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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.

Twenty-year-old model crowned Miss Grand Mongolia 2018

A.Burte-Ujin has officially been crowned the new Miss Grand Mongolia 2018. She completed her graduation from Mongolian State University of Culture and Arts (SUIS) in the Ulaanbaatar. The twenty-year-old, with the height of 175cm, is a model and an artist

Mongolia’s Hakuho wins Japanese Emperor’s Cup – again!

A day after securing his record-extending 41st championship, Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (M.Davaajargal) closed the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record on Sunday.

By winning a yokozuna clash against fellow Mongolian Kakuryu, Hakuho claimed the Emperor’s Cup with

US University opens Mongolian language class

For the first time, University of Pennsylvania students can learn Mongolian and delve into a new culture.

The East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department introduced the new course in an effort to expand their Mongolian studies program and increase awareness of

Mining Minister elected as a ruling party official

Mining Minister D.Sumiyabazar has been elected as secretary general of the capital city’s committee of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) at a congress. D.Sumiyabazar won 50.4 percent of the votes from the 369 MPP party members, who attended the

Mongolia to improve tax administration with ADB loan

The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of USD 25 million to help Mongolia improve its tax administration and public investment management using information and communication technology (ICT).

The project to strengthen ICT systems

Thermal substation to be built on UB cemetery land

The Ulaanbaatar City Administration has decided to construct a new thermal substation on the land of the Dalandavhar Cemetery. The new ‘Khuchit Shonhor’ substation with a capacity of 20 megawatt is expected to begin operation later this year. Cleaning and

Drought Watch in Mongolia

The drought observation system, known as DroughtWatch-Mongolia, aims to provide real-time and wide-range drought information for disaster prevention and mitigation departments across the country.

The DroughtWatch is a global multi-satellite, multi-scale drought monitoring system and has been in service continuously for

Experts discuss China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor

The Fourth Forum of the Association of Experts Centres of China, Mongolia, and Russia was held in the Ulaanbaatar, which was devoted to the building of an economic corridor with the participation of the three countries.

During the two-day event, some

Early snow cripples harvesting in Mongolia

In most parts of Mongolia, snow fall this week has affected harvesting and damaged some crops. The early snowfall is pushing crops flat to the ground, making them very difficult to harvest.

The harvesting is getting sluggish in some regions –

Nine-year-old dies in mountain worship horse race

A nine-year-old Mongolian boy was killed during an authorized horse race in August. The incident took place in the Tumentsogt soum of Sukhbaatar province on the sidelines of a shamanistic mountain worship ceremony. In Mongolia, such ceremonies, which take place

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