A Mongolian Information Centre has been opened in Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java. The opening ceremony was held on 23th of January as a part of the programme of events marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Indonesia.

The fourth trilateral meeting of the heads of state of Mongolia, the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China is to be held this spring.

The Mongolian Armed Forces are hosting a joint military exercise entitled ‘Peace Winter-17’ with the United States Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) for the first time.

Today, (24th of January) at the ‘Naiman Sharga’ currency exchange the Mongolian tugrik stood at MNT 2484 against the US dollar. At commercial banks, the tugrik has risen to 2495-2500 against the US dollar.

The Mongolian Presidential Election will be held on 26th of June, 2017. According to Mongolian law, the election date must be announced 150 days before polling.

Mongolia is expecting to attract four million visitors by 2020. In this connection, Ulaanbaatar City Tourism Department has signed a cooperation agreement with Ulaanbaatar Police Department for ensuring tourist safety.

Japan has launched a project to improve the public pension system in Mongolia, sharing its experience in dealing with a rapidly aging society with a country facing a similar demographic shift.

The sons of some Mongolian judo champions have competed in the junior category of the National Jiu Jitsu Championship.

According to an inter-governmental agreement, the Mongolia-Chinese border crossings will be closed on 27-29th of January for the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year holiday lasts for three days.

Since its first USD75 million bond emission to the international market in 2007, the Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia has raised a total of USD 1.14 billion from five bonds.