Ulaanbaatar
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East Asia
Asiana opens Incheon-Ulaanbaatar route
Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest full-service carrier, said Wednesday it has begun services on the Incheon-Ulaanbaatar route to better serve its customers. On Tuesday, Asiana Airlines started flying to the Mongolian capital three times a week, the company said in a statement. Asiana secured the right to make additional…
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Central Asia
Chinggis Square to become Sukhbaatar Square in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar’s central square, currently known as Chinggis Square, is returning to its original name, Sukhbaatar Square, following the final ruling of the Administrative Cases Court of Mongolia, The UB Post reports. The square was originally named in honor of the Mongolian revolutionary hero D.Sukhbaatar shortly after his death in 1923.…
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State senior investigator files criminal lawsuit against TV9 channel, Mongolia
A criminal defamation case has launched against TV9 channel and its crew of the documentary that disclosed the corruption facts. TV9 Channel aired a corruption story about the illegal privatization of “Ulaanbaatar” printing’s building located in the city center in a documentary titled “Detective-2” on December 17, 2011. The documentary…
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