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Six street cleaners test positive with Covid-19 in Ulaanbaatar

Today (16 January), Mongolia confirmed 21 new cases of coronavirus in the capital; six of them were street cleaners. So far, the total number of cases in Ulaanbaatar hasreached 685.
As of today, Mongolia has had 1512 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Frozen Lake Khuvsgul ice cracks during strong earthquake

A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck a lake near the Russia-Mongolia border.The quake was felt across northern Mongolia and woke people in the capital, Ulaanbaatar There were no immediate reports of injuries. Cracks appeared not only in many walls, but

Ten epicenters of Covid-19 form in Ulaanbaatar

Today(14 January), Mongolia confirmed 10 new cases of coronavirus related to three active epicenters of the pandemic in Ulaanbaatar. To date, 10 local epicenters of Covid-19 have formed in the capital.
So far, Mongolia has 1479 confirmed cases of coronavirus; 408

Rio Tinto to move swiftly to resolve Mongolian mine dispute

Rio Tinto’s new chief executive Jakob Stausholm is moving swiftly to strengthen the resources giant’s relationship with the Mongolian government in an attempt to defuse a deepening dispute over the USD 8.7 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine expansion.
In a fresh

Killer Dzud: More than 500 camels dead

Extreme wintry weather known locally as “dzud” has killed more than 500 Bactrian camels in the central Mongolian province of Uvurkhangai so far this winter.
Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe the frigid winter that comes after a dry summer

Mongolia’s economy to grow less than expected

Mongolia’s economic growth for 2021 will be 4.3 percent, below thatpreviously forecasted by the World Bank.
The fight against the novel SARS- CoV-2 coronavirus, which caused the Covid-19 pandemic, caused a rise in the region’s fiscal deficit; so many governments resorted

Chinese traders increasing coal imports from Mongolia

Chinese traders are importing more coal from neighboring countries such as Russia and Mongolia; this comes following the disruption caused by the pandemic and seismic shifts in the supply chain.
Last September, Mongolia replaced Australia as the top coking coal supplier

Mongolia to buy coal wagons from Russia

The Mongolian finance, infrastructure and mining group Bodi International has signed a contract with Russia’s United Wagon Company (UWC), to supply 810 class 12-9853 gondola freight wagons with an axle load of 25 tonnes for the transport of coal between

-50C Dzud coming to Mongolia: Aid agencies alerted

Forecasts of one of the most extreme winters on record in Mongolia have triggered the release of pre-emptive emergency funds in a bid to protect the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable herders, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red

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