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Morin Khuur of Borjigin Culture
Borjigin, tracing back to Bodonchar, the direct ancestor of Chinggis Khaan, is the imperial clan of Chinggis Khaan and his successors in the Mongol Empire. The Borjigin family who ruled over the Mongol Empire from the 13th to 14th century left a lasting legacy of great cultural heritage. 
1688 days
Law on Presidential elections adopted
On December 24, Mongolian Parliament – State Great Khural approved the Law on Presidential Election as it has been decided to have separate pieces of legislations for Presidential, Parliamentarian and local khural elections instead of previous practice of a single and unified Election Law for all types of elections in order to better regulate them. 
1689 days
Law on Administrative, Territorial Units and their Governance revised
On December 24, State Great Khural, Mongolian parliament approved the revised Law on Administrative and Territorial Units and their Governance. 
1689 days
SEC suggests to extend heightened readiness in aimags until March 31, cabinet to decide
On December 27, the State Emergency Commission convened via video conference to discuss about current state of COVID-19 in Mongolia and measures in place amid the heightened state of public readiness continuing until December 31 nationwide and strict lockdown in Ulaanbaatar until January 6. 
1689 days
Oyu Tolgoi awarded 30 students with full scholarship
On December 25, Oyu Tolgoi awarded 30 students with its company scholarship reaffirming its vision, “Natural resources to enduring value, knowledge and skill” for Mongolia.
1689 days
Press statement by Mongolia's Tax Authority regarding tax audit of Oyu Tolgoi LLC
On 23 December 2020, Tax Audit and Methodology Department of the General Taxation Authority of Mongolia issued a press statement regarding the tax audit of Oyu Tolgoi LLC. The statement reads:
1693 days
Mongolia-China political consultation meeting held
In line with the cooperation plan between the Foreign Ministries of Mongolia and China, the ministries’ political departments held a consultative meeting on December 24 via teleconferencing. 
1693 days
Trade Information Portal to boost trade in Mongolia amid pandemic
Mongolia's trade environment and procedures are set to become more predictable and transparent with the launch of the Mongolia Trade Information Portal (MTIP). 
1693 days
Development for Darkhan leather, hide complex 23 percent complete
On December 24, the cabinet convened a weekly meeting and approved a company charter for “Darkhan leather and hide complex development” state-run limited liability company. 
1693 days
Fulbright Student Program funded by Government of Mongolia celebrates 10th anniversary
On December 19, 2020, Embassy of the United States in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the Ministry of Education and Science virtually celebrated the 10th anniversary of the agreement establishing the Fulbright Foreign Student Program funded by the Government of Mongolia. 
1694 days
Asia-Pacific entrepreneurship development movements expand to Mongolia’s youth
Youth entrepreneurship development is critical to address Mongolia’s development challenges and acceleration towards Sustainable Development Goals considering one-third of Mongolia’s population is youth aged between 15-34. 
1694 days
EU-funded SECIM project creates 2,000 jobs in dairy, meat and vegetable value chains
On 18 December 2020, the final Steering Committee meeting of the European Union funded project “Support Employment Creation in Mongolia” (SECIM) took stock of its achievements: SECIM devised a country and a product specific approach for the development of value chain. 
1694 days
800,000-year old dinosaur fossils being kept at Darkhan-Uul Museum
There are many important archaeological discoveries found in Mongolia that confirm the existence of life thousands of years ago, and some are being kept at the Museum of Darkhan-Uul aimag. 
1694 days
“Mongolia ready to intensify talks on Oyu Tolgoi project issues”
On December 18, representatives of the Mongolian government’s working group in charge of implementing the State Great Khural’s 2019 resolution No. 92 held an online meeting with Jakob Stausholm, new chief executive of Rio Tinto to discuss current situation and issues concerning Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper project. 
1694 days
OECD organizes EU-financed webinar to support design of policies for SME recovery
On 2 December 2020, the OECD organized an EU-financed webinar for the government of Mongolia to support the design of policies for SME recovery in Mongolia.
1713 days
Business consulting team to be formed
A business consulting team to be established, consisting of representatives from Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) and professional associations. 
1713 days
Head dressing of Khalkha woman
Uvs /MONTSAME/. Traditional accessories of Mongol women consisted of hair ornaments, earrings, rings, bracelets, pins, etc, and their designs and styles differ from each other depending on ethnic groups, such as Khalkha, Oirat, Buryats and so on. 
1713 days
Saval Cup of Dawachi Khan
One of the highlights of Mongolia’s Uvs aimag Museum is Saval Cup of Dawachi Khan of the Dzungar Khanate. 
1714 days
Bronze Age stone molds
These two molds are made by carving flat stone, and one outer part is made of a sculpted bluish colored slate rock and has smooth surface while an inner part has an overall flat body with one side having a rounded arch and the other side is sculpted to an even shaped line. 
1714 days
Monument for battle of Galdan Boshugtu Khan and Manchu troops
There was found a monument with Chinese inscription telling about the historic event of a decisive battle of Galdan Boshugtu Khan of the Dzunghar Khanate (Zuungar) of Oirat Mongols with Manchu Troops of the Qing Dynasty in a place called ‘Tarvagan Shiiriin Gatsaa’ (in Mongolian) near the Tuul River in Erdene soum of Tuv aimag. 
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