Horse racing is one of Mongolia’s traditional ‘three manly games’ and a main feature of the Naadam festival in July.

‘Old Mongolian History’, a comprehensive five-volume work about Mongolian history before Chinggis Khaan, has just been printed.

The Independent Authority Against Corruption of Mongolia has arrested two former members of parliament, namley N.Batbayar and B.Garamgaibaatar on suspicion of wrongly channelling money from the country’s sovereign debt fund.

Mongolian Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil is visiting Beijing at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Mr Wang Yi.

No less than 70% of Mongolian herders now have solar power.  By installing portable solar home systems in the gers (yurts made of yak’s wool and felt), they have made life much easier in a land where the sun shines about 250 days a year.

The price of Mongolia’s benchmark 10-year bond rose after the announcement on Sunday that the International Monetary Fund will lead a bailout to the nation.

In 2016, a total of 830 women, 229 cohabitants and 31stepchildren  were registered as a victims of domestic violence in Mongolia.

Students of the Mongolian Intellectual Academy have successfully participated in the Korea Open Memory Championships which was held on 18-19th of February in the capital, Seoul.

‘Children of Genghis’, a movie about horse racing, one of the Mongolian three traditional cultural games, is to be released by “Warner bros” on 23rd of February.

Mongolia has reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year programme that includes a $440 million loan package as part of a $5.5 billion bailout to help the north Asian country with looming debt repayments.