Yo.Baatarbileg, head of the parliamentary standing committee on social policy, education, culture and science received South Korean honoured director Pae Gyong Hwang on 22 December at the State House in Ulaanbaatar.
Police officers from Umnugobi (South Gobi) in cooperation with the Energy Resources Company have established some fresh water drinking pools for thirsty wild animals.
Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh has authorised several ministries to extend the holiday break for secondary schools in order to help reduce the seasonal spread of flu.
Mongolians have been complaining about bailout-related income cuts which come into effect on 1 January 2018. A total of three taxes will be increased in accordance with an International Monetary Fund agreement.
The traditional wrestling competition, the Presidential Cup, will be held on Mongolia’s Independence Day (29 December). This year marks the 106th anniversary of liberation from Chinese rule.
Mongol TV’s reality television series “Mongolia’s Got Talent 2018”, part of the global “Got Talent” franchise, will begin its third season next year. Following its launch in 2015, “Mongolia’s Got Talent” achieved the country’s highest ever television ratings with 70% audience share.
Mongolian Foreign Minister D.Tsogtbaatar has appointed a special envoy to deal getting the country removed from a European Union blacklist of tax havens.
Coal transportation from the mines in Mongolia’s Gobi to China has already resumed. According to the officials responsible, the queue of coal trucks has been reduced to 17 km from 130 km after collaborative efforts made by the Ministry of Road and Transport Development, the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry and the National Road Transport Centre.
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