Vietnam and Mongolia: food cooperation in hard times

2020-05-07

Mongolia’s white rice demand depends 100 percent on imports. The north Asian country consumes an average of 50,000 tons of white rice a year, about 50 percent of which is imported from Vietnam. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries

Mongolia receives USD 1.2 million from USAID

2020-05-07

The United States is providing over 30 million USD in financial assistance to Afghanistan, Colombia and Mongolia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This amount includes 1.2 million USD to assist Mongolia

South Korea helps establish Mongolian Tourism Training Centre

2020-05-06

Mongolia aims to raise the tourism industry’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to 10 percent in the coming years. Therefore, a Tourism Training Centre is to be established in Artsat Villa, outside Ulaanbaatar. The Tourism Training Centre will elevate

Mongolia to be added EU money-laundering blacklist

2020-05-06

The European Commission is set to include Mongolia and eleven other countries to its list of states that pose a financial risks to the bloc because of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing shortfalls, a draft document shows.

The document, seen by

South Korea sends rapid test-kits to Mongolia

2020-05-06

On Tuesday (4 May), Mongolia received a total of 30,000 rapid COVID-19 test kits from South Korea, reports the Mongolian Health Ministry.

“The South Korean government plans to donate COVID-19 test kits worth 250,000 U.S. dollars in total to Mongolia. In

Putin awards Mongolian woman with Russian Order of Friendship

2020-05-06

By decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Mongolian woman has been awarded the Order of Friendship for her contribution in delivering assistance to Soviet soldiers during World War II. Nicknamed ‘Front’, S.Tsegmid is one of four Mongolians, three of

Mongolia to evacuate its nationals from India, Turkey and Russia

2020-05-05

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Mongolia has evacuated 5100 of its citizens with chartered flights from pandemic-hit countries. Despite difficulties, such as air crews having to go into quarantine along with the people they have flown home, the evacuation flights

Mongolia extends short visas until end of May

2020-05-01

The State Emergency Commission of Mongolia has decided to extend the period of the heightened state of readiness until May 31. Therefore, foreign nationals who came to Mongolia on a temporary visitor with a visa duration of up to 90