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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.

Mongolian herders to work on big US sheep farms

A year ago, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated the list of countries eligible to participate in the H2A and H2B non-immigrant visa programs which includes Mongolia. The H2 visa gives foreign citizens the chance to officially work

New Mayor of Ulaanbaatar selected

Late last year, the Executive Committee of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) decided to dismiss Su.Batbold, Mayor of Ulaanbaatar from the post before his term ends in two years; as a result the capital has been without a mayor for

Visa-free travel to Uzbekistan

Mongolian passport holders will be able to travel visa-free to Uzbekistan for up to 30 days starting from 1 February, 2019. Tashkent has signed visa-free agreements with Mongolia and 44 other countries.

Mongolia established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Uzbekistan

Foreign Minister requests three new ambassadorial nominees

The appointment of the Mongolian ambassadors to Thailand, Australia and South Korea has been pending for over a year-and-a-half. Both the cabinet and the State Great Khural (parliament) have appointed N.Chimguundari as ambassador to Thailand, G.Tenger to Australia and B.Khurts

Mongolia’s industrial output increases by 21 percent

Mongolia’s 2018 industrial production increased by 21 percent from the previous year, reaching about USD5.9 billion, according to the National Statistics Office.

Output of the main products of the mining and extractive industries was up by 19.6 percent, making it the

Mongolian currency rate weakens against CHY and USD

The exchange rate of Mongolia’s national currency, the tugrik, against the the US dollar weakened by 8.4 percent, and against the Chinese yuan by 3.8 percent year-on-year in 2018, official data has revealed.

According to statistics, at the end of 2018,

Mongolian Dota gamers to compete for USD 400,000

Mongolian online gamers will compete in the Dota 2, online sports competition which is promising a MNT 6 billion cash award. The competition will take place on 3-12 January, 2019. Also, the winner will compete in the Predator League 2019

King Tug confident in winning World Champion title

N.Tugstsogt represents Mongolia’s best hope for a world champion since Lakva Sim’s fifth-round TKO earned the WBA’s vacant 135-pound title over Miguel Calist in April 2004 before losing it via unanimous decision to then-unbeaten Juan Diaz that July.

“Personally, I’ve never

Mongol Bank issues silver coin celebrating the Year of Pig

The Central Bank of Mongolia or Mongol Bank has issued a silver coin to celebrate the traditional Year of the Pig.

The commemorative coin, which is marked 10,000 Mongolian tugriks (3.7 U.S. dollars), has a 38.61-mm diameter and contains 31.1 grams

Mongolians to read Persian literature in translation

As relations between Iran and Mongolia improve, it has become clear that the two countries know very little about each another’s cultural heritage. In order to bridge this gap, Tehran and Ulaanbaatar are  collaborating with publications and organizing joint cultural

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