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Selenge Aimag Museum Exhibition on peoples revolution started.  The Selenge Aimag Museum houses display dating back to the independent movement of Mongolia in 1921. In 1948, the museum was founded. Its status was promoted in 1960 to the Local Study Cabinet and in 1968 to the Local Museum. At the time, it was a branch of the People's Revolution Museum (now the National Museum of Mongolia). Then, by combining two museums, the Selenge Aimag Museum and the Museum of Altanbulag, the Central Museum of Selenge Aimag was founded in 2004. There are over 3500 displays in the museum now.

Voice of Mongolia, English service weekly program  "Wonderland in Mongolia", going to presents feature on  Khuisiin Eight Lakes National Park.  Program Editor Ms.  Odonchimeg said in the Facebook page of VOM. Khuisiin Eight Lakes National Park

"Wonderland in Mongolia" Gorkhi-Terelj Voice of Mongolia launched a brand new English feature   "Wonderland in Mongolia". This program will present Mongolia's interesting place and others towards the listener. 

COVID-19 prevention training :  Mongolian peacekeepers in Afghanistan Mongolian peacekeepers in Afghanistan takes part in COVID-19 prevention .  The 11th batch of Mongolian peacekeepers, serving jointly with the German Armed Forces in the NATO-led “Resolute Support” mission in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, organized training in cooperation with the military trainers of Germany and Belgium on “Survival skills” and “COVID-19 prevention” at the site and mutually exchanged experiences. The training on survival skills featured theoretical and practical training in sheltering, firefighting, water retrieval, rope knotting, topographic orientation, and tactical retrieval in the desert region. Moreover, a joint training on COVID-19 prevention was held for health and hygiene doctors of Germany, camp Marmal and other military doctors. In addition, based on the guidelines developed by the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Health of Mongolia, and the General Staff...

Mongolia organized a Virtual chess competition to raise funds for the fight against COVID-19 Virtual chess competition To provide emotional support and encouragement for health care workers of the National Center of Communicable Diseases who are protecting the public from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolian chess players will hold a virtual fundraising competition, We Are One Family, on April 25. Grandmasters and International Masters who have been exhibiting their skills to the world - B.Khatanbaatar, D.Sharavdorj, Ts.Batchuluun, B.Gundavaa, B.Munguntuul, T.Batchimeg, and other prominent players - are to take part in the competition.

Picture Credit : VOM website  United World Wrestling (UWW) renewed the 2020 world rankings based on the wrestlers’ score which they harvested during their participation in the tournaments including Matteo Pellicone, European Championships, Asian Championships, and Pan-American Championships. Two male and three female athletes of the Mongolian Wrestling team ranked in the World Top-10. Specifically, State Honored Athlete E.Bekhbayar and IM T.Tulga  ranked 10 th  in 53 kg and in 65 kg respectively. As for the female athletes, IM B.Bolortuya ranked 7 th  in 55 kg, IM B.Shoovdor ranked 5 th  in 59 kg and the Hero of Labor S.Battsetseg ranked 8 th  in 68 kg.

Picture from VOM Web The ‘Genghis Khan’ exhibition about the Mongol Empire as well as the Great Khan of the Empire and his descendants has officially opened in Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouri. Around 300 guests including Ambassador of Mongolia to the United States Otgonbayar attended the opening event held at Union Station Kansas City, enjoying Mongolian folk art concert. The exhibition, which is of great importance in presenting Mongolia’s customs, culture, life, and history to U.S. people and deepening understanding between the peoples of the two countries, offers an opportunity to experience life in 13th-century Mongolia by visiting replicas of tents, battlegrounds, and marketplaces and view 200 spectacular objects from that period such as gold jewelry and ornaments, silk robes, musical instruments, pottery, and sophisticated weaponry. 

Exhibition of artists of Bayan-Ulgii aimag on Mongolia Through Artworks Mongolia Through Artworks ; Picture from Voice of Mongolia Website

Mongolian team wins second place at the 18th ABU Robocon 2019 Mongolia. ABU Robocon started in 1991, extended the concept from NHK Robocon which restricted to teams from Japan only. Robocon  Each year the competition has different topics, but generally speaking two or more robots must be used to complete the tasks. One of the robots would be manual control while the others are automatic. The best robots usually weight more than 10 kg and span in one square meter area. To build the robots, contestants, who are restricted to be undergraduate students, must possess rich knowledge in programming, mechanical designand electronic circuit design. Each game is between two teams, often named red and blue. The playing field is symmetrical and robots from both teams start at the same condition (except for Robocon 2015 which employed a turn-based game based on badminton).  [Source: ABU_Robocon_2019_Web] 18th ABU Robocon 2019 Mongolia Th...

Mongolian team wins second place at international robot contest Picture Credit: Voice of Mongolia Webpage Under the auspices of Prime Minister Khurelsukh, the 18th ABU Robocon 2019 Mongolia, the international robot contest was jointly held in Ulaanbaatar, organized by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and the Mongolian National Public Radio and Television. As the host country, two national teams of Mongolia got the right to partake in the competition. Out of 17 teams of 16 countries, the Hong Kong team won first place by defeating the first team of Mongolia in the final match. Furthermore, Best Idea Award went to the Indonesian team, Best Engineering Award to the Chinese team and Best Design Award to the Japanese team. 

‘Treasures of Chinggis Khaan descendants’ will open at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia in October. Within the framework of ‘Mongolian heritage spread around the world’ project, an exhibition titled ‘Treasures of Chinggis Khaan descendants’ will open at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia in October. The exhibition will feature rare findings related to the Mongol Empire, especially to the Golden Horde. In addition, the National Museum of Mongolia and the Institute of History and Archaeology plan to display every 10 exhibits at the upcoming exhibition. According to the Cabinet’s decision made at its regular meeting on August 14, the cost of organizing the exhibition will be covered from the Government Reserve Fund. Within the framework of ‘Mongolian heritage spread around the world’ project, an exhibition titled ‘Treasures of Chinggis Khaan descendants’ will open at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia in October. The exhibition will...

Picture from VOM Web Mongolian peacekeeper Otgonjargal who is serving in UNMISS peacekeeping operation won first place in the women's category of ‘ Dancon UNMISS 2019’ march. She is a senior leader of Firefighting and rescues unit No.32 of the Emergency Department of Khentii province.  The 25 km marathon has been organized among international peacekeepers since 1972. Participants must carry 10 kg to compete in the tournament. Some 352 peacekeepers from 37 countries competed in the march, of which 157 were women. Otgonjargal is the third Mongolian woman serving in the UNMISS peacekeeping operation. Source: VOM English

Picture From Voice of Mongolia English Web Mongolia has it's unique Culture , Tea Road  Cultural festival is one of them. From the 13 th  to on the 16 th  of August, “Tea Road” heritage and cultural festival will be organized for the second time in Khovdaimag, home to many ethnic groups.  There are people of 17 ethnic groups, such as Altai Uriankhai, Durvud, Zakhchin, Myangad, Olot, Torghut, Khalkha, Khoshut, Kazakh and Tuvathat live in 17 soums of Khovd province. This festival aims to promote and pass down the tangible and intangible cultural heritage, folk art and tea culture of these ethnic communities and develop the local tourism sector.  The festival will host a number of events, including a camel caravan, a mini-Naadam festival, and a horse riding contest, tea ceremony, folk art shows, and acrobat performances. Also, as part of the festival, a tour to the Gurvan Tsenkher Cave in Mankhansoum, a concert of Mongolian epic and Limbe, a Mongolian n...

World’s oldest evidence of horse dentistry found in Mongolia That dental practice, which dates to as early as about 2800 years ago, coincided with the appearance in Mongolia of metal bits that made it easier for riders to control horses. Oldest evidence of horse dentistry Mongolian pastoralists were trying to remove troublesome teeth from horses’ mouths almost 3200 years ago, making those mobile herders the earliest known practitioners of horse dentistry, a new study finds. Those initial, incomplete tooth removals led to procedures for extracting forward-positioned cheek teeth known as first premolars from young horses, say archaeologist William Taylor and his colleagues. That dental practice, which dates to as early as about 2800 years ago, coincided with the appearance in Mongolia of metal bits that made it easier for riders to control horses, according to the researchers. Long-distance travel and mounted warfare with sedentary civilizations across Asia soon fo...

Mongolia in Bangamata U–19 Women's Gold Cup 2019 April 23, 2019 Mongolia beat Tajikistan 3-0 in Bangamata U-19 Women’s Gold Cup in their first match of Group A,at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Undral Tuvshinjargal opened the scoring in the 13th minute when she headed a ball off a Lora Tom corner. Midfielder Enkhmargad Enkhbaatar doubled the lead in the 28th minute with a brilliant individual goal. Delgerzaya Nyamsuren scored the third goal from the spot kick to complete a dominating victory.  The Bangamata ( বঙ্গমাতা )  U–19 Women's Gold Cup 2019 was the 1st edition of this international event of women’s football. Bangamata ( বঙ্গমাতা ) U-19 Women's International Gold Cup, an annual international women's youth football tournament hosted by Bangladesh Football Federation. Six Country took part in this international event including the host Bangladesh. Five other countries are – Kirghistan, Laos, Mongolia, Tajikistan and United Arab Emira...

Mongolia plans coal rail link to China by 2021 Picture Credit : Voice of Mongolia website Mongolia aims to complete a railway from its Tavan Tolgoi coal project to the Chinese border by 2021. The rail link from Tavan Tolgoi would have the capacity to deliver 30 million tonnes of coal a year to China, said Samdandovj Ashidmunkh, chief investment officer of the state firm running the project. The link will be completed within two years of an overseas initial public offering of stock in Tavan Tolgoi scheduled for the first quarter of 2019, Ashidmunkh, of Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi, said on the sidelines of a forum in Shanghai on China-Mongolia cooperation in mining. Mongolia expects demand for high quality coking coal from China’s steel sector to increase, but many analysts in China believe steel production is nearing its peak and could start to fall. Tavan Tolgoi is the world’s largest undeveloped coking coal mine with 7.4 billion tons of estimated reserves.

A traditional  Ger  is a portable, round  tent  covered with skins or  felt  and used as a  residence  by several distinct  nomadic  groups in the  steppes  of  Central Asia . Ideally suited to Mongolia's harsh terrain and lifestyle, the ger is called yurt by many foreigners. But, Mongolians don't particularly like this Russian labeling of their national dwelling ...so call it a ger. A round felt tent covered in durable, waterproof, white canvas seems to be the most simple description of this portable home. White modern and expensive houses are being built in UB, many rural Mongolians have retained their traditional lifestyle, of which the ger is an integral part. QSL : Voice of Mongolia Ancient gers were not collapsible and had to be wheeled from one location to the next sometimes pulled by up to 22 yaks. But nomads need to move across the country in all four seasons. So gers that could be packed...

Mongolian Dress Mongolian dress has changed little since the days of the empire, because it is supremely well-adapted to the conditions of life on the steppe and the daily activities of pastoral nomads. However, there have been some changes in styles which distinguish modern Mongolian dress from historic costume. The deel, or kaftan, is the Mongolian traditional garment worn on workdays and special days. It is a long, loose gown cut in one piece with the sleeves; it has a high collar and widely overlaps at the front. The deel is girdled with a sash. Mongolian deels always close on the wearer's right and traditionally have five fastenings. Modern deels often have decoratively cut overflaps, small round necklines, and sometimes contain a Mandarin collar. Depictions of Mongols during the time of the empire, however, show deels with more open necklines, no collars, and very simply cut overflaps, similar to the deels still worn by lamas in moder...

Official Guidebook and City map of Ulaanbaatar has been published. City Tourism Department of Ulaanbaatar released “Ulaanbaatar Official Visitors Guide” and “Ulaanbaatar Official Tourist Map” for the tourist to provide the necessary information of the city. The guidebook introduces all the main cultural regions of Ulaanbaatar city and contains contacts of tourist information centers, embassies, ambulances, police etc. It also provide the information on how to buy a bus ticket and how to order a taxi. “Ulaanbaatar Official Tourist Map” includes the map of Peace Avenue which is the main tourist area of Ulaanbaatar city and Terelj National park. Moreover, the map shows entertainment areas, the biggest shopping centers, restaurants, embassies, and hospitals. Soon the guidebook and the map can be downloaded at the designated website of Virtual Ullaanbaatar. source: Voice of Mongolia 

Mongolian President Kh. Battulga will participate in the conference entitled ‘International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum’ that will take place in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek late this August. The conference will gather together representatives from 12 countries including Mongolia India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. Ahead of an international conference on the snow leopard, several conservation organizations, including the Snow Leopard Trust and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), have launched a joint online campaign to save the big cat. Wildlife conservationists across the world launched the #SaveSnowLeopards online petition a week ago, urging leaders from the 12 countries, which fall under the snow leopard’s habitat range, to take immediate action to save the cat. Among their demands is a strategy to tackle poaching and illegal trade of snow leopards and ensuring that development projects, especially in rural areas, are sustainable, while not encroaching upon wildlife habit...