According to customs data released on Thursday, China’s coal imports from Russia and Mongolia soared in 2017 as the two countries filled a supply gap caused by trade sanctions on North Korea.

As the second largest landlocked country in the world, Mongolia has developed a maritime industry whose legitimacy is often disputed by international bodies.

Earlier today (29 January), the Mongolia’s Olympic and Paralympic official clothing for the Winter Games in PyeongChang was unveiled. The clothes have been produced by ‘Tumur Trade’ LLC.

Despite freezing temperatures, a group of half-naked women have been demonstrating outside Ulaanbaatar’s Independence Palace (the building of the Mongolian People’s Party).

News.mn has held an online interview with B.Ganchimeg, who played the a role in the American superhero film ‘Wonder Woman’, as the heroine of a tribe of Amazons.

Team Mongolia has won gold in the 28th International Snow Sculpture Championships with a piece entitled, “The Secret.” The annual event was held on Saturday in Breckenridge in the U.S. state of Colorado. Another Mongolian team won the Artist’s Choice Award with a piece entitled, “Time”.

Mongolian officials led by Finance Minister Ch.Khurelbaatar met with International Monetary Fund representatives on Thursday.

Works of art by Mongolian artists who participated in the famous “La Biennale Arte di Venezia 2017” will be displayed at 976 Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar.

International master of sports G.Mandakhnaran and D.Tumurkhuleg have competed against each other in a Mongolian traditional wrestling contest The two freestyle wrestlers dueled at a charity wrestling competition which was held at the National Circus on 20 January.

However, horse racing will be held as planned during Tsagaan Sar (White Moon) as it is considered the beginning of Spring, and it will take place on February 16th-19th.