This year, Mongolia and UK celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Last week, the Mongolian parliament approved amendments to the banking law; over 150 changes have been made.

Mongolia has been participating in the Winter Olympics since 1964. This year two Mongolian athletes will take part in the Pyeongchang-2018 Winter Olympic Games.

B.Tsatsral, a weather specialist at the National Meteorology & Environmental Monitoring Agency has been appointed as director of the Department of Reducing Air Pollution, in accordance with a decree by the mayor of Ulaanbaatar.

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded on Thursday the Government of Mongolia’s long-term issuer ratings and the senior unsecured ratings to B3 from Caa1, and the senior unsecured MTN program rating to (P)B3 from (P)Caa1. The short-term issuer ratings are affirmed at Not Prime. The outlook remains stable.

D.Tsogtbaatar, Mongolia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said that the reports of Lithuania imposing sanctions against Mongolia are false.

An armed fugitive driving a Land Cruiser Prado-77 has opened fire at a police officer in Mongolia’s Bulgan province.

Newly promoted to the sumo rank of ‘Yokozuna’, Mongolian Kakuryu Anand, is currently leading the Hatsu basho tournament with 8 wins.

Rio Tinto plans to open an office in Mongolia’s capital and increase its workforce there, even as its Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project has been hit with a new tax bill and has been blocked by protests from delivering to China.

Mongolia is to ban the burning of low-grade coal in households in the capital Ulaanbaatar from April 2019, MP D.Khayankhyarvaa, said, as the country tries to curb toxic air pollution.