“Hold your dog!”, is the traditional greeting when approaching a Mongolian ger – it is also a practical request, because the Bankhar, as the dog of the nomads is called, is a fierce defender of the livestock.

A Mongolian judo team is to fly to Russia’s fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, for the Grand Prix competition this weekend.

Mongolia and Japan are currently marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of official diplomatic relations. To celebrate this, Mongolia is to organise a Japanese Culture Day at the Mongolia-Japan Center on 20th of May.

Russian Rosseti LLC is to implement a project establishing a renewable energy network in Mongolia. Oleg Mikhailovich Budargin, Director General of Rosseti LLC, discussed the plan with Mongolian Prime Minister J.Erdenebat, on Tuesday 16th May.

The ‘Ulaanbaatar Marathon’, which is an annual international competition, will take place on 20th of May, coinciding with ‘Car-free Day’. A total of 30 thousand people including embassy staff from 17 countries and their families have registered to participate in the marathon. Furthermore runners from Japan, Kenya and South Korea have also been invited.

A delegation of five parliamentarians and seven senior government officials from Mongolia spent three days at the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies discussing their roles and responsibilities in a democratic society, from 9th to 11th May.

Mongolia and Turkey have expressed interest in joining the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) and their leaders have asked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to pave the way for their entry into the regional group.

In the summer of 2017, Mongolia will be welcoming 10,000 Scouts from 40 countries to the 31st Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree. The theme for the event is “Go Nomad”.

The Gobi Bear, known as Mazaalai in Mongolian is one of the rarerst of creatures.

The ‘Ulaanbaatar Marathon’, which is an annual international competition, will take place on 20th of May, coinciding with “Car-free Day”.