On Thursday (2 April), Pope Francis appointed Italian Consolata Missionary Father Giorgio Marengo the head of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar.  At the same time, he has been elevated to the rank of  bishop, with the titular see of Castra

The Mongolian Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 struck the South Gobi Province on Tuesday (7 April). The epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km from west of the province’s Bayandalai Soum.

Mongolian Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh has proposed extending the school quarantine period until 1 September. The National Emergency Commission will discuss the PM’s propose tomorrow (9 April).

In addition, the Commission will decide about future charter flights to foreign countries in order

Earlier today (8 April), the General Prosecutor’s Office of Mongolia reported a review of cases for the first quarter of 2020. The most high-profile cases are as follows:

Former MP B.Bolor, MP D.Ganbat, MP D.Erdenebat, and N.Zoljargal, at the time

A Mongolian national who returned on 26-27 March across the Russian border has been diagnosed as having the coronavirus infection. The announcement was made earlier today (8 April). According to health officials, the patient was first tested negative on coronavirus,

On Tuesday (7 April), famous Mongolian botanists and delegates representing the public held a press conference protesting against the construction of the new fountain complex on the south side of Sukhbaatar Square in the center of Ulaanbaatar. They presented their

The average life expectancy in Mongolia has risen by 7.4 years since 1990s, now reaching an average 70.2 years. This information was reported in the ‘Gender Baseline Survey Report-2020. The survey was released jointly by the National Committee on Gender

Khuvsgul is one of main tourist attraction in Mongolia. At the weekend, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection G.Unurbayar, State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism D.Ganbold, and the Governor of Khuvsgul Aimag (Province)

The Research Centre for Economic Policy and Competitiveness has issued reviews conducted on banks operating in Mongolia. There currently are 13 commercial banks in the country. According to the Central Bank of Mongolia, the most influential banks are the ‘big

The Mongolian Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics has reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 has struck the western Khovd Province of the country on Monday.

The earthquake took place 78 km from the Altai Soum in the southeast