Naadam festivals in the United States feature an American touch By MARGAUX MAXWELL and MATHILDE MICHAUD Borders haven’t kept Mongol-Americans from eating khuushuur and drinking airag. Mongol-American communities thrive from San Francisco to Washington D.C, where Mongolians paid homage to their roots during Naadam Festival celebrations in early July. But the 15,000 people of Mongolian [...]
By B.KHASH-ERDENE This week the Central Bank of Mongolia released a May 2014 report on the annual eight percent interest housing loan issued by the government through commercial banks. The report said that in May 2014, a total of 112.3 billion MNT was issued to 2,084 borrowers through the housing loan program. The bank said [...]
Trans. By L.Nandintsetseg The National Statistical Office (NSO) reports that Mongolia received 154,533 foreign visitors in the first half of this year, which is a decrease of 8.5 percent from last year’s data. However, the number of visitors from North Korea, the Russian Federation, Poland, and Taiwan are up 0.6 to 8.8 percent. In a [...]
By Michelle Borok and Margaux Maxwell During Naadam, floods of families and individuals prepare fresh khuushuur (a meat-filled fried pastry) in tents, kiosks, stalls, and gers for locals and foreigners hoping to grab a tasty street snack while viewing the colorful display of Mongolian sport. But when the holiday fanfare dies down, ready-to-eat street food virtually [...]
Naadam, which takes place from July 11th to 13th each year, literally translates to “games”. The festival is also known as eriingurvannaadam, or “the three manly games”. Naadam is the most widely watched festival among Mongols, and is believed to have existed for centuries in one form or another. The origins of Naadam goes back [...]
During Naadam, 841 buses and minibuses will operate. Five hundred and ninety-three buses will service 83 locations, 165 minibuses will serve 21 locations, and 10 buses and seven minibuses will service the festival’s campsite area. An additional 66 buses will operate in the city only during the Naadam holiday. From Dunjingarav Market, 10 buses will [...]
Trans.by G.UCHRAL Department stores, markets, chain stores, and trade centers in UB will operate on a special schedule during Naadam. State Department Store will be open from 10:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m. on July 11 and 12. On July 13 its hypermarkets and supermarkets will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. It will [...]
Trans. by NANDINTSETSEG The City Traffic Police Division will be distributing parking stickers for vehicles hoping to grab a spot at Central Stadium and Khui Doloon Khudag during Naadam, in order to control traffic during the busy holiday. Stickers can be collected from the police station of the user’s respective district. The types of stickers [...]
- From July 11 to 15 there will be no traffic restrictions. – Taxi stops have been built in front of Shine Ugluu’s Khurd Apartments, located south of Peace Bridge. – To reduce congestion, every five to ten minutes, 18 buses will travel from Dunjingarav and Misheel Expo to Khui Doloon Khudag. Also, three railbuses [...]
Trans. by D.SERGELEN The following interview is with Member of Parliament S.Ganbaatar about the recent dispute with Oyu Tolgoi (OT) regarding taxation. Issues around OT have emerged again. You may have heard that OT has still not paid the taxation of 130 million USD to the Mongolian government. Do you have any information about this? [...]
