Mongolia received the first 10 thousand doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on 27 February, 2021. This came after long negotiations between the two countries, which began in October, 2020. The vaccine was brought by a cargo charter flight from

To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), the National Statistics Office has released some statistical figures on Mongolian women.

Mongolia has a population of 3.3 million; over 50 percent of whom are women. In addition, 54.4 percent of

Today (5 March), Mongolia reported 77 new confirmed COVID-19 cases – the highest number since 10 March 2020 when the country of three million had its first imported case of the virus. All the new cases are in the Mongolian

Earlier today (4 March), Mongolia has repatriated 81 of its nationals with a chartered flight by MIAT, Mongolian airlines from Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. The passengers included 62 students, 12 families with young children, three elderly people, three

A stage adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, ‘Anna Karenina’, will be performed in a Mongolian theatre again. The play was originally scheduled to be performed at the National Academic Drama Theatre on 4-29 March. Tickets for the play are available

Today (4 March), Mongolia confirmed 44 new cases of coronavirus; two of them were in western province of Zavkhan ; the remainder were in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. A mother and daughter from Zavkhan have tested positive for coronavirus

A new Covid-19 test kit developed by Mongolian scientists has achieved 100% accuracy. The breakthrough product has been the work ofscientists at the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS). The PCR test kit has the ability of detecting antibodies against

The Mongolian government and international mining company Rio Tinto have agreed to work out a new arrangement to finance the costly expansion of the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper mine.The rising cost of the Oyu Tolgoi mine’s new underground phase played

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Mongolia-based coal producer Mongolian Mining Corporation’s (MMC) Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B’. The Outlook is Stable. Fitch has also affirmed MMC’s senior unsecured rating of ‘B’ with a Recovery Rating of ‘RR4’.
MMC’s rating

Earlier today (3 March), Mongolia confirmed 32 new cases of coronavirus after running over 17 thousand tests in laboratories nationwide. According to the Health Ministry, 23 of the people had been under observation, eight people had been identified in the