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Mongolia extends school quarantine and flight suspensions

The National Emergency Commission of Mongolia decided on Friday (20 March) to extend the period of advanced emergency readiness and preparation for a month in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. Therefore, all schools and universities

Almost 1000 Mongolians evacuated from Covid-19 hit countries

A total of 252 Mongolian citizens returned home on Wednesday night from Turkey on a chartered flight, bringing the total number of Mongolian nationals evacuated from virus-hit countries to 982, D.Tsogtbaatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday.

Mongolia has been

Earthquake hits Mongolia’s Gobi-Altai

Earlier today (20 March), a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Gobi-Altai, a western province of Mongolia. According to the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, the epicenter of the earthquake was 30 km east of the centre of the Tonkhil Soum at

Tourism in the Year of the Virus

The tourism sector which is critically important for the Mongolian economy has been suffering enormously from the impacts of the  coronavirus pandemic which has killed over 9000 people globally. Revenue of world tourism has suffered loss of USD 30-50 billion

Mongolia to restore traditional alphabet by 2025

Mongolia has announced plans to restore the use of its traditional alphabet by 2025, replacing the Cyrillic script adopted under the Sovietperiod as it moves away from Russian influence.
It will take transitional measures to prepare for the “comprehensive restoration” of

Mongolian train ban for people with fever or without masks

Mongolia’s international passenger train services to Russian and China have been suspended until 28 March by the National Emergency Commission in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Furthermore, domestic trains in Mongolia re-started three days ago after being suspended

Hakuho chasing Japanese sumo record

Yokozuna Hakuho bounced back from his first loss and collected his 10th win of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday to remain in a two-way tie for the lead with rank-and-filer Aoiyama.

The Mongolian-born yokozuna charged out of the gates

Mongolian bodybuilder banned over doping

Athlete E.Munkhbat who won silver medal from Mongolian Mister-2020, has been banned for four years after testing positive on ‘A’ doping test on 17 March. He has been banned by the Mongolian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation until 17 March 2024.

French Company compensates Mongolia for employee

Earlier today, U.Enkhtuvshin, Deputy Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament received H.E. Philippe Merlin, French Ambassador to Mongolia. The meeting started with good news about the Frenchman who is currently under treatment for Coronavirus in Mongolia, is stable without fever. The

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