Mongolia Selects Tallinn Winner ‘Silent City Driver’ as Oscar Candidate

Director Janchivdorj Sengedorj’s “Silent City Driver” has been chosen to represent Mongolia in the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The decision was made by the country’s National Selection Committee. “Silent...

Mongolia, Japan Hold Second Student Exchange Forum

Ulaanbaatar, October 1, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Embassy of Japan in Mongolia co-organized the second Mongolia-Japan Student Exchange Forum on September 30, 2025, at the Ministry’s premises. The forum...

1,000 Mongols Motorcycle Club Members Expected in Palm Springs

About 1,000 members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club are expected to come to Palm Springs this weekend, according to Palm Springs police. Lt. Gustavo Araiza, the department’s spokesperson, said the members will be here for a club meeting. He...

Mongolian 'invincible champion' turns Japan hardship into fuel for wrestling success

ULAANBAATAR (Kyodo) -- Under bright lights at Mongolia's national stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Namsraijav Batsuuri grapples fiercely to defend his title in a traditional wrestling competition that is part of the famous Naadam festival. Batsuuri was...

Breakpoint: It’s not so much that Christianity is Western, but that Western culture is at root Christian.

A pair of recent discoveries underscore how quickly and far-reaching Christianity spread in the first century. They also counter the long-standing assumption that Christianity is just a Western thing. In September, Egyptian archaeologists revealed...

Mongolia’s 2025 Political Earthquake

In the late summer and early fall of 2025, Mongolia’s political terrain shifted with the force of a Gobi desert storm. The country’s dominant ruling party, the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) – a fixture in power for most of the past two decades –...

Mongolia, Peru Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

Ulaanbaatar, September 29, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru, Elmer Schialer, on the sidelines of the General Debate session of the 80th...

Enhe Village in China's Inner Mongolia draws tourists with blend of Chinese-Russian culture

Chefs make traditional dishes at a restaurant in Enhe Village of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 26, 2025. Enhe, a Russian ethnic township in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, has for years drawn...

Ambassador to Mongolia Present Letter of Credence

Ulaanbaatar, October 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/.State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Munkhtushig Lkhanaajav, received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli,...

Political Consultative Meeting Between Mongolia and Uruguay Held in Montevideo

Ulaanbaatar, October 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Second Political Consultative Meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay took place on September 30, 2025, in...

Teachers’ Day Marked for the 31st Year Worldwide and the 59th Year in Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar, October 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Today marks World Teachers’ Day. UNESCO proclaimed October 5 of each year as World Teachers’ Day in 1994. In Mongolia, Teachers’ Day has been celebrated since 1966 in February. However, by the Government of...

Vietnam-Mongolia comprehensive partnership poised for substantive growth

Hanoi (VNA) – The ongoing visit to Mongolia by Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA), is expected to give new momentum to the Vietnam-Mongolia Comprehensive...

‘Mongolian Literary Culture’ Exhibition on Display

Ulaanbaatar, September 18, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The “Mongolian Literary Culture” exhibition, curated by collector R. Otgonbaatar, is on display at the Chinggis Khaan National Museum of Mongolia. The exhibition featured illustrated books and sutras...

Moscow Reaches Out to Buddhists Abroad but Faces Problems with Them at Home

Executive Summary: Moscow is expanding its efforts to use Buddhists within the Russian Federation to expand its influence in Buddhist countries abroad, despite facing growing problems among its own Buddhist population due to its divided response...

Genocide in Southern Mongolia: The Return of a Buried History

by Massimo Introvigne Enghebatu Togochog and the book he translated. In the vast silence of the Mongolian steppe, history has often been written in whispers—then buried beneath the roar of empire. But with the release of “Genocide on the Mongolian...

Vietnam, Mongolia seek to boost multifaceted cooperation

Hanoi (VNA) – During his working visit to Mongolia from September 30 to October 3, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong has held talks and meetings with leaders of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of the...

Scholars and Sangha Convene in Kalmykia for International Buddhist Forum

From asianews.it The third International Buddhist Forum, themed “The Buddhist World in the New Millennium,” convened on 25–28 September in Elista, capital of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia, drawing scholars, monastics, and delegates from 35...

Vietnam National Assembly First Vice Chairman Pays Official Visit to Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar, October 2, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Deputy Chairman of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia, Purevdorj Bukhchuluun, received Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tran Quang Phuong, and his...

Việt Nam, Mongolia seek to boost multifaceted cooperation

HÀ NỘI — During his working visit to Mongolia from September 30 to October 3, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trần Quang Phương has held talks and meetings with leaders of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of the country,...

32 Mongolian students to pursue higher education in Turkey under presidential scholarship

32 Mongolian students to pursue higher education in Turkey under presidential scholarship AKIPRESS.COM - 32 Mongolian students will pursue higher education in Turkey under the "Presidential Scholarship 2100" program. The students will study...