Asia Mongolia The US and Mongolia to sign an 'Open Skies' civil aviation agreement; Mongolia's national airline, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, currently flies to Europe and Asia, but not to the US
Asia Mongolia Youth chess team returned with three medals from the 2024 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship in Brazil: Margad Munkhpurev got silver in Girls' Blitz, Tenguundalai Ganbat bronze in U14 Boys' Blitz and gold in Solving, Urangoo Gurvanbaatar got Master Title
Asia Mongolia On Mongolia’s National Pride Day, marking the 862nd anniversary of Chinggis Khaan’s birth, a tribute was held with the State Nine White Banners raised in Sukhbaatar Square, accompanied by the Mongolian Armed Forces’ ceremonial music
Asia Mongolia The Maidar Buddhist ceremony, held annually at Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Mongolia, celebrates the future arrival of Maitreya; a symbol of love and compassion; this tradition blends Buddhism with Mongolia’s nomadic and Shamanistic roots
Asia Mongolia The Mongolian University of Internal Affairs was awarded the Order of Sukhbaatar for contribution to the preservation and protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintenance of peace and security and progress in science and education