The Secretariat of the State Great Hural (parliament) has decided to cut working hours for mothers and, also, single fathers who have children under the age of 12. The decision comes in the context of preventing the coronavirus infection and

On 3 February, Mongolia evacuated 31 students and a child from the Chinese city of Wuhan, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus. After the successful evacuation, the flight crew from the national flag carrier MIAT along with the students

A magnitude 5 earthquake was reported earlier today (3 March) near Erdenet, the third largest city in Mongolia. According to the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, the earthquake occurred at 3.16 p.m. and the epicenter was 6 km from the

Mongolian sumo wrestler E.Davaaninj has joined the Miyagino stable as new recruit in Japan. The 18-year-old has obtained much attention because of his height, which was revealed at a fitness test for new recruits which was held in Osaka on

As roads between the provinces and cities re-opened today at 6.00 a.m., a long queue of cars quickly formed at the road posts on the highways into the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar. The National Emergency Commission (NEC) took the drastic step

In the first two months of 2020 The Central Bank of Mongolia, or Mongol Bank, bought a total of 4.3 tonnes of gold from legal entities and individuals. The bank purchased 952 kg of gold in February; this represents an

The Mongolian president has asked parliament to hold a snap session in connection with the coronavirus emergency. However, Parliamentary Speaker G.Zandanshatar, has been invited to visit the USA on 8-10 March. According to sources, the speaker’s visit is expected to

As of today (3 March), the coronavirus infection has been reported in 73 countries; nine of them are first cases; 38 countries have below 10 cases.

Since 6 January, Mongolia has taken 810 people into observation for suspected coronavirus infection. Currently,

A team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) arrived earlier today (2 March) in Mongolia to advise and support the country in preventing the spread of coronavirus outbreak that, so far, has killed more than 3000 people in China and

Last week, during a visit to Beijing, Mongolian President Kh.Battulga made the gift of 30,000 sheep (worth of CHY 90 million) to China. Reaffirming support to China, Kh.Battulga has becomes first president to visit the county since the coronavirus outbreak