UK Visa Application Centre in Mongolia re-opens

2020-07-23

Earlier today (23 July), the UK Visa Application Centre in Mongolia re-opened although the county of three million has still yet to open its borders. Currently, the only flights arriving in Ulaanbaatar are repatriation charter flights. Under safety rules for

Third Mongolian peacekeeper dies in South Sudan

2020-07-23

It has been reported that Mongolian peacekeeper D.Ganbaatar died in South Sudan while participating in the UNMISS operation. According to a short statement by the Chief-of-Staff of the Mongolian Army, the peacekeeper died prematurely before Naadam Festival which took place

31 Chinese workers isolated in eastern Mongolia

2020-07-23

A team of 31 Chinese workers has been isolated in Choibalsan, a city in eastern Mongolia’s Dornod province. The group entered Mongolia on 22 July through the Zamyn-Uud border crossing. The workers have been put under observation for coronavirus symptoms

Charter flight demonstration

2020-07-22

Since the Covid-19 pandemic started spreading globally in January, over 67,000 Mongolian nationals have been repatriated from 44 countries. The country of just over 3 million, is one of the world leaders for repatriation of its citizens. At present, another

House renovated for Mongolians stranded in USA

2020-07-20

Many Mongolians are suffering from the COVID-19 lockdowns after being unable to return home and have any recourse to funds. Although, Mongolia has done much more than most countries in repatriating its citizens, many nationals still remain far from home

China develops Mongolian-speaking AI anchor

2020-07-20

A Mongolian-speaking artificial intelligence (AI) anchor has been developed in north China’s Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

The AI anchor, which looks extremely similar to a human anchor, integrates multiple technologies including speech synthesis of the Mongolian language and machine translation, according

Mongolian and North Korean leaders exchange letters

2020-07-16

Kim Jong-un has exchanged letters with Mongolian President Kh.Battulga on the occasion of an important Mongolian anniversary, North Korean state media reported on 15 July.

The Korean Workers’ Party newspaper, the ‘Rodong Sinmun’ reported on Wednesday that Kh.Battulga thanked Kim for

Mongolian woman gives birth to twins – on charter flight

2020-07-10

A MIAT-chartered plane has ended up with two extra passengers on board after a pregnant woman gave birth on board above the clouds.The Boeing plane was returning from the Turkish city of Istanbul evacuating 261 Mongolian nationals when the heavy