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Nationwide livestock census starts in Mongolia

The annual nationwide livestock census has started in Mongolia. This not only records the number of animals, but also conducts a detailed study of the herder families across the country.

This time last year, there were 66.5 million animals, representing an

Global mental arithmetic showdown: success for Mongolia

Mongolian students achieved a virtually perfect success rate at an international mental arithmetic contest in Cambodia recently. Students from the Toya Development Academy won 38 champions, 36 golden trophies and six silver trophies from the 24th UCMAS Abacus and Mental

Replacing Mongolia’s not-so-smart civil ID cards!

Back in 2012, Mongolia replaced the country’s previous personal identification system with a new electronic ID cards. Currently, the country’s 2.5 million people have these e-ID cards. However, these have been proving quite problematic and have been creating bureaucratic nightmares

Gobi cashmere launched de.gobicashmere.com for the German speakers

Gobi cashmere has officially launched its online store (de.gobicashmere.com) for German speakers on 6th of December. It definitely brings Gobi cashmere much closer to the customers in the German speaking regions. Since they successfully entered the European market a while

Mongolia exports 40 thousand tons of meat

Mongolia has exported a total of 40 thousand tons of meat to China, Russia, Vietnam, Japan, Iran and Kazakhstan this year.

In recent years, meat export to Hong Kong, Iran and Vietnam have been growing. Some 80 percent of the total

‘Holy’ Noyon Mountain defeats gold mining firm

The Mongolian Court of Appeal decided today (9 December) to revoke four mining licenses on Noyon Mountain which are  owned by Centerra Gold. This is considered to be a “sacred place”. It is located in the Mandal Soum of Selenge

ADB approves second loan for decreasing UB’s air pollution

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of USD 160 million to support the Mongolian government’s efforts to improve the air quality and health in Ulaanbaatar. According to the ADB, it is the second loan to support improved

Mongolian Democracy: 30th anniversary of transition

At present, Mongolia is marking the 30th anniversary of the “Democratic Transition.” A celebration meeting marking the dramatic events which transformed Mongolia was held at Central Cultural Palace in Ulaanbaatar over the weekend. At the meeting, Z.Enkhbold, Chief of Staff

Mongolian President vetoes parts of 2020 State Budget Law

Earlier today (9 December), President Kh.Battulga vetoed some parts of the Law on the 2020 State Budget and related legislation. So far, the parliamentary group of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party has agreed to accept one of the four presidential

Mongolian ‘Latin’ dance crew wins third trophy

‘Moon Dance’ from Mongolia successfully participated in “WDSF World Championship Formation Latin” on 7 December. The Mongolians became one of top six dance crews and received the trophy for third consecutive years. The competition was held in Bremen in northern

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