According to custom officials, Mongolia imported 68.7 thousand face masks in January, 2020; this is an increase of 59.0 thousand on the same period previous year. This demand for masks is being driven by highly infectious coronavirus outbreak in China.

Mongolian rock sensation The Hu has announced a new U.S. headlining tour.

The trek arrives on the heels of the band’s 2019 North American tour in support of their debut album, The Gereg, which saw The Hu perform their signature brand

Rail services between Beijing-Ulaanbaatar-Moscow have been stopped from today, (6 February) at the request of the Russian Federation. As concern over coronavirus increases, Mongolian transportation officials have also warned Mongolian passengers not to travel to China by plane of train.

Famous rapper Rokitbay – his real name O.Bayarsaikhan – is working to launch Mongolia’s first ever mobile game. The ‘Fragile’, mobile game is being developed by Beer Night Studio, which is owned by the rapper. The Beta version of the

As of today (6 February), a total of seven people in addition to the students evacuated from Wuhan have been isolated at the Mongolian National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD). Among them, an Australian man has been examined and isolated:

New Mongolian Ambassador D.Davaa has officially presented his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The ceremony took place on Wednesday 5 February was attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Policy Advisor Yuri Ushakov, and President Putin.

Vladimir Putin congratulated

Mongolian Airlines MIAT has signed a codeshare agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) to expand both carrier’s international network between the two countries.

According to the Japan Airlines, reservations and sales of tickets will begin in March.

The agreement will allow Japan Airlines

Mongolia has imposed a temporary restriction on imports of poultry products from China, due to an outbreak of H5N1 – better known as avian, or bird flu. The decision was made at a meeting of the National Emergency Commission of

The Government of Mongolia has provided USD 200,000 financial aid to China for fighting the coronavirus outbreak.

Today, (Wednesday 5 February 2020), deaths from the new virus have risen to 490 in mainland China. Outside mainland China, at least 180 cases

A woman in her 30s has been isolated in Mongolia’s Darkhan-Uul Province with symptoms of coughing and pressure on her chest. These measures were taken on 4 February. According to D.Narangerel, director at the Public Health Division of the Ministry