For most of the year Ulaanbaatar’s skies are clear, however, between November and March, visibility beyond a few blocks is nearly impossible in many parts of the city because of the dense acrid smog.

Six Mongolian will be able to matriculate in US military academies, namely, the United States Naval Academy and, for the first time, the United States Air Force Academy.

The Parliamentary Budgetary Standing Committee has backed a project of providing tax exemptions for electricity imports from Russia and China.

Kind-hearted students have presented smog masks to traffic police officers who spend all day on the polluted streets of the Mongolian capital.

Ulaanbaatar Mayor S.Batbold has supported several solutions for decreasing the increasingly bad traffic jams which plague the Mongolian capital.

Mongolian passport holders have been granted visa-free entry to Argentina for stays of up to 90 days.

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.