The U.S. government is providing USD 1.2 million to the World Health Organization (USD 700 thousand) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (USD 500 thousand) to support the Mongolian government’s COVID-19 response. It was announced by Mr. Michael Klecheski, Ambassador

While there is still no vaccine for coronavirus, the World Health Organision recommends wearing surgical masks, thoroughly washing hands, social-distancing and sterilization to prevent infection. In Mongolia, as in other east Asian countries, wearing face masks is standard practice. However,

The National Emergency Commission reported today (25 March) that the government chartered flights will resume from 1 April for evacuating Mongolians stuck in countries hit hard by coronavirus. The chartered flights will be to Germany, South Korea and Japan. Medical

On 23 March, Mongolia evacuated 31 of its students who study in Russia by bus through the Tsagaan Nuur / Tashanta border crossing. Some 24  students from Moscow, six from Novosibirsk and one from Saint-Petersburg arrived at the Russian border

Just three months remain until Mongolia’s 2020 parliamentary election.  The National Audit Office reported today (25 March), that 27 political parties out of the 35 registered in Mongolia will participate.

In total, 15 political parties and four coalitions presented their election

The National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) today (25 March) its daily press conference.  As of today, Mongolia has 10 confirmed cases of coronavirus; nine Mongolian citizens evacuated from South Korea and Berlin and the French national who arrived on

Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper project will require a bigger than expected fundraising, after the Rio subsidiary building the mine said it needed to raise ”at least” six times its current market capitalisation.

The subsidiary, Turquoise Hill Resources, shed fresh light on

Bank deposits in foreign currency amounted to MNT 3.6 trillion in the first two months of 2020. This is an increase of 20.3 percent on the same period the last year.  This will be important for supporting growth, especially when

Mongolian rock phenom The Hu is stranded in Australia after their home country suspended travel to and from outside countries. The band is now hunkered down at an Airbnb in the Sydney area, attempting to save money after being forced

The Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ has shipped a bulldozer and several dust control sprinklers to Mongolia. While Mongolian mining companies have known BelAZ haul trucks with the carrying capacity of 30-220 tonnes for quite some time, the BelAZ-78231 bulldozer