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Mongolia bans ‘grasshopper migration’ in 2020

Mongolia will hold parliamentary election in June, 2020. Under the Election Law of Mongolia, local immigration will be banned from 1 February, 2020.

Previously, many people have re-located from scarcely-populated provinces to big electoral districts – this has affected election results.

2020 – a great year for Mongolian aviation!

With the new international airport in Khushig Valley coming into operation this year, the national capacity for air traffic is expected to increase by over 40 percent. This will help enable Mongolia to fulfill its action plan to receive one

Diabetes Prevention Centre opens in Ulaanbaatar

A Diabetes Prevention Centre opened in the Khan-Uul District of Ulaanbaatar on 30 December. The new facility comes under the auspices of the existing Khan-Uul Health Centre.

The centre will provide health counseling and a positive training environment. The emphasis of

Imposters and false documents: how to spot them!

The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department – Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) held a training course on the detection of forged documents and impostors in Ulaanbaatar in December 2019. The event was organized in co-operation with the University of Internal

UN project helping herders deliver sustainable cashmere

The UN is now working with the Mongolian state and cashmere farmers to highlight and deliver sustainable cashmere with blockchain.  A pilot with technology provider Covergence.tech used Ethereum-based blockchain technology to interact with over 70 different herders and 8 cooperatives.

Huge rise in rail freight transit across Mongolia

The annual number of transit freight trains passing through Mongolia has surpassed 1,000 for the first time.

As many as 1,450 China-Europe freight trains have crossed Mongolian territory since the beginning of this year, according to Ulaanbaatar Railway.

The figure is higher

Annual livestock statistics: some worrying trends

The annual Mongolian livestock census started on 7 December and is still underway; initial information, however, indicates that there are currently 70.9 million livestock in the country. The figures, provided by the  National Statistical Office of Mongolia, report  an increase

Mongolian to compete in two sports at 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Mongolian athletes will compete in two sports, namely biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. The competition will be held in Lausanne in Switzerland on 9-22 January. A total of six Mongolian athletes are preparing to

Mongolia’s Best Teacher named

Teacher Ts.Ayush from ‘Eco’ 3rd School of Mandal Soum in Selenge Province has been awarded Mongolia’s Best Teacher and will received a cash prize of MNT 100 million. She won first place in the ‘I am a Teacher’ TV show,

Planning ahead for Naadam

‘Naadam’, Mongolia’s biggest annual national festival takes place on 10-13 July.

The Mongol Naadam Complex, 32 km from Ulaanbaatar, is under discussion for many years. The Mongol Naadam Complex with a modern stadium with 30 thousand seats, an archery competition range

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