Mongolian Prime Minister J.Erdenebat has landed in Khovd, the country’s most western province after cancelling his visit to neighbouring Bayan-Ulgii.

Meetings between the Mongolian and Canadian governments will be held in Ulaanbaatar on 27-30th of March.

The annual “Ulaanbaatar Marathon” through the streets of the Mongolian capital will be held on 20th of May.

M.Enkhbold, Speaker of Mongolian Parliament will conduct a working visit to Japan on 27th of March. During the visit, M.Enkhbold is to meet his counterpart to discuss the medium term actions of the Strategic Partnership Programme between Mongolia and Japan.

During a court hearing in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, a woman went into labour. Before the ambulance could arrive, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy with the help of the judge.

Bad weather on Tuesday (21st of March) forced an Aero Mongolia flight with Mongolian Prime Minister J.Erdenebat on board to Bayan-Ulgii to be delayed. This province in the far west of Mongolia, is famous for its ethnic Kazakh-majority province, the eagle hunters and the highest mountains in the country. The PM had been planning to participate in the Kazakh spring festival of Nauryz. However, flights have been delayed following first snow fall in the westernmost province of Mongolia since January

While most of the year Ulaanbaatar’s skies are clear, between November and March, visibility beyond a few blocks is nearly impossible in many parts of the city. Coal burning by the 175,000 households in the ger districts, for cooking and heating, contributes to the severity of air pollution in wintertime – summer air pollution is much lower. Ulaanbaatar’s “harmful dust” is 6-7 times higher than the most lenient World Health Organization standards.

A fire broke out at the state government headquarters in central Ulaanbaatar on Monday (20th of March), forcing the evacuation of more than 200 officials as it engulfed the second floor of the building.

In Mongolia, the first celebration of the year is the Lunar New Year Festival, known as Tsagaan Sar – or ‘white moon’.

The ‘Mongolia Mining and Exploration-2017’ conference will take place on 23-26th of March.