On Friday (19 January), members of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) held a press conference and announced that MP O.Baasankhuu has been ousted from the party.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has invited Mongolia to submit a qualified nomination for the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature through a formal letter to the Mongolian Academy of Sciences earlier this month.

the first official visit of Mongolia’s President Kh.Battulga is still under discussion. Kh.Battulga is awaiting the results of the Russian presidential election which will be held in March.

FIBA announced on Friday that the Philippines Basketball Federation (SBP) will organize the fifth FIBA 3×3 World Cup on 8-12 June 2018.

Mongolian designer D.Otgonjargal has opened her brand’s shop in China’s Inner Mongolian autonomous region.

Mongolian athlete E.Bekhbayar is participating Pro Wrestling League 3, a professional freestyle wrestling competition.

The Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament) of Mongolia M.Enkhbold and his spouse will make an official visit to Vietnam from 20 to 23 January.

Mongolia is planning to bring back to life the long-delayed and massive Tavan Tolgoi coal rail project in the south Gobi desert. Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh announced that his government will cooperate with China on the project.

Top sumo wrestler, M.Davaajargal, better known as “Hakuho” will skip the Hatsu Basho in Japan, which is a major professional event of the sport.

The US Department of the Interior has updated the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H2A and H2B Visa programmes.