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 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

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

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

A man from Kazakhstan who entered Mongolia through the Altanbulag border crossing in the north of the country, was confirmed today (24 July) as having the coronavirus infection. The latest victim of the virus works as an international truck driver.

A 34-year-old woman has been discharged from the National Centre Communicative Diseases; she is now under further observation at a resort  having fully recovered from coronavirus. To date (23 July), the total number of recoveries from coronavirus has reached 214.

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The trial of nine people including B.Khurts, the controversial former director of Mongolian’s General Intelligence Agency (GIA) and former Attorney General G.Erdenebat concluded yesterday (22 July) at the Tuv Province Criminal Court after five days of hearings. B.Khurts was sentenced

Earlier today (23 July), the UK Visa Application Centre in Mongolia re-opened although the county of three million has still yet to open its borders. Currently, the only flights arriving in Ulaanbaatar are repatriation charter flights. Under safety rules for

It has been reported that Mongolian peacekeeper D.Ganbaatar died in South Sudan while participating in the UNMISS operation. According to a short statement by the Chief-of-Staff of the Mongolian Army, the peacekeeper died prematurely before Naadam Festival which took place

Considered by many as an eye-sore and no longer fit for purpose, a well-known Ulaanbaatar building – the ‘Urt Tsagaan’ – is being demolished. The order to pull down the multi-purpose structure was issued by Ulaanbaatar City Mayor S.Amarsaikhan. The