On Monday, State-owned Mongol Post issued a postage stamp with the portrait of mountaineer B.Gangaamaa, the first Mongolian women to conquer the Seven Summits of the world.
Russian voters in Mongolia cast their ballots in Russia’s presidential election on 18 March. The Russian Embassy organised polling stations in Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan and Erdenet which were open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Nine child jockeys fell from their horses; three of them injuring themselves, on Sunday. The accidents took place during the Dunjingarav, a spring horse racing event held in Bayantal soum of Gobisumber province on 18 March.
On 21 March a South Korean mafia and crime movie by J&B production is to premiere. Called ‘Black Rain’, like the 1989 Ridley Scott US crime drama, the new film stars some up and coming young Mongolian actors in the roles of Korean ‘hard men’.
Kh.Battulga, President of Mongolia continued his regional tour visiting Tuv (Central) province at the weekend. Provincial leaders welcomed the President with a military parade.
Copper-in-concentrate production by Mongolian miner Oyu Tolgoi in the fourth quarter of 2017 surged 22.8% from Q3 to 45,300 mt, thanks to operational records set for open-pit mining and concentrator throughput, as well as higher grades and improved mill availability, parent company Turquoise Hill said in its annual report Friday.
Paris Grand Slam bronze medallist Ts.Tsogtbaatar struck U73kg gold as the young Mongolian defeated Dusseldorf Grand Slam bronze medallist Ferdinand Karapetian of Armenia. Ts.Tsogtbaatar became the youngest ever Grand Slam winner for Mongolia.
The Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports in cooperation with French Embassy in Ulaanbaatar has announced a scholarship in France in the 2018-2019 academic year.
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