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Soaring over Ulaanbaatar’s traffic: cable car introduced to public

Currently, a total of 1170 buses and trolleybuses transport nearly 600,000 passengers across Ulaanbaatar every day. Cars, however, remain a major problem: over 530,000 are registered in the Mongolian capital; this figure increases annually by 70,000 vehicles; it is expected

The dynamic ‘Passive Housing Solution’ for Mongolia’s ger districts

The Capital City Housing Corporation of Mongolia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a company from Germany called Rongen Architekten to cooperate on introducing European ‘passive house standards’ to the country. The ‘passive house’ is the world’s leading benchmark

Electric buses start running in Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia has imported 10 electric buses from China for transportation in Ulaanbaatar. The electric buses began operation earlier today (20 January) on a three month-long trial. According to officials, the buses can handle -50 and -60 Celsius temperatures and can

‘Where are our kids?’

In an attempt to ease the traffic jams in the Mongolian capital and to ensure the safety of school children, the Ulaanbaatar city administration initiated a school bus service. The buses started running on 15 November 2019; currently, a total

China to close border crossings with Mongolia

The Mongolia-Chinese border crossings will be closed from January 25 to 27 on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration.

According to Article 4.3 of the 2004 inter-governmental agreement between Mongolia and China on Border Checkpoints and Procedures, the

Mongolia’s population reaches 3.3 million

According to preliminary data, the population of Mongolia reached 3.3 million at the end of 2019 with an increase of 63.1 thousand (1.9%) on the previous year.

In 2019, a total of 80,251 Mongolian babies were born, of which 78,223 (97.5%)

Mongolia tightens sexual harassment laws

Last year, a total of 444 cases of sexual violence were reported to the Mongolian police. A disturbing development is that 218 of the victims were children – an increase of 26.7 percent on 2018. According to a study by

Bribe your way to health in Mongolia!

A recent survey has revealed that health is the most corrupted sector in Mongolia for people with disabilities followed by education, social welfare, the police and the judiciary. The survey was conducted by the Independent Agency against Corruption of Mongolia