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New Mongolian PM appoints his Cabinet

“The geopolitical situation is becoming increasingly complex. The government decided to immediately begin work and maintain the continuity of state policy. Therefore, a third of the previous government is retained,” G.Zandanshatar said.

Ancient Art of Mongolian Mask Making

The renowned Mongolian mask maker N.Gankhuyag Natsag, known as Ganna, makes the elaborate representations of characters that appear in traditional Buddhist temple dances.

N.Gankhuyag was born in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia and immigrated to the U.S in 2002. He now

Mongolia para-taekwondo athletes qualify for Tokyo-2020 Olympics

Two Mongolian athletes have qualified for the Tokyo-2020 Olympics. G.Bolor-Erdene won a gold medal in the men’s K44-61kg and Kh.Enkhtuya grabbed silver in the 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championships. The competition was held in the Turkish city of Antalya on

The Silk Way Rally: new route Russia-Mongolia-China

The Silk Way Rally has been annually held since 2009; this year, however, it will take a new route from Russia to China via Mongolia. In previous years, the rally had stages in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China, but this year,

Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover reaches USD 13 billion

The American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia (AmCham Mongolia) hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar at the January Monthly Meeting.

At the meeting Foreign Minister Tsogtbaatar noted, “Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover reached nearly 13 billion USD in 2018 – a record-high

P.Orkhon banned for four years following doping case

Mongolian freestyle wrestler P.Orkhon has been banned for participating in competitions for four years by the United World Wrestling (UWW) after she was involved in a doping scandal. P.Orkhon, aged 24 year-old, was named champion in the women’s freestyle 62kg

Mongolia’s coal exports increase by 129000 tonnes

Mongolia earned USD 169.2 million from coal exports to China in January, the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA) said on Tuesday.

The country exported a total of 2.1 million tonnes of coal in January, virtually all to China. The figure represents

Mongolia’s inflation grew slightly in January

Mongolian consumer inflation was 7.3% year-on-year in January, according to latest data from the country’s National Statistics Office. In monthly terms, inflation grew slightly by 0.6% in the first month of 2019.

Inflation continues to be pushed up by accelerating growth,

A bad day for Colonel Sanders: KFC victims demand compensation

Victims who suffered from severe cases of food poisoning in a Mongolian KFC are demanding compensation. Two people made complaint to the Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection on 18 February.

Nearly 20 people became ill on 10 February after

Mongolia promoted at FESPO 2019

The FESPO, international fair for holidays and travel took place in Zurich from 31 January to 3 February, 2019. On this occasion, the organisers invited Mongolia to participate in the event as a guest country – the first from Asia

1000 people get meningococcal vaccination

Six cases of meningococcal disease have been reported in Mongolia since January, 2019 reported the National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) last week. The Ministry of Health has begun vaccination for preventing meningococcal disease at NCCD in Ulaanbaatar; this is

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