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

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

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%)

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

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

Mongolia received a total of 577,300 foreign tourists in 2019, up 9.1 percent on the previous year.  Almost a third, or 32.7 percent, were Chinese, 23 percent of arrivals were from Russia and 16.2 percent from South Korea.

Developing the tourism

Many herders consider that the punishment for stealing livestock is not strict enough. For example, there is the well-known case of thieves who stole eight head of cattle being “let off” after doing some community service – whilst, a youngster

A large number of livestock have fallen through the ice on the Delgermurun River in Khuvsgul Province in northern Mongolia.

The National Emergency Management Agency has issued warnings to drivers of vehicles, herders and individuals about approaching any frozen lakes and