Mongolia approves Hakuho's denaturalization

Sumo Yokozuna grand champion Hakuho says authorities in his home country Mongolia have agreed to him renouncing his Mongolian nationality, so that he can become a Japanese citizen. Hakuho, who has won a record 42 grand sumo tournaments, hopes to become a stable...

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Home > Culture Rapper looks to put Mongolia on the international hip hop map

By William Yen, CNA staff reporterFor many people, "Mongolian music" brings to mind an image of a Mongolian elder playing a two-stringed fiddle called a morin khuur and singing a folk song, but 26-year-old rapper Ginjin has made it his mission to change people's ideas about music from his country."I want to show our tradition, our culture and history...

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Mongolia-Bulgaria Business Meeting Held in Ulaanbaatar

A Mongolia-Bulgaria business meeting was co-organized by the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) and Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency, Montsame reports. The meeting was attended by MNCCI Chairman O.Amartuvshin,...

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More Than 1,000 Young People Gather for Evangelistic Meetings in Mongolia

The event was the largest Seventh-day Adventist gathering in that country, organizers said. By: Nak Hyung Kim, Northern Asia-Pacific Division, and Adventist Review Earlier in 2019, Public Campus Ministries (PCM) leaders in Mongolia planned for what seemed...

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Mongolia casts doubt on Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi expansion

Rio Tinto is facing more uncertainty in Mongolia after a senior lawmaker was reported suggesting the developing nation would not honour a 2015 agreement that underpins a $US5.3 billion expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. Mongolian media quoted the nation's minister for Mining and Heavy Industry, Sumiyabazar Dolgorsuren, as suggesting the Mongolian...

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From Genghis Khan to Belt and Road: The Uncertain Future of Central Asia

Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. The Eurasian plain is the largest geographic feature on continental earth. It stretches across two continents: from the North Sea almost to the Pacific Ocean. Its heart is the vast central Asian steppe. To...

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China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Mongolia agree to promote education cooperation

ULAN BATOR, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Mongolian government signed an agreement here on Thursday to promote educational and cultural exchanges between the two sides. At a signing ceremony of a student exchange document, Hou Yuan, head of the education department of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said...

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Europe and Mongolia discuss human rights

The European Union and Mongolia held a Joint Committee meeting under the EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement on 27 June in Ulaanbaatar.Both Mongolia’s representatives and the EU delegation reaffirmed the importance of enhancing their relations by discussing priority areas of cooperation in the political, economic and human rights...

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Feature: Chinese TV dramas popular in Mongolia

Ulan Bator, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Namuundari, a 26-year-old Mongolian woman, is working hard to translate the Chinese TV drama "Stay With Me" in the studio of a Khalkha Mongolian language dubbing center here for Chinese films and TV dramas. She quietly read the Chinese lines and translated them into Mongolian. "I have participated in the translation...

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Chinese medical team provides free surgeries to cataract patients in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A medical team from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has conducted 100 free surgeries to Mongolian cataract patients here during the week through Tuesday, said the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Wednesday. The service is part of a project called "The Belt and Road (B&R)-Brightness Trip" which was...

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Mongolia produces 48% of total raw cashmere in world

Mongolia produces 48 percent of the total raw cashmere in the world, Montsame reports. For centuries, Mongolian nomads have a long tradition of raising five kinds of livestock, including goats, in the vast territory and harsh climate, which resulted in four naturally occurring colours that nomads are able to obtain from their goats. The naturally...

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Mongolia told to strengthen finances

By: Gavin O'Toole Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned. The World Bank has pointed to special spending needs in health and education – key sectors that play an essential role in the country’s long-term fight...

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Democratic but deadlocked, Mongolia braces for 'inevitable' political change

ERDENE, Mongolia (Reuters) - An hour’s drive from Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, a lavish monument to national hero Genghis Khan could provide a salutary lesson to the man who built it a decade ago: champion wrestler, businessman and current president, Battulga Khaltmaa. Beneath a giant stainless steel statue, portraits of the 13th century warlord’s...

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