Every first-time visitor to Mongolia is struck by the road conditions and driving norms. Long-term residents learn to adapt to the dangers of driving, being a passenger in a vehicle and navigating the streets as a pedestrian – all equally

Car rental company Avis has announced the expansion of its Asian network with the opening of Avis Mongolia, through a licensee agreement with Baobab. This move builds on the vast global network and regional footprint of Avis – now present

Turquoise Hill Resources has recorded a $US596.9 million ($873 million) impairment against the carrying value of Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine.

Turquoise Hill is 50.79 per cent owned by Rio Tinto, and Thursday’s confirmation of an impairment came just

The Kremlin is not ruling out that Russian President Vladimir Putin could visit Mongolia to attend the events marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Battles of Khalkhyn Gol. “This visit is being worked out, the details will be

Mark Esper, Trump’s new defence secretary, is scheduled to visit Mongolia next week as part of a trip to Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The trip is scheduled to start on 2 August from Australia followed by New Zealand, Mongolia,

A farewell candlelit ceremony for O.Dulguun, a top player of the Mongolian National Basketball Team, who died in the USA, will be held on Sukhbaatar Square, in the heart of the Mongolian capital, on 3 August.

O.Dulguun died in the United

When Mongolia’s President visited the White House on Wednesday, he was accompanied by a large group including Attorney General B.Jargalsaikhan. It was first visit of a Mongolian President to the USA since 2011. Mongolian President Kh.Battulga, who was  inaugurated in

A festival of Mongolian culture, including the famous mask dances, ‘Danshig Naadam – Khuree Tsam’, has become one of the highlights on the tourist calendar. Revived in 2015, the August event was visited by 1000 foreign visitors; this increased to

Last winter, a report by UNICEF Mongolia deemed the situation a “child health crisis.” In the past decade, the incidence of respiratory illness across Ulaanbaatar has increased 2.7-fold per 10,000 people. Unborn children are affected too. A study at one

The fifth annual Yak Festival will take place in Arkhangai Province on 17-18 August. The festival aims to attract more domestic and foreign tourists by promoting the yak culture.

The two-day event will include a session about the sustainable development of