Following recent calls for the resignation of the head of Mongolia’s leading anti-corruption body, Transparency International urges the president of Mongolia to stop undermining anti-corruption efforts nationwide and cease threats to fire the country’s top watchdog.

Formed in 2007, the Independent

Handsome, romantic and good at fighting demons – the Mongolian ruler depicted in the new Chinese fantasy film Chinggis Khaan, set to debut in Chinese mainland theaters on Saturday, might not fit with your image of the bellicose warlord who

The annual ‘Playtime’ live music festival has been organized since 2001 at Mongol Shiltgeen (Hotel Mongolia) in Gachuurt village just east of Ulaanbaatar. Initially, only a few people attended Playtime to listen to rock music and enjoy the festival. But

Construction of the new Ulaanbaatar International Airport 52 km south of the capital is nearing completion. It is considered that the airport is 98.9 percent complete. The first flight is scheduled for this November. 

Initial planning for Mongolia’s new airport was

The Gobi is the world’s third largest desert, covering most of Mongolia and much of northern China. Local governments point to decades of deforestation and overgrazing as the main culprits behind the region’s desertification problem.

On Friday (27 April), the Mongolian

The Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC shareholder’s meeting was held on 27 April, during which the financial and work reports for 2017 were presented. The company announced a net profit for the first time in its history; this constituted MNT 461

On Thursday (26 April), Mongolian Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh, held an official meeting with Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Envoy to the Russian Far Eastern Federal District. Earlier today, a business roundtable entitled ‘Russia’s Far

The State General Prosecutor’s Office of Mongolia has dropped an investigation into the alleged tapping of an unnamed journalist’s phone by a high-ranking police official. According to Inspection Prosecutor Byasman, from the State General Prosecutor’s Office of Mongolia, a high-ranking

The Mongolian Cabinet has backed the idea of establishing an enterprise to produce processed fuel in an effort to reduce air pollution in Ulaanbaatar.

The Cabinet has imposed a ban on the burning of low-grade coal for domestic use in Ulaanbaatar

A critical element to the NATO Resolute Support (RS) Kabul Security Force (KSF) is the Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force (METF).

The Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force Seven has arrived at the New Kabul Compound and  relieved Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force Six, following