Night-time electricity costs in Ulaanbaatar’s ger districts have been reduced by 100 percent. It is planned that each provincial and soum (district) centre with a population of over 10 thousand population will receive 50 percent night-time electricity discounts.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 5 said that security forces from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and the U.S., as well as observers from Kazakhstan, will conduct the multinational annual Regional Cooperation (RC) 2017 command-post exercise in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from July 10 to 23, 2017.

The Mongolia Open Chess Tournament, which was attended by 40 participants from six countries, was held in Ulaanbaatar at the Central Palace of Culture of Mongolia’s Trade Unions, Ulaanbaatar from June 17th-26th.

The extended spring session of the Mongolian Parliament officially closed today (6th of July).

In the days of Chinngis Khaan, the winner of the annual Naadam festival may have been given a fast horse – now it is a luxury four-wheel drive! Japan’s Toyota Motor Company has been sponsoring Naadam since 2014.

The swearing in of the fifth Mongolian President will take place in the Great Hall of Government House.

D.Uuganbaatar, media man for the Mongolian Parliament, who allegedly released Speaker M.Enkhbold’s private video records and official documents to a social website, had gone missing.

Deputy Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh, who is also in charge of the Naadam 2017 Organising Committee, examined construction work at National Sports Stadium and Khui Doloon Khudag (where the horse racing events take place) with S.Batbold, Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, along with representatives from the General Agency for Specialised Inspection on 6th of July.

Tourism is becoming increasingly important for the Mongolian economy. In the first four months of 2017, tourist arrivals increased by 20 percent compared to the same period last year.

A large number of gazelle have died of thirst because of the drought which has hit most parts of Mongolia this year.