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Couple cross Mongolia on semi-wild horses in gruelling 1,000km race
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 21, 2025
When Brandon Fiore met his future wife Lucy, a professional jockey, he "didn't know the back from the front of a horse". Fast forward six years, and the couple has just finished the world's toughest and longest horse race — the Mongol Derby....
Foreign Ministers of Mongolia and Laos Hold Official Talks
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 21, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, held official talks in Ulaanbaatar on August...
Mongolia and the Republic of Korea Expand Climate Change Cooperation
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 20, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Batbaatar Bat received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Mongolia Choi Jin-won on August 19, 2025. At the outset of the...
Mongolia Wins 18 Medals at International Robotics Competition
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 20, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolian athletes achieved outstanding results at the “Robot Challenge” international robotics competition, held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from August 15 to 19, 2025, earning six gold, seven...
Tourism booms in Enhe, China's Inner Mongolia
Xinhua News Agency
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Children learn to make Russian bread at Enhe Township of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 21, 2025. Enhe, located in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, is China's only Russian ethnic township that has for...
Mongolia and Japan agree to deepen bilateral economic cooperation
AKIpress News Agency
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August 20, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - Deputy Prime Minister Uchral Nyam-Osor met with Ambassador of Japan Igawahara Masaru to discuss ways to boost bilateral economic cooperation on August 18. The sides emphasized the importance of high-level visits and agreed on the...
Mongolia's foreign tourist arrivals surge over 20 pct in first 7 months
Xinhua News Agency
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ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tourist arrivals to Mongolia grew by 21.5 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, official data showed Wednesday. Mongolia recorded a total of 457,158 inbound tourist visits by foreign passport...
Mongolia issues warnings amid heavy rainfall
Xinhua News Agency
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ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring on Wednesday continued to warn of heavy rainfall and potential flooding across the country. According to the agency, intense rain has been...
Death toll rises to 5 amid heavy rains in Inner Mongolia's Ordos
Xinhua News Agency
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HOHHOT, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Five people have been killed in torrential rains that struck several banners and districts in Ordos City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region since Monday, local authorities said on Thursday. Three people...
View of Hulun Buir in N China's Inner Mongolia
Xinhua News Agency
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This photo taken on Aug. 20, 2025 shows a view of the Ergune River in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui) An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2025 shows a view of a national wetland park in Ergune,...
Laos and Mongolia Strengthen Bilateral Ties
Lao News Agency
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KPL At the invitation of Ms. Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Mr. Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, accompanied by his spouse and delegation, paid an official visit to Mongolia from...
Mongolia's GDP grows by 5.6% in 2025
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia's GDP (calculated using the production approach in current prices) reached ₮40.3 trillion in the first half of 2025, an increase of ₮3.3 trillion (8.8%) compared to last year. This growth was driven by a ₮1.5 trillion...
Mongolia issues bear warning after multiple reported sightings
Xinhua News Agency
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ULAN BATOR, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change on Tuesday issued a brown bear warning amid fear of potential harm to humans. The warning came after multiple brown bear sightings were reported near residential...
Mongolia and Japan emphasize need to advance economic partnership
Gogo Mongolia
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On August 18, N.Uchral, Deputy Prime Minister, held a meeting with Igawahara Masaru, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. The two sides underlined the...
Mongolia Wins U12 Asian Open Tee Ball International Tournament
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 18, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolian athletes triumphed at the 16th U12 Asian Open Tee Ball International Tournament, held from August 16 to 18, 2025, in Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, securing gold, silver, and bronze...
In pics: wheat harvest season in N China's Inner Mongolia
Xinhua News Agency
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An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20 shows a harvester harvesting wheat at a farm in Ergun of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Wheat here has entered harvest season recently. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui) Farmers drive harvesters...
Foreign Minister of Laos Arrives in Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 20, 2025 /MONTSAME/. At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, arrived in Mongolia on August 19, 2025, for...
IFC Invests US$7M in AND Global to Strengthen Digital Lending in Mongolia
Fintech News
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August 20, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing US$7 million in a Series B round for Mongolian fintech firm AND Global, marking its first equity investment...
Ambassador of Paraguay presents credentials at Foreign Ministry of Mongolia
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Munkhtushig Lkhanaajavreceived Ambassador of Paraguay Miguel Ángel Ubaldino Romero Álvarez and received copies of his credentials on August 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
Kyrgyz scientific expedition in Mongolia completes first phase of work
24.kg
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August 20, 2025
08:29, 20 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Akmoor AITBEKOVA 08:29, 20 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Akmoor AITBEKOVA A scientific expedition from Kyrgyzstan within the framework of the project «National Spirit — Global...