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Fresh air and social distancing: Mongolia reopens resorts

Under the instruction of Mongolian Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh, resorts both inside and beyond Ulaanbaatar reopened today (15 April).  Quarantined since mid-February, residents in Ulaanbaatar are eager to go out in the fresh air at the weekend. The rationale of reopening

Locked-down in Moscow: Mongolian student is calm and safe

Russia confirmed 2,774 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 21,102 and marking the latest one-day record in new cases. Officially, 170 people have been killed by the virus. The majority of Russia’s cases

New UB administration offices to open in Yarmag

The Ulaanbaatar municipal organisation offices are to move to the New Yarmag Centre in the Khan-Uul District of the capital. Consisting of three blocks, the new office complex will cover 58262 square meters; the  total allocated area is to be

Mongolia makes mask wearing obligatory

The National Emergency Commission has announced a ‘mask challenge’, from 12 April to 31 May in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The action was taken because many Mongolians had decided the risk had passed and had stopped wearing

UB’s biggest new park being created

The largest park in Ulaanbaatar is currently under development in the capital’s Songinokhairkhan District. Covering 4 hectares area, the park is expected to open this summer. The creation of this large green space was initiated by B.Otgonsukh, a member of

Mongolia’s foreign workers – the full picture

Mongolia provides jobs to 4.3 thousand foreign workers from 97 foreign countries under labour contract. As of the first quarter of 2020, the number of countries increased by 6, while the number of foreign workers decreased by 613 individuals (12.4%)

Mongolia extends school quarantine until September

Earlier today (14 April), the National Emergency Commission of Mongolia decided to extend the national school quarantine until 1 September as the number of Covid-19 cases doubled to 30. Therefore, the 2020-2021 academic year will start from 20 September; the

Head of Mongolian Human Rights Commission resigns

Chief Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia J.Byambadorj has presented resignation to the Speaker of Parliament G.Zandanshatar. The resignation took place earlier today (14 April) and comes after the disclosure of his phone conversation with G.Zagdaa, the

Mongolia to bring back its 50 nationals from Erenhot

A total of 50 Mongolian nationals are currently stuck in Erenhot, a city which is just across the border in China. The group has applied to return home several times since 25 March. However, China’s Inner Mongolian Emergency Commission only

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