China-funded renovation of Mongolian land port completed

STORY: China-funded renovation of Mongolian land port completed SHOOTING TIME: January 2023 /Archive DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the land port in southeastern Mongolia STORYLINE: An inauguration ceremony was held on Sunday for the China-funded renovation of a land port in southeastern Mongolia. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan attended the ceremony to mark the completion of the land port renovation in Zamiin-Uud, a border soum (administrative subdivision) in the southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi. Oyun-Erdene expressed his gratitude to China for overcoming the difficulties of the pandemic, assisting in building port facilities of international standard, increasing the passenger and cargo customs clearance capacity fivefold, and supporting Mongolia's port revival policy. "Port revival is one of the key goals of the government's medium-term devel

China hands over relief materials to herders in central Mongolia hit by harsh winter

STORY: China hands over relief materials to herders in central Mongolia hit by harsh winter SHOOTING DATE: March 18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: ERDENE, Mongolia CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of relief materials provided by China to Mongolia STORYLINE: Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on Monday visited the central Mongolian province of Tuv to hand over relief materials provided by China to 500 herdsmen affected by the extreme wintry weather. This winter, Mongolia has been hit by a severe "dzud," a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when many livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered in snow. They handed over the relief materials including warm clothes, family packages, food and other necessities to herder families in Erdene soum (administrative subdivision) of the province. More than 4 million head of livestock have died so far this winter due to the dzud, acco

Overnight temperature dips to minus 50 degrees Celsius in western Mongolia

STORY: Overnight temperature dips to minus 50 degrees Celsius in western Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of strong cold waves in Mongolia STORYLINE: Overnight temperatures plummeted to minus 50 degrees Celsius in Zuungovi soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Uvs, from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to the country's weather monitoring agency. The figure marked the coldest temperature in Mongolia this winter, the National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said in a statement on Wednesday. Since the beginning of last week, a strong cold front that originated in Siberia, Russia, has been sweeping across extensive areas of Mongolia, causing temperature drops and bringing strong winds and blizzards. The cold wave is expected to continue until Friday. According to the weather agency, on Dec. 26, 1966, overnight temperatures dropped to mi

Strong cold wave hits large parts of Mongolia

STORY: Strong cold wave hits large parts of Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of snow-covered areas in Mongolia STORYLINE: A strong cold front originating in Siberia, Russia, has been sweeping large parts of Mongolia, causing temperature drops and bringing strong winds and blizzards in recent days, Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring (NEMHEM) said Friday. Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 46.2 degrees Celsius in Tes soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Zavkhan, from Thursday to Friday, marking the coldest temperature in Mongolia this winter, NEMHEM said in a statement. Meanwhile, the overnight temperature was colder than minus 21 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country on Thursday night, it said. In addition, the cold wave is expected to continue across the country in the coming few days, the agency said, urging the

Chinese tea culture event organized in Mongolia

STORY: Chinese tea culture event organized in Mongolia DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese tea culture event in the southern Mongolian province of Dundgovi STORYLINE: A Chinese tea culture event was held in Mandalgovi, capital of the southern Mongolian province of Dundgovi, on Tuesday. The event entitled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon" featured many activities such as a traditional tea-making ceremony, tea tasting, a photo exhibition of Chinese tea culture and tourism, and an exhibition of various types of tea and tea sets. Supervised by the Chinese consul general in Dornogovi's Zamiin-Uud soum and the governor's office of Dundgovi province, the event was organized by the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia. Dundgovi province is located in an important position in the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, said Li Yanjun, Chinese consul general in Dornogovi's

Deauville - Closing Ceremony

Deauville - Closing Ceremony

, Emmanuelle Soum, Laly Flow and Noam Sinseau attending the closing ceremony of the 49th Deauville American Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Deauville, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

Deauville - Closing Ceremony

Deauville - Closing Ceremony

, Emmanuelle Soum, Laly Flow and Noam Sinseau attending the closing ceremony of the 49th Deauville American Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Deauville, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

Deauville - Closing Ceremony

Deauville - Closing Ceremony

, Emmanuelle Soum, Laly Flow and Noam Sinseau attending the closing ceremony of the 49th Deauville American Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Deauville, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

Deauville - May December Screening

Deauville - May December Screening

Emmanuelle Soum, Laly Flow and Noam Sinseau attend the "May December" premiere during the 49th Deauville American Film Festival on September 08, 2023 in Deauville, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exhibition on Chinese tea culture held in Mongolia

STORY: Exhibition on Chinese tea culture held in Mongolia DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: SAINSHAND, Mongolia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition on Chinese tea culture in the southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YANJUN, Chinese consul general in Dornogovi's Zamiin-Uud soum 3. various of the exhibition on Chinese tea culture in the southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi STORYLINE: A Chinese tea culture exhibition opened on Friday in Sainshand, capital of the southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi. More than 100 people attended the opening ceremony, including Li Yanjun, Chinese consul general in Dornogovi's Zamiin-Uud soum, Li Zhi, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, and local officials and residents. Various types of tea and tea sets, as well as paintings and books on Chinese tea culture and the ancient Great Tea Road that connects Asia and Europe, are being showcased at the event. SOUNDBITE (Chines

Mongolia experiences extreme cold weather

STORY: Mongolia experiences extreme cold weather DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of extreme cold weather in Mongolia STORYLINE: Large parts of Mongolia have been experiencing extreme cold weather in recent days, the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said Monday. Overnight temperature dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius in Bayantes soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Zavkhan, from Sunday to Monday, marking the coldest temperature in Mongolia since 2018, the weather monitoring agency said in a statement. In addition, the agency recorded minus 46.4 degrees Celsius in Sukhbaatar city, capital of the northern province of Selenge, on Sunday night. Overnight temperatures in other parts of the Asian country, including the national capital of Ulan Bator, exceeded minus 40 degrees Celsius last night. The extreme cold weather is expected to continue through

Mongolia holds annual horse festival

STORY: Mongolia holds annual horse festival DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the horse festival STORYLINE: An annual horse festival was held in the eastern Mongolian province of Khentii on Saturday. Almost 200 participants and around 1,000 horses across Mongolia attended the eighth edition of the festival called "Horses of Mongolian Steppe", which was held in Batnorov soum of the province. Multiple activities such as horse racing, lasso competition, parade of children on horseback and horse-related exhibition were organized within the framework of the annual event co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Governor's Office of Khentii Province. Mongolia ranks among the top worldwide in terms of horse population. As of the end of 2021, the number of Mongolia's livestock reached 67.3 million and 6.4 percent of them were horses. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)