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Mongolia focusing on promoting local tourism

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia’s biggest tourist attraction, the ‘Naadam’ Festival, is expected to be held without foreign audiences. According to statistics, at least 11,000 tourists come to Mongolia every year specifically to watch the Naadam Festival which is

Mongolia to extend quarantine measures until 30 June

Earlier today (25 May), the National Emergency Commission decided to extend the period of advanced emergency readiness until 30 June in order to prevent an imported wave of coronavirus. The decision will be discussed at Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The

Mongolia requests Remdesivir for COVID treatment from India

Mongolia is interested in using the Remdesivir, which is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication in combatting coronavirus. According to India’s envoy to Ulaanbaatar, Mahendra Pal Singh, the Mongolian Health Ministry has requested Remdesivir from Indian companies. Although still at an experimental

Improving transport services in Ulaanbaatar’s Ger Districts

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia have signed a USD 2 million grant to improve the accessibility, safety, security, and quality of transport services along the Chingeltei street corridor in the ger districts of Ulaanbaatar city.

“The

Mongolia’s Next Election Will Feature New Types of Candidates

Amid a fairly successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia is holding its parliamentary election on June 24 on its usual four-year cycle. Equally cyclical is yet another revision of the electoral system, this time reverting to the 2008 system

Mongolia reports another confirmed case of COVID-19

A Mongolian cadet who returned from Russia on 13 May has been confirmed as having coronavirus after repeated testing. This brings the total number of cases to 141. The cadet has been under isolation at the National Centre for Communicative

Mongolian cashmere producer to export 100 tonnes to Italy

Global luxury brands have long admired the quality and fine texture of Mongolian cashmere. Therefore, Mongolia’s best luxury cashmere producer ‘Khaan Khishigt’ has received orders for 100 tonnes from Italy. According to N.Batkhishig, a representative from the ‘Sustainable Cashmere Development’

Virtual exhibition of Mongolia’s biodiversity

An interesting virtual exhibition opened today (22 May) in Ulaanbaatar’s Shangri-La Mall, on the occasion of ‘World Biodiversity Day’. This year, the Day is marked under theme of ‘’Solutions in Nature’’.

Jointly, the British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar and the Ministry of

Mongolia to host Naadam Festival despite pandemic

Dating back to the era of Chinggis Khaan, the Naadam Festival is one of the two main holidays in Mongolia. Meaning, ‘the games’, Naadam is celebrated every year from 11 to 13 July across Mongolia and focuses on the three

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