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Gender imbalance in Mongolian herding households

Herding in Mongolia is often seen as “male” activity, with men much more often defined as the “main herder” in household surveys. But over 80 percent of women in herding households report participating in animal husbandry activities, reporting about two-thirds

Mongolia’s Prime Minister to visit South Korea

Prime Minister of Mongolia, L.Oyun-Erdene will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea from 13-17 February.

The sides will discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries and the issue of visa benefits.

L.Oyun-Erdene received Ambassador of the Republic of Korea

Mongolia sending a rescue team and offers of aid

On Monday (6 February), a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and Syria, killing more than 4,000 people.

President of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh sent a message of condolence to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “At this distressing

More than 233,000 heads of livestock killed due to dzud

As of today (6 February), about 70 percent of the Mongolian territory has been covered with snow of up to 60 cm thick.

The condition increases the risk of extreme wintry weather — known as “dzud”, reported the country’s Ministry of

Mongolia has the world’s highest rate of cancer mortality

Mongolia has the world’s highest rate of cancer mortality per 100,000.

In 2022, 4,548 people died of cancer in Mongolia with a population of 3.4 million, while at least 6,885 people were diagnosed with the disease in the country.

More than 70

Mongolia falls six places in the corruption index

Mongolia fell six places in the corruption index where the country of 3.4 million placed in the 116th out of 180 countries, according to the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. The least corrupt countries in the region

Herding remains a big business in Mongolia

Herding remains a big business in Mongolia, as there will always be demand for meat, leather, wool, cashmere and milk. Consequently, over the past two decades, the trend has been toward fewer herder households with larger herds.

Currently, Mongolia has more