The Embassy of the United States in Mongolia launched a social campaign against Ulaanbaatar air pollution on 27 February.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver is currently in Mongolia for talks.

The Ulaanbaatar Capital City Youth Development Agency has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mongolian Bodybuilding and Fitness Association to discount prices of 10-50 percent for all UB citizens.

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March every year. It commemorates the movement for women’s rights.

Bloomberg TV Mongolia has organised a forum entitled ‘Smogless Ulaanbaatar-2’ at the capital’s Blue Sky hotel. This is the second forum to be held this year and is being co-organised by the Ministry of Construction & Urban Development and the Mongolian Mortgage Corporation HFC LLC.

Since sending two military observers in 2002, Mongolia has been being a significant contributor to UN peacekeeping missions as well as contributing to non-UN operations.

The Business Council of Mongolia (BCM) has established a special joint working group to voice the business community’s interests regarding amendments to be made to Mongolian tax laws.

A family of four died in a ferocious fire at their home on 21 February, police have announced.

Mongolian boxer E.Tsendbaatar won a silver medal at the 69th ‘Strandja’ International Boxing Tournament.

During February, the Central Bank of Mongolia purchased 390 kg gold; a decrease of 47.4 percent on the same period in 2017. Last February, 741 kg gold was sold to the bank.