Japan’s ABEMA TV has made the great offer of JPY 10 million to anyone who can defeat former Mongolian sumo champion ‘Asashoryu’ in a New Year special on 31 December.
The Mongolian National Olympic Committee presented the ‘Burte Chono’ Awards to the nation’s top athletes, coaches, and sports teams on 20 December. The Committee named the top athletes of 2017, after receiving votes from sports journalists.
The bus carrying a Mongolian children’s athletic team crashed into a sedan while returning from a competition. The accident took place 70 km from Ulan Ude on the road to Khyakhta (Khiagt).
Mongolian designer S.Ariunaa, well known for her brand’s name ‘Ariunaa Suri’ has won the Best Designer Award at Silk Road Fashion Week which was held in China. In addition, she won the Golden Lei Award for her collection made of recycled materials.
Earlier today (19 December), the Mongolian Agricultural Commodity Exchange for the first time, organised forward trading of cashmere. Two companies,Mongolia Cashmere World and Khatant International have signed agreements to purchase a total of 11 tonnes of the luxury fibre.
Mongolian girl-rapper O.Dulguun has been working as the face of the famous South Korean ‘ID’ plastic surgery hospital since signing an agreement in 2015.
Mongolian athletes from the national teams are seeing off 2017 with the great success of winning 14 medals from world championships; doubling the achievement of the previous year.
Coal transportation from the mines in Mongolia’s Gobi to China was suspended on 12 December by order of Mining Minister D.Sumyabazar. Every day, companies such as ‘Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi’, ‘Energy Resources’ and ‘Tavan Tolgoi’ transport coal to China by road from their South Gobi operations via the Gashuun Sukhait crossing
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