At this week’s session, the Ulaanbaatar City Council approved the urban planning framework for Baga Toiruu, the city’s central area. The plan calls for preserving the traditional ger-shaped wooden temple layout in the zone between the Baga Toiruu and Ikh Toiruu and placing 177 architectural sites under protection.
The lineup of Mongolia’s team has been announced for Netflix’s upcoming show Physical Asia, which has generated strong anticipation on social media. The show premieres in October and will feature teams from Mongolia, the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, and Turkey. Mongolia’s team members: * B.
During his meeting with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-sok, Deputy Prime Minister N.Uchral discussed strengthening cooperation in healthcare, supply chains, and environmental sectors. N.Uchral highlighted the significance of the Critical Minerals and Mining Forum 2025 held in Seoul, emphasizing the growing investment between the two countries in
The documentary Herders at the Edge, produced by Reuters and TenGer TV journalist D.Delgerzaya, has been named Best Work at the Covering Climate Now Awards. Now in its fifth year, the competition featured more than 1,200 journalism entries from 118 countries. Covering Climate Now is recognized as the
At the World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Mongolian athletes claimed one silver and three bronze medals. In the men’s 70kg division, State Honored Athlete T.Tulga defeated wrestlers from Moldova, Bulgaria, Georgia, and Kazakhstan to reach the final, where he fell to Japan’s Y.Aoyagi to secure
Executives of ACWA Power from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia visited Mongolia and held meetings with Prime Minister G.Zandanshatar and Deputy Prime Minister T.Dorjkhand. They announced plans to invest in distributed renewable energy sources with a capacity of up to 10 gigawatts by 2030, a project expected to
The Baikal Research Institute of Irkutsk, Russia, has initiated a project to build a seal aquarium in Mongolia. The facility will be located in the National Garden Park, with all construction costs covered by the Russian side. In connection with the project, the capital city authorities announced plans to open
The 16th edition of Mongolia’s National Spartakiad has wrapped up in Bayankhongor Province. First held in 1961, the games brought together over 3,000 athletes from 21 provinces and 9 districts, competing in 28 sports for a total of 879 medal sets. In the team standings, Bayanzurkh District and
While in New York, President U.Khurelsukh met with UN Secretary-General A.Guterres. He expressed gratitude for the adoption of Mongolia’s initiative on a “World Horse Day” resolution and noted that Mongolia is preparing at a high level to host COP17 in 2026. The President also held an official
Deputy head of the Democratic Party (DP) caucus B.Jargalan announced that on Friday, commissioners of the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) carried out a surveillance operation in the office of Member of Parliament S.Ganbaatar (DP, Khangai region). He described the incident as a blatant act that undermines parliamentary
In collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, the National Library of Mongolia has successfully implemented a project to catalog and digitize Tibetan-language manuscripts and wooden-block printed books stored in the library. Over the span of five years, the project has copied 1.4 million pages from 15,000 books and
As of the first ten days of September, the number of tourists who have arrived in Mongolia has reached 617,000. Last year, the country hosted a total of 808,000 tourists, generating $1.6 billion in revenue, setting a new record. This year, the goal is to surpass this