Asia Mongolia The Treasury Department of the Bank of Mongolia (BoM) has issued a 1 oz 999 silver coin marking the Year of the Tiger; the new coins are now available on BoM's coin.mongolbank.mn website
Asia Mongolia Given the declining interest in the sport in Japan, there are more and more sumo champions coming from the country; the three yokozuna (considered to be the pinnacle of sumo culture) active between 2007 and 2017 were all Mongolians
Asia Mongolia The 'Mongolian food product-Mongolian goods' fair took place at the Central Stadium, ending today; it was an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises and herders to sell their products free of charge for 10 days
Asia Mongolia Internet users have increased by 38,4% in a decade, with 71,8% of the population aged 15 and over using the internet, according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census conducted by the National Statistics Office of Mongolia
Asia Mongolia The capital's Department of Education has organised capacity-building training for general education school psychologists, given the psychological and emotional difficulties students are facing in consequence of the pandemic
Asia Mongolia To celebrate the 100th anniversary of cooperative development in the country, the Made in Mongolia 2021 trade fair took place to support cooperatives and small and medium businesses; with 140 companies and 30 cooperatives it raised MNT120 million, €37000
Asia Mongolia SLA Digital has announced a new partnership with Unitel Group, a Mongolian telecommunications company, to act as a managed service provider for carrier billing; it will also offer digital content providers access to other payment options
Asia Mongolia As part of the livestock registration campaign announced at the national level by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, information on livestock was recorded and entered into a unified database, monitoring the movement
Asia Mongolia MIAT Mongolian Airlines operated the first flight to Malé, the Maldives International Airport, adding a new international flight route
Asia Mongolia The minister of environment and tourism and the governor of Aimag Khuvsgul have been asked to submit proposals to ensure the preservation of the Sukhbaatar ship, which sank in Khuvsgul Lake in 1985, and turn it into a museum for tourists
Asia Mongolia Umnugobi's newly renovated student development centre is ready for activity, with spaces for individual career, health and psychological counseling, as well as a co-working space and extracurricular activities for students
Asia Mongolia The 'Energy Efficiency Building Refurbishment in Mongolia' project, funded by Germany and Switzerland, focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to energy consumption in public and private buildings by making houses more energy-efficient
Asia Mongolia The number of foreign workers increased by 9,4% compared to the previous quarter, an increase of 495 workers out of a total of 5.800 foreign nationals working in the country