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Mongolian children and foreign adoption

Mongolia approved the adoption of a child to a foreign family in the first half of 2020. In addition, the Immigration Agency reported that post-adoption reports of nine Mongolian children have been submitted by nine families in two foreign countries.

Revenue of big Mongolian banks falls amid coronavirus lockdown

The Research Centre for Economic Policy and Competitiveness has issued reviews conducted on the banks operating in Mongolia. There currently are 12 commercial banks in the country. According to the Central Bank of Mongolia, the most influential banks are the

Floods close road to world’s spiritual energy centre in Mongolia

A road between Sainshand, the administrative centre of the Dornogobi Province and Khamriin Khiid was closed yesterday (26 July). According to officials, the road was damaged by flooding caused by the continuing heavy rain. Currently, reconstruction work is continuing on

Khusugtun folk rock band release new album

Buda Musique has announced the August 28, 2020 release of Jangar, an album by Mongolian sextet Khusugtun. The group performs a modern and polyphonic exploration of the traditional overtone singing from Mongolia.

The particularity of Khusugtun lies in the utilization of

UN: COVID-19 means development setbacks for Mongolia

Mongolia has recorded very few cases of COVID-19, less than 300 as on date, despite its more than 4,000 kilometre porous border with China. However, the country faces a major economic impact from the pandemic, says Tapan Mishra, the UN

Room for Mongolia’s coal exports to grow but with caveat

Mongolia’s coal exports to China could be poised for growth in the second  half of 2020 after exports registered a significant 63% year-on-year decline over January-May, China’s customs data released late June showed.

However, the key driver would be the price

Former Mongolian PM sentenced to five years for abuse of power

Former Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday (23 July) for abuse of power.

The Primary Criminal Court of the Bayanzurkh, Chingeltei and Sukhbaatar Districts of Ulaanbaatar found the politician guilty of abusing power in

Population of Przewalski’s horses reaches 100 in Mongolia

Known as Przewalski’s horses, the ancient species has narrowly avoided extinction thanks to breeding programmes at zoos worldwide and the re-introduced to a wildlife reserve in the animal’s original homeland. Now, the population of the unique breed has reached 100

Mongolian Tugrik rises against Russian Ruble

According to the Central Bank of Mongolia, the Tugrik rate has fallen against the US Dollar by three percent and by 1.8 percent against Chinese Yuan since January, 2020. However, the Mongolian currency has risen against the Russian Ruble by

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