The GS Trophy is heading to Mongolia in June 2018 for what will be its biggest challenge yet. With three new teams joining the competition (Australia, India and a second International Female Team) and now with eight days of competition, to allow for the huge distances, the sixth BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, the Central Asia 2018 edition, is set to break all records

A team from the Mongolian border protection agency GABP is being trained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF).

Most branches of the banks will be closed during the Tsagaan Sar holiday, from 16-19 February. Here is a list of the precise details of the banks in Ulaanbaatar during the public holiday:

On 14 February, Mongolia President Kh.Battulga, presented the highest state awards to over 30 people. The award ceremony is always held right before the Mongolian national festival of ‘Tsagaan Sar’ (Lunar New Year).

On 14th of February, the cross-party committee for protecting the rights of disabled people held a regular meeting at the State Palace. Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh, who is also head of the committee, spoke at the opening of the meeting.

A group of 36 Mongolian pilots from MIAT (Mongolian national airlines) has been conducting flights on the route between Haiti and Chile for two months. The pilots have been working in Chile under an agreement between MIAT and Sunrise airlines.

On 12 February, the National Blood Transfusion Research Center (NBTRC) announced a media campaign to promote voluntary non-remunerated blood donations. The campaign will be implemented within the framework of Fifth Health Sector Development Project.

Earlier today (13 February) Parliamentary Speaker M.Enkhbold, met with Mongolia’s Olympic medal holders at the State Palace.

Over 1200 North Koreans were granted permits to work in Mongolia in 2017, the government’s mission to the UN reported in a sanctions implementation report made public this week.

Drivers from the ‘Mongolian Pajero club’ have pulled 300 cars out of the snow since January 2016 in cooperation with the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).