The 11th Hohhot Party committee held an economic conference at its 9th plenary session in the city of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 19.
Many parts of China are forecast to experience their lowest temperatures in decades over the weekend, with heavy snowstorms expected to persist in eastern and central areas.
A Mongolian language database containing 80 million words has been launched, after ten years of collection and research, the Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Sciences said.
North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has 3,747 Aobao, stone mounds serving as signposts, according to research by an academic institute.
At the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's football grand ceremony for 2015, in Hohhot recently, the Qingshan district of Baotou got a commendation for its efforts in boosting the sport, Baotou Daily reported on Jan 18.
Around 227,000 tons of rare earth products were bought and sold through China's first national rare earth trading platform in 2015, up more than fivefold from the amount in its inaugural year of 2014.
Even though temperatures in the city of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, fell as low as - 47 C (- 52 F), on Jan 19, China's coldest day this winter, some armed soldiers in a frontier detachment were busy making use of the inclement weather to continue with their training.
The city of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region had a flight trial run at its new Jining Airport, on Jan 19.
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the autonomous region, during which various celebrations are planned to showcase its prosperity and ethnic diversity.