US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head to Japan, South Korea and Mongolia next week, the State Department said on Tuesday, on a trip expected to focus heavily on China and North Korea.

On October 7, Pompeo will be the

Mongolia’s most famous bird, ‘Onon’, the record-setting common cuckoo, fitted with transmitters by scientists in Khurkh Bird Ringing Station in northern Mongolia in June 2019, reached India on September 3, for a second time.

According to Birding Beijing, five cuckoos were

A new railway line between Tavan Tolgoi coal mine and Gashuun Sukhait border crossings on the Chinese border is under construction. A 70km section has already been completed and the line is due to be completed by the end of

Eighteen sports venues in Ulaanbaatar and its suburbs are being  planned to be used for hosting the International Youth Green Games in September 2021. Some buildings and complexes are to be rebuilt and some totally new venues will be constructed.

One

Mongolia has registered 313 confirmed cases of coronavirus since 10 March when a French national diagnosed positive for COVID-19; becoming first case in the country. So far, of that number, 305 patients with coronavirus have recovered from the infection; 291

Earlier today (29 September), Finance Minister Ch.Khurelbaatar announced that a USD 600 million 5.5-year bond has been successfully raised from the international market in cooperation with the Central Bank of Mongolia. The ‘Nomad’ bond with 5.125 percent interest is similar

Snow and blizzards are expected in most parts of Mongolia in early October. According to the meteorological agency, snow is expected to fall in the western provinces tomorrow (29 September), moving to the  central provinces on 30 September, then spreading

There are many pressing environmental issues in Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar where half of the nation’s population lives. A Centre for Ecological Education along with an Arboretum have been established in Ulaanbaatar for providing know-how on planting trees; the new trees

South Korean tobacco firm, KT&G, raised its Mongolian tobacco market share to 34.2 percent in the first half of this year to beat JTI and take the top spot for the first time.

Its ESSE, the most popular product in the

This week, MIAT Mongolian Airlines plans to operate charter flights with the UK, operating between London’s Heathrow and Ulaanbaatar, using its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

On 28 September, service operates as London Heathrow – Moscow Sheremetyevo – Ulaanbaatar, followed by London Heathrow