Campaigns for the upcoming Presidential election officially launched today. Candidates for the Presidential elections are current Parliament Speaker Mr M.Enkhbold, representing Mongolian People’s Party (MPP), former Member of Parliament Mr Kh.Battulga, representing Democratic Party (DP) and former Member of Parliament Mr S.Ganbaatar, representing Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP).

With tourist arrivals peaking, Mongolian summer is commonly agreed by many as the most pleasant season in the country. As the first month of summer approaches, we are presenting the major events to take place in June.

Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ms Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh arrived in Ulaanbaatar on May 7 to pay an official visit to Mongolia at the invitation of Prime Minister Mr J.Erdenebat.

A unique exhibition named ‘Rock Tomb Custom’ opened on wednesday at the National Museum, unveiling over 90 archaeological findings unearthed from two different rock tombs discovered in Khovd province.

Nomination of candidates for the upcoming Presidential Election of June 26 begins today, May 2 to continue until May 6, in compliance with the Law of Mongolia on Election.   The law states that the nomination of presidential candidates must begin 55 days prior to election day. Parties and coalitions eligible to nominate a candidate for the Presidential Election must submit the necessary documents and files of their candidate to General Election Commission in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

Mongolia-China border checkpoints will be off on May 1. This day is celebrated as the International Workers’Day in China. A decision to close the border checkpoints for this day has been made. However, international air and rail travels will be conducted on usual schedules.

Japanese high quality buckwheat, which is a main ingredient of soba noodle, Japanese favorite national dish, is being cultivated on Mongolian soil starting this spring.

“Bumbardai”comic book presented in Thailand Mongolian comic book artist N.Erdenebayar presented his own comic book series named “Bumbardai” to the public during an opening ceremony of Asian Drawing Contest took place in Bangkok, Thailand on April 21-23.

Today, April 25, National Library hosted a book cover donation event for about 35 thousand books with decayed and old cloths or covers kept in its repertoire. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports in cooperation with JCI Capital Mongolia launched a project titled ‘Bookcloth’ in 2015. Since then, over 10 thousand books of the National Library have had their covers and cloths renewed. The National Library keeps over 1 million ancient scriptures and sutras including historical records co-written and composed by scholars from Mongolia, Tibet and India, and books written in precious gemstones.