‘Book Festival’ to be organized on May 20-22
The 31st National Book Festival with the motto ‘Let’s Read More’ will be held under the auspices of Speaker of the State Great Khural G.Zandanshatar at the Sukhbaatar Square from May 20 to 22.
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Minister of Environment and Tourism meets ANA Holdings President
Minister of Environment and Tourism B.Bat-Erdene is paying an official visit to Japan on May 16-20. As part of his visit, the Minister held a meeting with President and CEO of ANA Holdings Mr. Koji Shibata.
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Stock Exchange weekly review /May 9-13/
During the week of May 9, 2022 to May 13, 2022, MNT 79,737,788,098.2 worth of securities were traded through 5 trading sessions on the MSE.
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288 thousand trees to be planted in capital city
This year’s tree-planting campaign is kicking off in Ulaanbaatar city from May. 
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President of Mongolia plants tree at National Park
Each year, individuals and organizations plant trees in May and October on National Tree Planting Day. As for this year, the event is being organized under the theme ‘Let’s Create Our Nature and Environment’ as part of the One Billion Trees national movement, initiated by the President of Mongolia.
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Sister city relations established between Ulaanbaatar and Chongqing
On May 12, Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar D.Sumiyabazar held a virtual meeting with Mayor of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government Hu Henghua and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing a sister city relations between the two cities.
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14th Meeting of Mongolia-UK round table held
The 14th Mongolia-UK Round Table Meeting took place on May 12, 2022, in Ulaanbaatar. The delegation of Mongolia was headed by Minister of Education and Science L.Enkh-Amgalan while the delegation of the United Kingdom (UK) was headed by Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Amanda Milling.
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Heads of diplomatic missions in Mongolia take part in tree planting campaign
The opening ceremony of the ‘Green City-Citizens’ Participation’ tree planting campaign within the framework of the ‘One Billion Tree’, the national movement spearheaded by the President of Mongolia, took place on May 14 in the Nalaikh district of the capital city.
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‘Public Football’ program to be implemented nationwide
The ‘Public Football’ program will be implemented nationwide under the auspices of the President of Mongolia in the framework of the objectives to develop public sports and promote physical activity, which are reflected in the President’s policy and action plan, as well as the ‘Healthy Mongolian’ program. 
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Ambassador L.Bold presents credentials
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Netherlands L.Bold presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander on May 11.
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Warmer temperatures to return in most parts of the country
The National Agency for Meteorology and Environment has reported that warmer temperatures will return in most parts of the country in the coming days. 
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Mobile service EXCLUSIVELY dedicated for expats in Mongolia
Mongolia is a country with a thriving expat population. But whether one is in the country for business or pleasure, there has never been a go-to solution for one’s mobile needs. As such, Unitel group is offering a dedicated mobile service exclusively tailored for expats in Mongolia.
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Khangi border checkpoint will be able to handle 50 percent of rail freight
The Cabinet made the decision to have a 226-km railroad be constructed en route Zuunbayan-Khangi through a concession agreement on February 23 this year. Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene highlighted that the project is being implemented in the framework of the government’s ‘New Revival Policy’ due to how there has come to be disruptions in the “blood flow” of the country’s economy.
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Development plan for free economic zones to be jointly developed with private sector
As of today, companies and entities are using 130.5 hectares of land out of the 500 hectares of land available at Altanbulag free trade zone. While licenses are possible to be issued for 34.6 hectares, there are 188.4 hectares of land that have been reserved.
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IFC supports Mongolia to promote better mining data usage, build digital skills in local communities
IFC has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry (MMHI) today to build the digital skills of people, including those in the public sector, to spur greater use and understanding of existing data for the benefit of local mining communities.
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Trees planted to commemorate 2022 National Tree-planting Day in Mongolia
On May 13, one day before the National Tree-planting Day in Mongolia, the South Korea-Mongolia Green Transition Cooperation Task Force planted 100 trees at the South Korea-Mongolia Friendship Forest (Ulaanbaatar Urban Forest).
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Mongolian-Hungarian joint team to conduct archeological research at Ar Gunt
The Institute of Archeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS) and the Institute of Hungarian Research established a Memorandum of Cooperation.
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Views exchanged on organizing high-level reciprocal visits
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On May 12, a political consultation was held between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom in Ulaanbaatar.
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G.Gankhuu: Rising costs of construction material and currency restrictions reflected negatively in the construction industry
We interviewed Head of Housing Policy Department of the capital city G.Gankhuu regarding the construction and housing sector in Ulaanbaatar.
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Appropriate learning environment to be created for special needs children to learn among their peers
On May 12, the Ministry of Education and Science, the General Authority for Education, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) co-organized a consultative meeting on ways to ensure the right to education for children with special needs.
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Protective Equipment and Devices Handed Over 5 days
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'Heritage of Artistry' Family and Generational Art Exhibition Opens 5 days
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Total Assets of Banking Sector Rise by 15 Percent 6 days
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‘Ulaanbaatar Walking Festival 2025’ Held 6 days
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