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Ulaanbaatar, Beijing agree to cooperate on reducing traffic congestion
AKIpress News Agency
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July 30, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - Mayor of Ulaanbaatar Nyambaatar Khishgee has held a meeting with Mayor of Beijing Yin Yong during his working visit to Beijing, China, Montsame reported. Mayor Nyambaatar Khishgee began his series of visits to sister cities with...
How Stanford researchers are designing fair and trustworthy AI systems
Stanford News - California
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July 29, 2025
When John McCarthy, founder of the Stanford AI Lab, coined the term “artificial intelligence” in 1955 to describe “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines,” the defining feature of this tech was its smarts. But as AI becomes...
Science National Geographic Velociraptor’s new cousin is a raptor unlike any seen before
Yahoo News
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Sometime before 2010, in the red sands of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert brimming with fossils, poachers excavated and stole the exquisite skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur. They smuggled the fossil out of the country and onto the black market. It passed...
Researchers Just Read a 100-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll Without Opening It
ZME Science
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July 29, 2025
The roll analyzed at BESSY II virtually unrolled. “Om mani padme hum” appears on the unrolled strip. Credit: Journal of Cultural Heritage Tucked away in storage at a Berlin museum, a modest wooden shrine had gone largely unstudied for decades. It...
Ulaanbaatar and Beijing to Cooperate on Reducing Traffic Congestion
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 29, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and Governor of the Capital City Nyambaatar Khishgee has held a meeting with Mayor of Beijing Yin Yong during his working visit to Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China....
Mongolia’s New Challenge: Illegal Drugs
The Diplomat
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July 28, 2025
Two weeks ago, the Mongolian public was shocked by a video showing the violent assault of a civilian by four men who were believed to be under the influence of illegal drugs. The case is now being investigated by police. The incident touches on...
Greenhouse Propagation Technology for Coniferous Trees Under Testing
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 29, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Batbaatar Bat has worked at the ‘Green Wall’ tree nursery site in Uvurkhangai aimag. The ‘Green Wall’ Project, being jointly implemented by the Government of...
Over 3,900 Mongolian Citizens Working in Japan
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 29, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Family, Labor, and Social Protection of Mongolia Aubakir Telunkhan met with the Head of the Economic Department of Nakashibetsu City Keita Ito, and the accompanying delegation from Japan. The...
President of Mongolia Pays Tribute at Statue of Marshal Tsedenbal Yumjaa in Uvs Aimag
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 29, 2025 /MONTSAME/. President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa paid tribute and laid a wreath at the statue of former leader Marshal Tsedenbal Yumjaa during his participation in the celebration marking the historic 100th...
IV Mongolia-Japan International Business Innovation Forum to be held
AKIpress News Agency
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July 29, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will organize the Mongolia–Japan International Business Innovation Forum under the theme "Creating the Future Together" at the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Bus Rapid Transit project to accelerate traffic flow in Ulaanbaatar by 10-20%
AKIpress News Agency
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July 29, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will be implemented with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the terms of reference for the feasibility study are currently being developed, Montsame reports, citing the mayor's...
Production of Fuman Oilfield in NW China surpasses 10,000 tons daily, marking a key milestone
Global Times
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This aerial photo taken on November 4, 2023 shows a major gas and oil processing station in the Fuman oilfield in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua Fuman Oilfield in the heart of the Taklimakan Desert, Northwest...
Mongolia–Japan International Business Innovation Forum to Be Held on August 18
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will organize the “Mongolia–Japan International Business Innovation Forum” under the theme “Creating the Future Together” on August 18, 2025, at the Mongolian...
Nearly 7,000 dams have shifted the Earth’s North Pole by 3 feet
New Atlas
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July 30, 2025
Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter from its original position. By storing billions of liters of water, these reservoirs have...
Mongolian Parliament Speaker to attend Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
AKIpress News Agency
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Mongolian Parliament Speaker to attend Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament AKIPRESS.COM - Speaker of the Parliament of Mongolia Amarbayasgalan Dashzegve will attend the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva,...
Mongolia and France expand cooperation in civil security and emergency response - The Diplomat
AKIpress News Agency
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Mongolia and France expand cooperation in civil security and emergency response - The Diplomat AKIPRESS.COM - This year marks the 60th anniversary of Mongolia and France's establishment of diplomatic ties. In the last six decades, the expansion of...
Mongolian Student Wins Bronze at International Biology Olympiad
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2025) concluded on July 26, 2025, in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines, where top-performing students from around the world were announced. From over 300...
Battushig Batbold on Mongolia’s Olympic Rise and Global Ambitions
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. An Interview with Battushig Batbold, President of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC). SINCE BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE MONGOLIAN NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE....
President of Mongolia Partially Vetoes Parliamentary Resolution on the Implementation of “Gold-3” National Campaign
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa has partially vetoed Resolution No. 85 of the State Great Khural (Parliament) on the Implementation of the “Gold-3” National Campaign. The veto is based on two main...
More than 10,000 species on brink of extinction need urgent action: Study
Mongabay
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July 30, 2025
New research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow. More than 1,500 species, or 15% of the critically endangered species, are estimated to...