s old nomadic pastimes.

But at the Chingisiin Huree camp south

New mum M.Ankhtsetseg wins silver at Asian Powerlifting Championships

Mongolian athlete M.Ankhtsetseg has participated in the women’s 81kg category at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships. The competition was held in the Chinese city of Ningbo on 20-28 April.

M.Ankhtsetseg claimed bronze medals by lifting 93kg in the snatch and 113kg

Secret sponsor of Mongolia’s Independence Revolution

The Bogd Khan or VIII Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu (1869–1924) was the secret sponsor of Mongolian Independence Revolution of 1921 which ended centuries of Chinese occupation of Mongolia. Following the departure of the Chinese, the People’s Party founded a new government,

Marmot Plague Alert! Drama at UB airport

A plane from Bayan-Ulgii Province prompted a large-scale emergency response on Wednesday, 1 May, at Chinggis Khaan International Airport after one person died of symptoms of marmot plague.

Immediately upon landing at 2:50 pm, Flight M-182 with 58 passengers on board

Gold purchase concerns at Mongolia’s Central Bank

The Mongolian Central Bank bought a total of 1.6 tons of gold from legal entities and individuals in the first four months of 2019. The figure represents a fall  of 48 percent compared with the same period last year.

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Protecting Mongolia’s children

On Tuesday a year-long national campaign called ‘Child Protector’ aimed at shielding the rights of children was launched. The announcement about the programme was made by B.Davaasambuu, head of the child protection department at the National Police Agency (NPA) made

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