Mongolia becomes the first country in Asia which has fully complied with a total of 40 recommendations issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In 2017 FATF reviewed the activities related to money laundering, combating terrorism, and illegal financing in our country. As a result, 15 of the 40 recommendations were insufficiently implemented, and…
Month: September 2023
New Ambassador of China to Mongolia presents her credentials
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Yesterday (26 September), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia G.Amartuvshin received Ambassador of China to Mongolia Shen Minjuan, who presented her credentials. Deputy Foreign Minister G.Amartuvshin expressed his readiness to work closely with the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to further deepen the Mongolian-Chinese comprehensive strategic partnership, implement the agreements reached by the heads of…
Adverse winter weather forecast across western Mongolia
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Heavy snowfall is forecasted across parts of western and west-central Mongolia from today (27 September). The Mongolian National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring (NAMEM) has warned of particularly heavy snowfall in Bayan-Ulgii and Khovd provinces overnight and Zavkhan Province. Hazardous travel conditions are likely due to icy roads and reduced visibility caused by blowing…
Mongolia’s Deer stone added to UNESCO World Heritage List
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The Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites in Mongolia have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List at the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee. Located in central Mongolia, on the slopes of the Khangai Ridge, there are deer stones dating from approximately 1200 to 600 BCE. These stones, which can reach heights of up to…
China-Mongolia Friendship Week highlights people-to-people exchanges
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The annual China-Mongolia Friendship Week, aimed at increasing mutual understanding and expanding people-to-people exchanges and cultural cooperation has started in Ulaanbaatar. “In recent years, China-Mongolia relations have maintained a strong momentum of development, which cannot be separated from the active support and extensive participation of the two peoples,” Shen Minjuan, Chinese ambassador to Mongolia, said…
Open Skate
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Event date: October 1, 2023 Event Time: 12:30 PM – 02:00 PMLocation: 1280 Bollenbacher DriveNorthfield, MN 55057Description:Open skate is available most Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays and is open to all ages.
Open Skate
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Event date: October 2, 2023 Event Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PMLocation: 1280 Bollenbacher DriveNorthfield, MN 55057Description:Open skate is available most Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays and is open to all ages.
The Chairman of the State Duma visits Mongolia
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The Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin is paying official visit in Ulaanbaatar at invitation of G.Zandanshatar, Speaker of Mongolian parliament. During the official visit to Mongolia, the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin will hold meeting with the Chairman of the State Great Khural of Mongolia G.Zandanshatar. The first meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between…
A new road connecting China, Mongolia and Russia
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On Friday morning, the trial of an international road transport route connecting China, Mongolia and Russia on the Asia Highway 4 (AH4) began from Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The trucks will proceed through Mongolia and Russia, arriving ultimately in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third-largest city. The entire trial-run route covers approximately 2,253 kilometers, with…
Mongolia signs a renewed agreement for the Fulbright Program
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Yesterday (21 September), the Government of Mongolia committed to increasing its annual contribution to the Fulbright Program. Mongolia signed a renewed agreement with the Institute of International Education (IIE), an implementing partner of the U.S. Department of State for the Fulbright Program. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen met with Mongolian…