Highlights
Online platform for interbank foreign exchange launched
Opening ceremony of the online platform for interbank currency exchange took place at Tuushin Hotel on April 26. In collaboration of the Bank of Mongolia and Bloomberg L.P., beta version of the platform was released on April 10. Bank of Mongolia noted that the platform was adapted by the Parliament’s Monetary Policy for 2017, which states “Taking measures to develop internal currency market infrastructures”.
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Mongolian Ambassador pays courtesy call on Crown Prince of Kuwait
On Tuesday, April 25, Z.Chintushig, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the State of Kuwait paid a courtesy call on Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait. Conveying the warm greetings from Ts.Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia to the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Ambassador Z.Chintushig expressed his belief that the Crown Prince will support broadening the future bilateral cooperation between Mongolia and Kuwait. Also, the Ambassador of Mongolia noted that the people of Mongolia appreciate the Government of Kuwait for providing soft loan for the infrastructure projects in Mongolia”. 
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15th Gates to Asia exhibition ongoing
More than 50 Russian delegates of 36 entities and companies working in automobile, light industry, food, construction, energy, agriculture, tourism and jewelry industries from more than 10 Russian cities have come to exhibit their products and services at the 15th Gates to Asia exhibition which opened in the building of National Chamber of Commerce and Industry on April  25, Tuesday.
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Mongolia to expand cooperation on conservation with Sweden
Minister of Environment and Tourism D.Oyunkhorol met with Anna Lindstedt, Sweden’s Ambassador to Mongolia who is on a visit to Mongolia on April 24-27 for her Accreditation ceremony.
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Over 10 thousand book covers renewed in 2 years
On April 25, Tuesday, National Library hosted a book cover donation event for about 35 thousand books with decayed and old cloths or covers kept in its repertory.
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French company to study possibility of solar plant at Auto Trade Complex
A study on possibility to establish solar power plant on an open parking area of the Auto Trade Complex will be conducted by “Akyo Energy” company of the French Republic.  Today, April 25, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Governor of the Capital and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar City S.Batbold, Chairman of Auto Trade Complex, local government-owned company O.Mungunshagai and a representative of the Akyo Energy Company.
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State Secretary of Foreign Ministry receives South Korean delegates
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Antler gathering prohibited in forest steppe areas
D.Oyunkhorol, Minister of Environment and Tourism has issued a resolution to prohibit antler gathering in the forest steppe zones during the dry season of spring in order to prevent fire hazard. The resolution is valid annually from March 20 through June 10 and between September 20 and November 10.  Since the beginning of this year, a total of 35 forest fires has occured nationwide caused by people travelling in the area, collecting antlers or harvesting pine nuts. 
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Mongolia tourist arrivals reaches 76.6 thousand in first quarter of 2017
Mongolia’s Visitor Arrivals recorded 629.3 thousand persons in the first quarter of 2017 and 552.8 thousand of them were permanent residents. In relation to the data, Tourist Arrivals recorded 76.6 thousand, which is 12 percent of the Visitor Arrivals. According to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the number reached an all-time high of 475.8 thousand in 2012.
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Consular issues discussed at Mongolian-South Korean Foreign Ministries' meeting
The ninth consular consultative meeting between Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Republic of Korea took place on April 24, in Ulaanbaatar. The meeting was chaired by Director of the Consular Department of the Mongolian Foreign Ministry Ya.Ariunbold from the Mongolian side and Ambassador for Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Han Dong-man from the South Korean side.
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MPs to initiate law to establish rehabilitation fund
On April 24, Head of a lobby group in the parliament to back responsible mining MP A.Undraa and Member of Parliament M.Oyunchimeg attended a consultation meeting on improving the legal environment of extractive industry. The MPs involved in a tour to Canada to study best practices for improving legal environment and in an international leadership program to USA on mine closure and rehabilitation.
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Mongolian folk band partakes in Oriental Festival
Ethnic band ‘Blue Mongol’ or ‘Khukh Mongol’ is representing Mongolia in the 2017 Oriental Festival (Festival dell’ Oriente) with their folk performance combined with contortion and folk dance and Mongolian ger stand.
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Composer aims to raise fund for building of Morin Khuur museum
Founder of Jonon Khar Museum, the first ever Morin Khuur museum, Morin Khuur maker, composer B.Sukhbaatar held a concert named ‘Melody of Heavens’ on April 24, Monday at the Wrestling Palace with a purpose of raising fund for the construction of a museum building.
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MSE meets with FTSE Russell regarding retention of Mongolia on frontier market watch list
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The representatives of the Mongolian Stock Exchange JSC - Chairman N.Manduul and CEO Kh.Altai, held a meeting with officials of FTSE Russell London - Joti Rana, Head of Governance & Policy, Janet Cumberpatch, Committee Secretary and Rakesh Hira, Deputy Committee Secretary, during the Mongolia London Business Forum organised in London, United Kingdom.
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TIKA to finance rural infrastructure development
A working group led by J.Munkhbat, Member of Parliament and Head of Cabinet Secretariat worked in Khashaat, Ugiinuur and Khotont soums of Arkhangai aimag on April 22-23, and got acquainted with the functions of cultural, educational and health organizations of the soums, solving some financial source issues on the spot.
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President on a working trip to Dornod
President Ts.Elbegdorj arrived in Choibalsan city, provincial center of Dornod aimag on April 24, Monday, and held a meeting with the locals to introduce the outcome of his activities during his 8-year tenure from 2009 to 2017. His working visit to the province wraps up today, April 25.
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Herders to restore pasture degradation
A project “Green gold and animal health” has been started in Uvurkhangai aimag with the funding of the Swiss Development Agency. ‘Association of pasture users groups of  Mongolia’ NGO is to implement the project in Zuunbayan-Ulaan, Uyanga, Bat-Ulzii and Bodg soums in 2017-2020. Prior to it, a pasture management project to develop herders’ institutions was implemented in western 7 aimags and the Government and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture advised to promulgate its successful practices to other aimags, said director of ‘Association of pasture users groups of  Mongolia’NGO N.Gankhuyag.
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Seed reserve for spring sowing adequate
“54.3 thousand tons of wheat seed is required for this spring sowing. Land farmers have 39.8 thousand tons of seed from their 2016 yields, Crop Farming Supporting Fund has 4.6 thousand tons and state reserve has 5.8 thousand tons, but the rest 4.1 thousand tons of seed has been circulated and we have the required seed reserve for the 2017 spring sowing”, said Ts.Bolorchuluun, Head of Department of Crop Production Policy Management at the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry today, April 24 during a press conference.
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Mongolian junior athletes bring 9 medals from International Taekwondo Championships
The 21st international “Asian Cities Taekwondo Championships” took place in Hong Kong on April 22-23. Mongolian athletes brought home nine medals from the tournament held by Asian Taekwondo Union.
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Power Engineering School laboratory renovated with Mitsubishi Electric equipment
Today, April 24, the Power Engineering School of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology opened its renovated laboratory, funded by the Setsuyo Astec Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric. The Laboratory is equipped with 15 programmable logic controller of “FX3G-40MT/ES-A” type and two drive equipment of “Melservo JN A” type, which cost JPY750 thousand.  “- Automated sysem in electric production has been developing rapidly in the world. Our graduates lack experience with the newest technology. The new laboratory will allow our students to practice latest technology, besides learning theories” said Director of the Energy School Ch.Mangaljalav.
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“Top-6” Tournament Named After Honored Athlete G. Boldbaatar to Be Held in Erdenet City 30 minutes
Mongolia Forum 2025 Takes Place under the Theme "Northeast Asian Peaceful Development and Korean Unification" 1 hour
UN Secretary-General Reaffirms Support for Cooperation between Mongolia and UN 2 hours
The First National Shearing and Woolhandling Championships Hosted with Over 100 Participants 2 hours
Gender Gap Ranking of Mongolia Advances 20 Places 2 hours
Mongolia Rated “Very High” in the United Nations E-Government Development Index 3 hours
Nandin-Erdene to Compete for ROAD FC Championship Belt 4 hours
“Gold-3” Campaign to Be Launched Nationwide 4 hours
Mongolia to Host 17th World Horseback Archery Championship 4 hours
“I Love Sushi” Exhibition to Promote Sushi Culture 5 hours
Mongolia Hosts the 3x3 World Cup: Men Play without Substitutes Today 21 hours
State Visit of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Mongolia Concludes 21 hours
Mongolia Forum 2025 Takes Place under the Theme "Northeast Asian Peaceful Development and Korean Unification" 23 hours
Presidents of Mongolia and the Republic of Uzbekistan Plant Commemorative Trees 1 day
Trilateral Efforts to Continue Joint Conservation and Research of Rare Bird Species 1 day
Electronic National Atlas of Mongolia Launched 1 day
State Secretary of the State Great Khural Meets Representatives of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 1 day
Prime Minister Tasks Ambassadors with Attracting Foreign Investment 1 day
Historic "Ikh Khuraldai" Tourism Complex Inaugurated 1 day
Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar Wins Seventh Gold Medal at the World Cup 1 day
Mongolia and the Republic of Uzbekistan Elevate the Relations to Comprehensive Partnership 1 day
President of Mongolia and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Held Official Talks 1 day
President of Mongolia Welcomes President of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1 day
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev Arrives in Mongolia for a State Visit 1 day
Mongolia-British Parliamentary Group Welcomes Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom 1 day
Ulaanbaatar Launches Integrated Tele-Monitoring Center 1 day
Promissory Notes in the Cashmere Sector: A New Financial Instrument for the Agricultural Industry 1 day
Uzbekistan - Mongolia: A New Stage of Multifaceted Cooperation 2 days
Mongolia and Uzbekistan to Develop Cooperation in Tourism 2 days
Mongolian Team “Alpha Gaming” Wins the PUBG Mobile Super League – Central & South Asia Spring 2025 3 days
Health Minister Meets ADB Country Director to Discuss Projects and Programs in Health Sector 3 days
The First National Shearing and Woolhandling Championships Hosted with Over 100 Participants 3 days
“MongolZ” Makes History: The First Asian Team to Win 2nd Place in World Counter-Strike Championship 3 days
2025 FIBA 3x3 World Cup to Be Held on Sukhbaatar Square 3 days
This Week in Mongolia 3 days
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Pay a State Visit to Mongolia 3 days
Parliamentary Resolution for Establishing Green Financing System Approved 6 days
Meeting Held with Representatives from OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 6 days
His Majesty Emperor Naruhito and Her Majesty Queen Masako to Pay State Visit to Mongolia 6 days
Funds Raised from Bond to Be Allocated for Milk and Dairy Production 7 days
Smart Greenhouse Complex to Be Established in Ulaanbaatar 7 days
Thermal Power Stations Instructed to Work under Special Regime 7 days
Government Discusses Amendments to State Budget at Its First Session 7 days
Mongolian Writers to Take Part in Beijing International Book Fair 8 days
Mongolian Darts Player Tergel Khurelkhuu Tops the World Rankings 8 days
Prime Minister of Mongolia Appoints Ministers 8 days
Prime Minister Presents Nominees for Members of the Government to President of Mongolia 9 days
Gankhaich Wins Bronze Medal at World Judo Championships 9 days
State Great Khural Members Meet IMF Staff Team 9 days
Mongolian Boxers Win 16 Medals at the World Boxing Cup European Series 2025 9 days
Mongolia Promotes Its Culture at the Festival of Embassies in Prague 10 days
Mongolia to Cooperate with the United Kingdom in the Field of Mineral Resources 10 days
Open-Air Museum to Be Established on the Ruins of Old City of Kharakhorum 10 days
GMIT Celebrates Graduation of Eighth Cohort 10 days
“Mongol-B” Team Wins Gold Medal at the World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 10 days
General Department of Taxation Awarded Silver Gender Equality Seal 10 days
Young People with Disabilities Launch Advocacy Campaign 10 days
This Week in Mongolia 10 days
Reconstruction of Kharkhorin City Begins 11 days
Early Detection for Autism Spectrum Disorders to Be Improved 13 days
Mongolian and International MMA Fighters to Participate in the “Khangarid Cup” 13 days
Uilstuguldur Altankhuyag Appointed Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Mongolia 13 days
Mongolia-People’s Republic of China Joint Border Commission Agrees on Infrastructure and Security Priorities 13 days
“Chopiniana” and “Paquita” Ballets to be Staged at the Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet 13 days
372 Athletes Will Receive Ranking Points for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games 13 days
“Morin Khuur” Play Named Best at Baikal Mascot International Theater Festival 13 days
34th Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav Receives Government Seal of Mongolia 13 days
People's Artist E. Amartuvshin Named One of the World's Top Five Opera Singers 13 days
Gold, Mined by Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners of Mongolia to Be Supplied to International Jewelry Companies 13 days
Zandanshatar Gombojav Appointed as Prime Minister of Mongolia 13 days
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