Golden Eagle Festival kicks off in Mongolia to promote tourism

STORY: Golden Eagle Festival kicks off in Mongolia to promote tourism SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Golden Eagle Festival STORYLINE: The Golden Eagle Festival opened near Mongolia's capital on Saturday to promote winter tourism and ethnic Kazakh culture. The 18th edition of the festival is co-organized by the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Mongolian Eagle Hunters' Association and the Governor's Office of the western province of Bayan-Ulgii and others. Twenty-one eagle hunters aged 21-68 from the province of Bayan-Ulgii, home to the people of the Kazakh ethnic group, are competing in the two-day festival to catch stuffed animals with their specially trained golden eagles, showing off the skills of both the birds and their trainers. In addition, more activities include concerts of Kazakh folk music and dance as well as a fair of traditional handicrafts, clothing, and food of Kaza

10 Mongolian provinces experience harsh wintry weather

STORY: 10 Mongolian provinces experience harsh wintry weather SHOOTING TIME: mid-Nov., 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of roads and pastures 2. various of livestock herds 3. various of pastures covered in snow STORYLINE: At least 10 of all the 21 Mongolian provinces have been experiencing extreme wintry weather, known as "dzud," the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Thursday. Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered in snow. "At least 10 provinces, including Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan and Govi-Altai in the west, as well as Khentii and Dornogovi in the east, are now experiencing the dzud," the NEMA said in a statement. In addition, eight provinces, including Sukhbaatar in the east and Bulgan in the north, are experiencing near-dzud conditions, the emergency agency said. In 2016, a dzud killed

Foreign tourist arrivals in Mongolia surge

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Mongolia surge DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of natural views in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia has received a total of 421,780 foreign tourists so far this year, up nearly 73 percent year-on-year, the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Friday. Russia, China and South Korea were the biggest sources of tourist arrivals for Mongolia, the ministry said in a statement. The westernmost province of Bayan-Ulgii, which borders China and Russia, is one of the main tourist destinations where people can enjoy horseback riding, trekking and camping, as well as the untouched beauty of the Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain, the country's highest peak, and the Tsagaan gol or White River. The Mongolian government has been taking measures to revive the pandemic-hit tourism sector. In January, 34 countries were granted visa-free entry to Mongolia for tourism purposes, which increased the number of visa-exempt

Breathtaking view in western Mongolia

STORY: Breathtaking view in western Mongolia DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: BAYAN-ULGII, Mongolia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of western part of Mongolia STORYLINE: Summer in Mongolia is an ideal time to go out and explore beautiful natural sceneries as the temperature here is very pleasant. In the westernmost province of Bayan-Ulgii, the snow-capped Tsambagarav Mountain, the Khovd River, the Achit River, and the lush grasslands form a breathtaking view. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia. (XHTV)

Mongolia holds eagle festival to promote pandemic-hit tourism sector

STORY: Mongolia holds eagle festival to promote pandemic-hit tourism sector DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Golden Eagle Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Mongolian): ERKHEMBAYAR BATTULGA, State secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU SHIYUE, Tourist 4. various of Golden Eagle Festival STORYLINE: Mongolia kicked off its annual Golden Eagle Festival near the capital city Ulan Bator on Saturday to promote the country's pandemic-hit tourism sector. The event called "Nomadic Winter - Golden Eagle Festival" was co-organized by the Mongolian Eagle Hunters' Association and Governor's Office of the western province of Bayan-Ulgii under the auspices of the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Ministry of Culture. SOUNDBITE 1 (Mongolian): ERKHEMBAYAR BATTULGA, State secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism "Our country organizes more than 100 events a year to promote th