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New football stadium to open in Bayanzurkh District

A new football and athletics stadium is under construction in the  Bayanzurkh District of Ulaanbaatar . The stadium is located just west of the General Authority for Border Protection of Mongolia. The stadium covers 1.8 hectares area which returned to

11 injured in massive pile-up in Ulaanbaatar

Transport Police Department of Ulaanbaatar received 327 calls on road accidents at the weekend (4-5 April). It is reported that two people died of accidents on local roads and 17 people were injured; three of them were children.

Police have confirmed

Mongolians plea to return home amid COVID-19 travel bans

Most countries affected by coronavirus pandemic have closed their borders and issued travel bans in order to prevent the spread of infection. According to L.Munkhtushig, Director General at the Consular Department of the Foreign Ministry, a total of 6313 Mongolian

Mongolia confirms 15th COVID-19 case

Earlier today (6 April), Mongolia reported its 15th cases of COVID-19 after another Turkish national was confirmed having the coronavirus infection. According to officials, the Turkish national has not displayed any symptoms but  tested positive. Subsequently, 12 people who had

ADB: Mongolia’s economic growth to drop to 2.1 percent

Mongolia’s economic growth is expected to decline sharply in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rebound in 2021 as the outbreak subsides, according to a report released Friday by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

In its Asian Development Outlook 2020,

Rio Tinto faces fresh investor revolt over Mongolia mine

Rio Tinto is facing the latest revolt from investors in its huge copper and gold deposit in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.

Pentwater Capital, the US hedge fund, is seeking the appointment of a new independent director to represent the interests of minority shareholders

Child protection: a Not-To-Forget Topic during quarantine

Due to COVID-19 in February, 2020 the government of Mongolia has declared a “high state of alert” within the country especially because of the land border with China. In relation to the declaration, one of the decisions made by the

Mongolians used dairy food products since 3000 BCE

Known as ‘White Food’ in Mongolia, the wide range of dairy-based products is a key part of the national diet. These include ‘aaruul’ – which is a rock-hard product of curds, and the famous ‘airag’ – or fermented mare’s milk.

Scientists

SME Fund Scandal: MP B.Batzorig presents resignation

The scandal over politicians granting themselves low-cost loans out of the fund to support small and medium enterprises became one of last year’s top news items. Earlier today (23 April) it reached another decisive point when Minister of Food, Agriculture

Mongolian Parliament to hold online session for first time

The State Great Khural, as the Mongolian Parliament is known, will open its spring session on 6 April. Due to coronavirus pandemic, the spring sessions of parliament and meetings of the standing committees will be held remotely using an online

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