Filipino- American Richard Buangan has taken his oath as the US ambassador to Mongolia, the US State Department has confirmed.

“I was honored to swear in Richard Buangan as @USAmbMongolia,” tweeted US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday. “Distinguishing

On Monday (3 October), the autumn session of Mongolian parliament (State Great Khural), opened.

“This autumn session is starting in the difficult time of global price increase and drastic changes in monetary and financial policy caused by pandemic and geopolitical tension,”

The poverty rate in Mongolia was 27.8 percent in 2020, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 2018 level.  The Government was working to reduce poverty, but its efforts had been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.  There was a national programme

The former president of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, has accused Russia of treating its ethnic minorities, such as Buryats, Tuvans, and Kalmuks, as “cannon fodder”.
In a video address published on Saturday, Mr Ts.Elbegdorj, who was Mongolia’s president from 2009 to 2017, called

On 21 September, Mongolian President U.Khurelsukh called for global demilitarization during a speech before the plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The billions of dollars spent on weapons could have had a profound effect on poverty and climate change,

Today (19 September), President of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh has departed to the U.S. to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at its headquarters in New York City. The session will take place on 20-26 September .

The 77th session

Mongolian President U.Khurelsukh said on Thursday that he supports the construction of oil and gas pipelines from Russia to China via Mongolia.
Speaking via translator at a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a

Since April, a total of 159 Mongolian high-ranking officials such as directors, deputies and advisors were dismissed from government jobs under the Law on Austerity.

Furthermore, Mongolia has banned officials using government vehicles and confiscated 587 cars, being used beyond entitlement