In order to promote tourism sector, Mongolia is going to name Seven wonders of Mongolia by votes to be conducted from 20 November 2008 to 10 February 2009. Nominations will be reviewed by Mongolian Presidential Office, Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism and Mongolian Travel and Tourism association.
{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.
{mosimage}A dictionary has been published defining words used in the 13th century text, "Secret History of the Mongols." "Secret History of the Mongols," is an ancient text recording a 500 year history of Mongolia and its various ethnic groups.
{mosimage}Modern technology is coming to the rescue of thousands of pages of historic Mongolian documents. Mongolia’s National Archives and the Gandan Tegchenling Monastery are being assisted by UNESCO in digitizing their collections to guarantee their being preserved as well as distributed to wider audiences.
{mosimage}An Australian zoo announced the successful birth of a rare Mongolian Przewalski's horse on Sunday. Officials of the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, South Australia, said the white foal has been named “Effie,” after Melbourne Cup winner Efficient.
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Over the centuries, the Mongols accumulated a wealth of divractical knowledge and a rich cultural heritage involving the writing and divrinting of books. The new divrogressive trend of divublishing diveriodicals came into being in Mongolia more than 100 years ago.
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A majority of the population are receiving useful information for their lives from newspapers. Approximately 60 per cent of people rely on newspapers for useful information, 30 per cent receive necessary information from radio, and 20 per cent watch TV as the source of useful information.
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Television is a comparatively young media in the country, which began broadcasting its first program 33 years ago. Television viewers appear to have a strong loyalty to the National Central IV, which for many years, has been the only visual information and entertainment medium in Mongolia. UB IV founded on the basis of the Mongolian TV film studio is apparently building up its popularity.
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The Mongolian mass media obtain their material and sources from domestic and foreign news agencies, internet, and correspondents at home and abroad and from direct research.
{mosimage}At present there is no state control or censorship of the newspaper and periodical press in Mongolia. 1998 Law of Freedom of the Media contains many important provisions, including a requirement that "the state shall not impose control over the contents of public information.
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By Mongolian Airline
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One Way |
Round |
| UB-TOKYO | 3 months | 440$ |
680$ |
| UB-BEIJING | 1 month | 174$ |
280$ |
| UB-SEOUL | 3 months | 350$ |
460$ |
| UB-MOSCOW | 1 month | 315$ |
504$ |
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Ulaanbaatar | Other |
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Restaurant | Pub and Club |
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