A small wooden house that has stood for almost a century on the south side of Peace Avenue in central Ulaanbaatar was demolished in October 2019. The house had been the home of Mongolian Prime Minister P.Genden (1895-1937) and has

The global COVID-19 pandemic is happening at a time when sorting facts from fiction is becoming increasingly difficult. In Mongolia, a tsunami of misinformation and disinformation has accompanied the spread of the virus’, provoking fear and exploiting vulnerabilities. Mongolia is

Mongolia reported its 12th case of COVID-19 on Saturday after one passenger evacuated from Istanbul tested positive. On 19 March, Mongolia evacuated 252 of its citizens from Istanbul; however, two of them were diagnosed as having the coronavirus infection. A

Horse racing is incredibly important to Mongolians; it is known as one of the country’s three manly games along with wrestling and archery. Therefore, trainers of race horses are mostly quite wealthy.  The Federation of Mongolian Horse Racing Sport and

As of today, (27 March), Mongolia has 11 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 208 people in isolation at the National Centre for Communicative Diseases. A French national who arrived in Mongolia on 2 March was diagnosed coronavirus positive on 10

Earlier today (26 March), Mongolia reported its 11th COVID-19 case after one of the 221 passengers evacuated from Istanbul was discovered to be infected with coronavirus. The government chartered flight flew to Istanbul on 18 March. In total, Mongolia has

The average April temperature is expected to be 2 Celsius warmer than normal in Mongolia. According to the National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring of Mongolia, daytime temperatures will drop to 6-11 Celsius next week and rain or snow

While there is still no vaccine for coronavirus, the World Health Organision recommends wearing surgical masks, thoroughly washing hands, social-distancing and sterilization to prevent infection. In Mongolia, as in other east Asian countries, wearing face masks is standard practice. However,