Archive for April, 2008
The First International Festival of Morin Khuur to be hosted in Mongolia
{mosimage}The First International Festival of Morin Khuur will be organized by the Mongolian State Philharmonic, the Morin Khuur Ensemble, and the Cultural and Scientific Foundation for the Mongol Race on 4-7, May in the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (more...)
Mongolian computer provider, One Laptop Per Child, may switch to windows operating system
{mosimage}The One Laptop Per Child project, which currently provides Mongolian children with laptop computers, may switch from Linux to a Windows XP operating system. (more...)
Wins bronze medal from the World Cup
Our best shooting athletes went to a tournament for the world cup being held in Beijing. According to the last information about the tournament, ternational master Ts.Munkhzul received total 783.4 scores on a distance of 25 meters of females gun and won bronze medal. (more...)
Experts say copper prices to remain high for next two years
{mosimage}Market observers believe Mongolian copper prices will remain high for at least the next two years. One of the main reasons given for the continuing high prices are delays to planned mining projects caused by increasing percentages of revenues being funneled off by governments in Mongolia and Africa. (more...)
Mongolian Pop Goddess Proves Will Power Equals Staying Power
{mosimage}She’s hit high notes in her career and low notes in her personal life, but pop goddess Saraa is back to her best. The dictionary definition of the word goddess is “a woman who many people admire and copy” or “one of the female spirits. (more...)
Canada to open trade office in Ulaanbaatar
{mosimage}Canada will open a permanent trade office in Mongolia to assist local Canadian businesses. Canadian firms have a reported $395 million in investments, including operating more than 20 mines. Canada is also Mongolia’s second largest investor. (more...)
Sumo Star Returns Home for Recovery
{mosimage}Mongolian sumo wrestler yokozuna Asashoryu returned home during the week for a well-earned break, following his success in the March grand sumo tournament. (more...)
First Mongolian art exhibition begins in Seoul
Mongolian art will be on display beginning Friday in South Korea. April Festival Mongolia Seoul-2008 will exhibit major Mongolian contemporary artists. The show will run from April 17 through 24. (more...)
Mongolia issues stamp honoring sumo champion Asashyoro
{mosimage}The Mongolian Post Company inaugurated today the first in a series of three stamp sets honoring Mongolia’s Grand Champion Sumo wrestler Asashyoro. (more...)
Hakuho Becomes Baseballer
{mosimage}Mongolia-born Yokozuna Hakuho or known as M.Davaajargal threw out the first pitch on April 1 at the Tokyo Dome prior to the opening game between the Tokyo Giants and Chunichi Dragons as Japanese Baseball’s Central Division kicked off its season. (more...)