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China to upgrade Mongolian border-crossings

Mongolia will renovate Mongolia’s Zamyn-Uud and Gashuunsukhait border-crossings with the non-refundable Chinese aid. The Zamyn-Uud port, which is one of the largest in Mongolia, accounts for 40 percent of passengers and 76 percent of passenger vehicles passing through customs. However,

First snow falls in western Mongolia

The first snow of the year has fallen in the Malchin Soum of Uvs Province, in western Mongolia. In this mountainous region, there was a 5 cm covering of snow. The Metrological Agency reported that today is cloudy and 10

Food poisoning in UB school!

A total of 14 school children in Ulaanbaatar have been hospitalised at the National Centre for Communicable Disease after eating lunch at school; a further five have been receiving treatment for food poisoning at home.

According to one source, a total

Drunken man stabs four in UB

A drunken man, wielding a knife sparked panic in the streets of the of Ulaanbaatar on 11 September.  According to police, the suspect, named N, started the conflict with a random man in a street in the  Songinokhairkhan District, and

Three cars collide on UB-Tuv highway

Today, five people were injured in a big road accident on the road between Ulaanbaatar and Tuv Province. According to police, a high speeding truck hit two sedans due to brake failure. Two victims are suffering life threatening injuries.

Tuv Province

Saving Mongolia’s Taimen

A first-ever government sanctioned research team has been collecting fishery data in the National Park of the Tengis/Shishged River Basin, which is located on Mongolia’s north central border with Russia. The park, created in 2011, is home to several fish

UB to become more child friendly

On Wednesday 11 September, a sub-programme entitled ‘Child Friendly Ulaanbaatar’ was approved at a meeting of the Citizens’ Representative Khural (Council). The sub-programme was presented by Khural member Ts.Odontungalag.

The sub-programme has 15 goals. These include: making sure all children attend

Mongolian cuckoos reach India

Namjaa and Onon are the names which have been given to two Common Cuckoos. The two birds were fitted with transmitters by scientists in northern Mongolia in June – they have now reached India after flying for thousands of miles,