Local officials of the Ikhtamir soum of Arkhangai Province said that since the beginning of this year, six earthquakes have happened in the territory of Arkhangai Province. For instance, there were two earthquakes on March 2 and 3. In particular, at 5:07 a.m. on March 3, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 occurred. Also, the ground shook with a magnitude of 4.6 at 12:59 a.m. on March 2, and it is said that the residents in those areas felt the tremors.  According to the head of Ikhtamir soum, since the beginning of the year, there have been several earthquakes in the nearby area, with ..read more

It was announced that in the first week of March, every museum became free of charge. According to the first three-day data, more than 26,000 citizens visited the museum, watched special exhibitions on national history, culture, heritage, traditions, and customs, and participated in educational programs.  In relation to the “Museum Week”, the National Art Gallery of Mongolia displays exhibitions until March 7. The exhibition named “Mongolian fine art collection” did really attract a large number of audience. This themed exhibition was located back in the room with red carpets which made ..read more

The management team of the CU convenience store chain held a Earnings Call with representatives of brokers, dealers, and securities and presented the financial and operational results of 2023 in a concise form regarding the publication of the 2023 year-end unaudited financial report of the CU on the Mongolian Stock Exchange and the company's official website, on March 1. During the discussion, some key points were delivered, such as the chain store's sales reached 432.25 billion MNT (including the Value Added Tax) at the end of 2023, which was 47 percent higher than the previous year's sales ..read more

The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) and Golomt Bank have jointly introduced the “Women-Owned Business” mark in order to develop and support the business of women entrepreneurs, eliminate market barriers which women in business face, create product and service differentiation, and promote women-led businesses to the public. With the help of this mark, there is an opportunity to increase the sales of the products and business by identifying and recognizing women entrepreneurs in the business market, and to improve the coordination of projects and programs supporting ..read more

An entertainment television channel, which was set up about three years ago and broadcast famous foreign programs and contents to Mongolians with franchise rights, officially announced that it will present the “Rural Revival” documentary series to viewers every Tuesday starting from March 5. The series will share the true stories and experiences of 10 people who moved to rural areas, fleeing from the “turbulent” lifestyle of Ulaanbaatar City and seeking peace. This content expects to help people change their perspective on life today and take a bold step to move away from the city. It has been ..read more

The National Library of Mongolia is closed until May 1. This decision was made due to the commissioning of the new library building. Therefore, about 534,000 books and publications will be moved to the new building within two months.  The chief librarian, T.Bayarlakh said, “In the new building, services will be provided in accordance with international library standards. Modern books will be transferred to this building, which is expanding the services of the National Library of Mongolia. Books and publications will be transported by specially equipped vehicles, meeting the conditions of ..read more

As part of the “Years to Visit Mongolia”, with the support of the Governor of the Capital City and the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar City, the Capital City Governor’s Office, Mayor’s Office of the Ulaanbaatar City, the Ulaanbaatar City Tourism Department and other professional organizations are going to implement the International Cuisine Chef Training Program. Within the framework of the program, the chefs will study and gain some experience in Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and Uzbekistan, where the development of tourism is advanced and the national cuisines are well known ..read more

The “PGL Major Copenhagen 2024” with a prize fund of 1.2 million USD will be held in Denmark on March 17-31, with three stages, and two teams from Asia have the right to participate in. Therefore, the Asian qualifying round of the Counter-Strike World Championship was held at the Perfect World Esports Center in Shanghai, China.  As previous Majors are using a swiss-system group stage, twenty four teams will qualify for the “PGL Major Copenhagen 2024”. This includes sixteen teams who will qualify for the first stage, which has been renamed from the Challengers Stage to the Opening Stage ..read more

Mongolian athletes are competing in the 11th Asian Age Group Championship held in New Clark, the Philippines. The 11th Asian Age Group Championship is a highly anticipated and reputable swimming event that brings together young swimmers from Asia. Among the athletes from Mongolia, the “We Aquatics Club” athlete and the International Master, E.Erkhes, who trained under the guidance of coach Kh.Batbold, qualified for the final in the 50-meter backstroke (in 26.21 seconds) in the 15-17 age group. He competed with swimmers from nine countries in this category for the bronze medal and won with a t ..read more

The “Botanical Hackathon” competition was organized by the Mongolian Academy of Science (MAS) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Botanical Garden of MAS. University students participated in the competition held on February 26-27. Experts from the Innovation and Technology Department of the MAS conducted a training for the participants of the competition on how to prepare a project, how to find ideas, and how to properly present them. In addition, participating students formed teams and competed by creating a project. Four teams from National University of Mongolia ..read more