The 28th Congress of the Mongolian People’s Party has entered its second day (21 November) at the Central Palace of Cultural in Ulaanbaatar. The three-day meeting is being attended by 1,309 members of the party.

The Mongolian Cabinet has submitted a draft bill to parliament to free wheat imports from value added tax and the customs duty. The bill aims to exempt 225 thousand tonnes of wheat and additional 10 thousand tonnes of grain import from taxes.

Bolor Tsom (Crystal Cup) is an annual festival of the best modern Mongolian poetry. This year, the event will take place in the Gobi-Altai province of Mongolia on 15th of December.

The Mongolian government plans to slash the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by one third in order to encourage private investment and set up a sovereign wealth fund.

The Mongolian Foreign Ministry has reminded foreigners, whether living in the country permanently or just visiting, that they must carry their passports at all times.

“Goyol”, Mongolia’s biggest annual fashion festival will be held on 29 November at the Central Palace of Cultural. The festival awards the best model, photographer, make-up artist, hairdresser, designer and the Top Model of the year.

2008 Beijing Olympics champion N.Tuvshinbayar was awarded the Order of Chinggis Khaan on Sunday (19 November).

The 28th Congress of the Mongolian People’s Party began today (20 November) at the Central Palace of Cultural in Ulaanbaatar. The three-day meeting is being attended by 1,309 members of the party.

The Defence Ministry of Mongolia is planning to appoint a military attaché to its embassy in Turkey. In connection with this issue, Defence Minister N.Enkhbold held a meeting with H.E.Ahmet Yazal, Ambassador of Turkey to Mongolia on 17 November.

The 67th Miss World beauty pageant took place on 18 November in the Chinese city of Sanya, with over 130 contestants competing from around the globe. Manushi Chillar form India won the much-coveted Miss World crown.