Mongolia has been chosen as member of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council. The decision was taken during the 70th session of the General Assembly in New-York. Seven countries of the Asia-Pacific region were nominated for the five seats. During

On 29th October, the Mongolian Parliament approved the additional changes to the “Amnesty Law” with a 91.2% majority vote. Therefore, the “Amnesty Law” officially came into force on that day. As a result of the “Amnesty Law”, approximately 1700 prisoners

The Ministry of Building and Urban Construction together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are undertaking a nationwide mega-project on the “Estimation and Prospective Project Identification for Urban Construction”. The initial work on this project began in June 2015. The

On 26th-27th October, a Taekwondo Competition named after the South Korean Ambassador Mr U Sung was held in the “A Hall” of the Central Palace of Sport. The 345 junior sportsmen from 24 organizations participated in the competition, which took

On 28th October, the official opening of a new 5.5 km highway in Sonsgolon took place. The width of the new road is 24 meters and it has four lanes. There are also 1.5 meter-wide bike paths and one-meter wide

The International Judo Federation (IJF) marked “World Judo Day” on the 28th October. This is the fifth time that it has been marked. This year, the IJF celebrated “World Judo Day” under the motto of “Unity”. The Mongolian Judo Federation

The rumor, that “the Russia has tightened passport requirements” was been going around since last June. Therefore, the “General Authority for State Registration” has informed that: “citizens who have passports issued after 2002 do not need to renew them”.

Because travelling

In the past, Mongolia did not have a professional stage, suitable for foreign performers; now the country’s first world-standard classic concert hall is being opened. The new hall has 1200 seats, and is equipped with modern technology. The hall has

The Mongolian film “Thief of the Mind” is representing Mongolia at the “Asian World Film Festival”, which is being held in Los Angeles. Even though, this film was first screened in 2012, “Thief of the Mind” was one of the

The Washington – based “World Bank Group” has presented a report entitled “Doing Business – Measuring Business Regulations” to Mr. S.Bayartsogt, the Executive Director of the Governmental Administration. Present at the meeting were the US Ambassador to Mongolia, Ms. Jennifer