Mongolia’s white rice demand depends 100 percent on imports. The north Asian country consumes an average of 50,000 tons of white rice a year, about 50 percent of which is imported from Vietnam. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries

The United States is providing over 30 million USD in financial assistance to Afghanistan, Colombia and Mongolia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This amount includes 1.2 million USD to assist Mongolia

The Mongolian Paralympic Committee has awarded sign language interpreter S.Byambadelger with the Order of Golden the Sun for her contribution to the profession. S.Byambadelger is well known as sign language interpreter on the Tsagiin Khurd (the Time Wheel programme) of

On Mongolia’s vast steppe, Naadam has long been the most popular sporting event. Held each July in the National Stadium, Ulaanbaatar, the competition features wrestling, archery and horse racing – all of which embody the nation’s nomadic traditions. With Naadam

The high-profile trial of a former Mongolian prime minister has been attracting much attention. At the third day of trial, M.Enkhsaikhan was sentenced four-and-a-half years in prison and banned from public office for four years. He has been accused for

Earlier today (7 May), the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) began a special training for preparation and readiness in the Chingeltei District of Ulaanbaatar.  Over 150,000 residents and over 8000 enterprises in Chingeltei District, which is located in the

Mongolia is opening temporary hospitals as a precautionary measure for a possible ‘worst case scenario’ Covid-19 outbreak in the country; this is part of an emergency drill entitled ‘Pandemic Cooperation and Relief’. These include a 300-bed hospital at the Buyant-Ukhaa

Mongolia aims to raise the tourism industry’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to 10 percent in the coming years. Therefore, a Tourism Training Centre is to be established in Artsat Villa, outside Ulaanbaatar. The Tourism Training Centre will elevate

Mongolia has launched a phone application entitled ‘Emergency 119’ for its nationals stuck in foreign countries for delivering advice and information about the coronavirus pandemic. The application was developed by ‘CallPro’, a Mongolian communication company, in the framework of their

The European Commission is set to include Mongolia and eleven other countries to its list of states that pose a financial risks to the bloc because of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing shortfalls, a draft document shows.

The document, seen by