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Identifying Flags from nevruz Countries in Toronto, 2015 - torontomulticulturalcalendar.com

4/8/2015

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CMCC and Friends participated in the Nevruz Spring festival in Toronto on April 5th and were revisited by Ruth Lor Malloy, who is a devoted enthusiast of all things multicultural. She attended our Art Exhibition in September as well and had much things to say.

Ruth writes: I especially wanted to go to one of my favourites, the Nevruz Spring Festival at the Nile Academy. This festival is great because it has representatives from many different countries, all in one place. It was a chance to add to my collection of photos of the different cultures that we have in Toronto. I expected them all to be Turkic speaking.

I had challenged my Blog readers to identify the 17 flags in the Nevruz poster. (See Blog 450 at torontomulticulturalcalendar.com.) This was mainly because I couldn’t identify them myself. I decided to concentrate on the flags at this fair. The set-up at the different tables was ideal. Each of the cultures or countries had a flag on the wall behind its collection of symbols, arts and crafts. Some had sample food, either free or for sale.

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The first country table visited was Mongolia. A student and a representative of the Canada-Mongolia Chamber of Commerce were there. I remembered Mongolia as a Buddhist country. What was it doing at a primarily Muslim festival? Uighurs live in the far west of Mongolia, they said. Uighurs are Muslim and Turkic speaking. I should have remembered them and the Kazaks. The Mongolians were showing a Mongolian flag, not a Uighur or Kazak flag. And Genghis Khan was there.
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About Ruth Lor Malloy
She is behind TorontoMulticulturalCalendar.com. She is a travel writer and photographer, born in Canada with an obsession to experience the whole world.  She was brought up in a Chinese restaurant family in eastern Ontario, and has lived for extended periods in the U.S., the Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, India, Taiwan, and Thailand. She has also lived in Japan,  Mexico and Brasil.  From 1975 to 2002, she published a series of 14 guide books on China. She has also published guide books on Beijing and Hong Kong, and helped with one on Almaty.   Her self-guided, downloadable photo tours on the Calgary Stampede, the Quebec Winter Carnival, The World in Toronto, and Toronto’s Many Chinatowns are available from VisualTravelTours.com.  This company has also published her tours on Botswana, Mongolia and Helsinki.


Ruth’s travel articles have appeared in publications like the Asian Wall St. Journal, Copley News Service, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, and Globe and Mail. Her aim is to bring people of different backgrounds together as friends with an appreciation of each others’ cultures. She believes one of the ways this can be done in Toronto is to encourage visits to each other’s festivals.  Her calendar lists free or nearly free events that provide such opportunities.


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Mongolian Art & Throat Singing Video, 2014 - Torontomulticulturalcalendar.com

9/29/2014

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CMCC was pleased to meet Ruth Lor Malloy at our Art Exhibition this month and she wrote this wonderful blog post about the event.

Ruth writes: It isn’t often that we hear about a Mongolian event in Toronto. An art exhibition was included in the recent Culture Days weekend. Of course I couldn’t miss it. I love Mongolia. I’ve been there three times — attracted by its big skies, its horses, its music,  boots. I could go on and on about it.
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Amai on Skype. Copyright ©2014 Ruth Lor Malloy
The Mongolian art exhibit was in the East Asian Library at the University of Toronto on September 26. The highlight for me was an example of khoomei – Amai, the singer, refused to call it “throat singing”. That of the world-traveling adventurist-author was more profound and spiritual than any of the throat singing I heard in Mongolia. It was short and wonderful, more like what I’ve heard in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries than in tourist shows in Ulan Bator.
Amai sang to us from New York City via Skype. He had been unable to get a visa in time to come to Toronto. Links to a video and to Amai’s interesting website are below.
Video of Amai's Khoomei
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Lkhagva Amarsanaa. Copyright ©2014 Ruth Lor Malloy
I saw two of the three artists present from Mongolia. Lkhagva Amarsanaa was demonstrating Mongolian calligraphy. He was the most popular as he translated the names of attenders into beautiful ancient Mongolian script.   The country currently uses Cyrillic.
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These pieces were simple compared to some of his other works. I wasn’t able to get artist Ochirbat Enkhtaivan to stand beside his horse paintings. He was too busy helping Amarsanaa sell the calligraphy to members of the eager audience. But Bolor Sambuu of the Canada Mongolia Chamber of Commerce agreed to pose with one. The Chamber sponsored the event.
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Bolor Sambuu, Canada Mongolia Chamber of Commerce with painting by Ochirbat Enktaivan. Copyright ©2014 Ruth Lor Malloy
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About Ruth Lor Malloy
She is behind TorontoMulticulturalCalendar.com. She is a travel writer and photographer, born in Canada with an obsession to experience the whole world.  She was brought up in a Chinese restaurant family in eastern Ontario, and has lived for extended periods in the U.S., the Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, India, Taiwan, and Thailand. She has also lived in Japan,  Mexico and Brasil.  From 1975 to 2002, she published a series of 14 guide books on China. She has also published guide books on Beijing and Hong Kong, and helped with one on Almaty.   Her self-guided, downloadable photo tours on the Calgary Stampede, the Quebec Winter Carnival, The World in Toronto, and Toronto’s Many Chinatowns are available from VisualTravelTours.com.  This company has also published her tours on Botswana, Mongolia and Helsinki.


Ruth’s travel articles have appeared in publications like the Asian Wall St. Journal, Copley News Service, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, and Globe and Mail. Her aim is to bring people of different backgrounds together as friends with an appreciation of each others’ cultures. She believes one of the ways this can be done in Toronto is to encourage visits to each other’s festivals.  Her calendar lists free or nearly free events that provide such opportunities.

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Original article: Is Mongolia the next emerging market for your international business strategy? | Trade Ready 

7/25/2014

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http://www.tradeready.ca/2014/trade-takeaways/mongolia-next-emerging-market-international-business-strategy/
"Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker made famous by the book he published in 2008 and the subsequent award-winning film in 2013 starring Leonardo DiCaprio, paid a visit to Mongolia recently. 

No, he was not invited to give trading tips. In fact, the convict turned author and motivational speaker was there to talk about how Mongolian government officials and business representatives can help speed along the country’s success “by effectively telling its story”. 

Ironically, Mongolia is far from lacking in qualities that make for a good story; the trouble might just be choosing which to share.

Embracing Tradition while Looking Ahead to a Bright Economic Future 

Accented with lush and serene vegetation in the summer months, parts of Mongolia could easily be confused for Switzerland, according to Lonely Planet. 

"Known the world over for Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khaan) and the traditionally nomadic lifestyle that is still purportedly led by more than 30 percent of the population, Mongolia is looking to capitalize on its unique culture and attractive scenery in a bid to open the world’s eyes to many of its strengths as a place to visit and do business".

With more than 1.5 million square kilometres of land inhabited by just under 3 million people, Mongolia is the world’s most sparsely populated independent country in the world; although that would be difficult to believe for someone visiting the nation’s capital of Ulaanbaatar, which nearly half of the country’s citizens call home. 

Since its democratic government toppled the communist regime in 1990, the country has been reinventing itself as a unique place where old traditions meet modern life. 

As a country rich with natural resources and a well-established mining industry, Mongolia has been actively promoting itself to investors and business owners around the globe, including in Canada through its newly established Canada Mongolia Chamber of Commerce, located in Toronto. I had the opportunity to speak with the Chamber’s Executive Director, Bolor Sambuu. 

“After 70 years of Russian influence ending in 1990, the new generation in Mongolia is not ignoring its past steeped with Tibetan tradition,” she said. “It is also in search of new opportunities to share the talents and hard work of Mongolians with the world. 

"These days, Mongolian cashmere and sea-buckthorn berries have been two of the latest Mongolian exports to gain popularity on the world stage". 

And likewise, as a country that has seen regular double-digit growth, its emerging middle-class enjoys travelling to other countries and imported goods.” 

Opportunities for Canadian Businesses in Mongolia 

Canada is the second largest investor in Mongolia, and Export Development Canada (EDC) is actively pursuing business there, having assisted 28 Canadian firms from its regional offices in Moscow, Russia. 

Canadian businesses already export nearly $72 million to Mongolia, and according to EDC, the business environment ranks quite favorably compared to similarly rated markets as denoted by the World Bank Ease of Doing Business or World Economic Forum competitiveness indicators. 

Furthermore, the Canadian government has taken an important step to offer additional support to Canadian businesses by opening up a Canadian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar. 

Learn about government funding programs for export development and find out more about doing business in Mongolia and making it part of your international business strategy by visiting  www.canadamongolia.ca or by contacting Bolor Sambuu'.

Written by Ryan Weaver 
Marketing Analyst at Mentor Works 

Ryan is a Marketing Analyst at Mentor Works and holds a B.A. in economics, as well as a M.Sc in management and several published works including two book publications. Ryan is actively engaged with business owners and executives to educate them about government grants and funding available to accelerate their growth and cash flow planning activities.

Original article: Is Mongolia the next emerging market for your international business strategy? | Trade Ready
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Канад Монголын Худалдааны Танхимын Судалгаа

7/24/2014

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