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Mongolia’s first ever Ice Palace ready to open

It is unbelievable that in Ulaanbaatar, reputedly, the coldest capital city in the world there is no ice palace. Until now, Mongolian athletes in training for winter games, have only been able to train in winter – when everything is

Two Mongolian Sumo champions stay perfect on Day 3 in Nagoya

Grand champion Hakuho continued his injury comeback in winning fashion on Tuesday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, overpowering former sekiwake Daieisho to improve to a perfect 3-0.

The 36-year-old great anticipated his opponent’s thrusting attack and, after delivering a powerful

Mongolian Parliament approves Amnesty Law

Parliament of Mongolia  adopted the Amnesty Law on the occasion of the 2230th anniversary of Foundation of the first Mongolian State and 100th anniversary of People’s Revolution of Mongolia.

The seventh amnesty law of Mongolia will lead to release of around

Parliament discusses appointments of 24 Mongolian Ambassadors

Last week, parliament discussed the appointment of Mongolian ambassadors to 24 foreign countries. The discussion came as Cabinet backed the appointments of 24 ambassadors out of 25 names presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The President will give his

Delta variant of Covid-19 now in Mongolia

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged leaders to push back against daunting new COVID surges through increased vaccination efforts and public health measures, warning that with the Delta variant quickly becoming the dominant strain in

Chinggis Khaan International Airport opens officially

The new Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN) serving Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar officially started operations on July 4. Backed by Japanese investment, the new airport is located in the Tuv province about 50 km southwest of central Ulaanbaatar. The first flight

Mongolian tourism sector decimated by Covid-19

“Mongolia is not a bucket list country for tourists,” said Bilguun, tour manager for Amicus Travel, Mongolia. “It’s never on top of the list. It may be third or fourth.” Similarly, Olly Reston, the director and owner of the country’s

Covid-19 toll in Mongolia nears 600

Today (2 July), Mongolia confirmed 2376 new cases of coronavirus; this brings the total tally since, the first local transmissions, to 120339. The daily covid-19 cases in the country of three million surpassed 2000 in early June.

Furthermore, a total of

Naadam Cancelled!

Yesterday, many citizens, mostly young people demonstrated on Sukhbaatar Square demanding a cancellation of the festival and held vigil light for the victims of Covid-19. The participants held slogans such as “#NoNaadam”, or “Naad Ami’” – literally: “play life”.

2.2 Mongolians get first jabs of Covid-19 vaccines

Earlier today (1 July), Mongolia confirmed 2485 new cases of coronavirus; this brings the total tally to 117963. Sadly, 15 people aged between 41 and 80 have died of coronavirus within the last 24 hours.

Since Mongolia started its vaccination roll-out

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