Majority of Mongolian lawmakers voted against dismissal of Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa amidst corruption allegation involving top officials and lawmakers.
40 lawmakers voted Nay against dismissal versus 33 that voted Yea.
The scandal polarized the Mongolian public and divided the ruling Mongolian People's Party into opposing factions...
Turning Mongolia orange: Behavior change communication against domestic violence
The woman on the hotline wouldn’t let her go. Between planning on leaving and actually leaving, there are mine fields of abusive histories and excuses that the psychologist gently walks her through, mapping small steps to safe havens, and somehow getting the kids across unscathed.
The shelter is quiet, the only battle is raging in fiber-space, and...
Why the US Should Build on Its Role as Mongolia’s ‘Third Neighbor’
Mongolia, a landlocked nation of about 3 million people between China and Russia, has become an increasingly important geopolitical partner to the United States.
America’s relationship with Mongolia is not insignificant and provides many opportunities for both...
Petro Matad fails to find oil at new well in Mongolia
Petro Matad said it hadn't discovered any oil from a new well in Mongolia.
The Wild Horse 1 well was drilled to a total depth of 1,490 metres.
The well encountered inter-bedded sands and shales throughout the prospective section from 650 metres to the target depth, but no oil shows were observed, the company said.
Post-well analyses would focus...
Rio cuts Iran ties amid Mongolian sovereign risk
Rio Tinto will divest another contentious African asset as the company's leadership conceded its Mongolian copper venture was experiencing sovereign risk challenges and was complicating the company's shift away from fossil fuels.
Rio announced on Monday it would sell its 68.8 per cent stake in Namibia's Rossing uranium mine to China National...
Concert held in Ulan Bator to promote China-Mongolia friendship
A concert on the theme of China-Mongolia friendship was held here on Tuesday night, attracting thousands of Mongolians and representatives of Chinese citizens living in Mongolia.
The concert, entitled "Wind from the East: Charm of the Silk Road" co-organized by the Chinese embassy in Mongolia and the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulan Bator, aims to...
A Step Forward for Conservation in Mongolia?
Balanced between the Russian and Chinese superpowers, both of which are mineral- and energy- hungry, Mongolia is rich in resources. Three million people share a landmass one-sixth the size of the United States. Because of the sparseness of the population, several of its ecosystems are complex enough to host rare and endangered large mammal species....
Mongolian central bank increase lending interest rate
<Monetary policy statement:
Monetary Policy statement:
Increasing the policy rate
Number: 2018/04
Effective date: 27 November 2018
At the unscheduled meeting held on 27 November 2018, the
Monetary Policy Committee decided to increase the Policy rate by 1.0 percentage
point to 11 percent.
As of October 2018, annual
inflation measured by...
Across China: The return of the Mongolian horse
HOHHOT, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Agula, a herdsman, couldn't wait to buy a pickup truck for his horse Ajinai. Next summer, Ajinai will be able to take a ride on the truck to compete in racing events across the grasslands.
"Herders only rode horses when they had to travel to faraway places. But now, even horses can take a ride as our life gets better,"...
Blackout hits western Mongolia
A total of 50 soums (administrative subdivisions) in four provinces of western Mongolia suffered a power blackout on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement on Sunday evening that a 330 kilo volts (kv) power line was broken down by strong winds.
Relevant officials are working to restore...
Mongolia: small embassies can have a big impact
By Catherine Arnold
Former British Ambassador to Mongolia
Mongolia is everything you expect. Mongolia is also everything you don’t expect. At least that’s what I found as the UK’s Ambassador. The world’s least densely populated country, which was...
South Korean company Yuhan-Kimberly assists reforestation in Mongolia
Yuhan-Kimberly, a South Korean manufacturer of sanitary products, said it was joining forces with the Mongolian government to restore a forest and open an observatory tower there.According to the company, the work to restore deforested areas of Mongolia’s Tujin Nars forest began in 2003. The forest had sustained severe damage after two fires before...
Mongolia's economy to maintain positive growth next year
ULAN BATOR, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's economic growth has been recovering rapidly thanks to the recovery of commodity prices in the global market and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s economic bail-out program for the country, a Mongolian economic researcher said.
"Mongolia's main economic performance has been improving thanks to the combination...
Mongolia, Kuwait discuss possibility to cooperate in ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
Foreign Affairs Minister of Mongolia Damdin Tsogtbaatar met with Ambassador of Kuwait to Mongolia Mohammad Faisal Al-Mutairi on November 20.
The Ambassador conveyed greetings of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah...
28 Mongolian children with heart disease depart for China to receive free surgeries
ULAN BATOR, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 28 Mongolian children suffering from congenital heart disease departed Wednesday for Beijing, capital of China, to receive free surgeries.
They are the first group of all 47 Mongolian children who will receive free treatment in China this year, according to the Mongolian Red Cross Society.
Last month, cardiologists...
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Sixth Review of Mongolia's Extended Fund Facility
The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do
not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based
on the findings so far, staff will prepare a report that, subject to
management approval, will be presented to the IMF's Executive Board for
discussion and decision.
Growth remains strong, led
initially...
Newly-opened China-Mongolia Friendship Cultural Center to boost ties
ULAN BATOR, Nov.20 (Xinhua) -- The China-Mongolia Friendship Cultural Center opened at the Mongol Tuurgatan Theater in central Mongolia's Tuv province on Tuesday, aiming to promote bilateral cooperation and cultural exchanges.
The opening ceremony was attended by Tuv Province Mayor Jigjid Batjargal and Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in...
