Mongolian business delegation is visiting Taiwan seeking collaborations in the field of ICT, livestock farming, and waste management
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A business delegation from Mongolia comprising 40 officials and professionals is visiting Taiwan to explore collaborations and business opportunities in the fields of information and communication...
Journalists discuss how to forge closer China-Mongolia ties through radio
ULAN BATOR, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China and Mongolia can forge closer ties through more cooperation between their respective news media, said a director of a radio station in Mongolia.
A joint meeting of journalists and listeners of Chinese and Mongolian radio stations was held here Thursday to help deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries...
S. Korea, Mongolia to push for elevating ties to strategic partnership
ULAANBAATAR, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia agreed Tuesday to push for elevating their diplomatic ties to a strategic partnership as next year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of their relationship.
The agreement was made...
Symposium held in Ulan Bator to discuss Chinese investment in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A symposium about investment of enterprises based in China's Heilongjiang Province in Mongolia was held here Tuesday to discuss bilateral commercial prospects.
At the opening of the symposium, Cheng Zhiming, vice-governor of China's Heilongjiang Province noted that bilateral trade volume between China's Heilongjiang...
Mongolia to join Earth Hour under theme of reducing plastic use
ULAN BATOR, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will again participate in this year's Earth Hour campaign under the theme of reducing plastic use, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Mongolia said Wednesday.
"Plastic waste is one of the most pressing environmental concerns facing the world. So, the country will join the upcoming annual campaign with activities...
Asian Development Bank to Provide $18.7 Million for 15 MW of Solar Projects in Mongolia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)) and Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) have signed an agreement to provide an $18.7 million loan to develop 15 MW of solar power project in Mongolia.
The loan agreement has been signed with Sermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited (SSP) and Tenuun Gerel Construction (TGC), under which they will build,...
Mongolia launches mental health hotline
ULAN BATOR, March 26 (Xinhua) - Mongolia has launched a 24-hour hotline for mental health consultation, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country's National Center for Mental Health.
"Our mental health specialists will operate the new hotline with the number of (+976) 1800-2000 in three shifts," Lkhagvasuren Nasantsengal, director general...
Mongolia to establish independent agency for water management: PM
ULAN BATOR, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia is working to establish an independent agency for water management, the country's Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said Monday.
He made the statement during a meeting with water experts of the country, according to the government's press office.
"I have fully supported a proposal by water experts on establishing...
69 girls sexually assaulted in Mongolia in first two months of 2019
ULAN BATOR, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 69 girls have been sexually assaulted in Mongolia in the first two months of 2019, the Mongolian Women's Federation (MWF) said Monday.
The statement came after reports were recently made public that an 8-year-old girl had been repeatedly raped by her biological father on a grazing ground.
"A total of 69...
Mongolia leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged at 11 pct to bolster economy
ULAN BATOR, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's central bank has decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 11 percent, local media reported Saturday.
"The decision aims to bolster the economic growth and cope with the inflation target framework in the medium term," said Bayarsaikhan Bayardavaa, head of the bank's monetary policy council.
The...
Mongolia to hold major folk art festival to promote tourism
ULAN BATOR, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will hold a major folk art festival in its southern province of Dundgovi on Aug. 9-11 to attract more tourists by promoting traditional folk art, a local official said on Sunday.
"Under the auspices of the Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports, our province is working to organize traditional...
ADB finances Mongolia's first private sector project
ULAN BATOR, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Mongolian company Tenuun Gerel Construction LLC on Wednesday signed a loan agreement for 18.7 million U.S. dollars for a solar power plant project with a capacity of 15 megawatts.
"The ADB has provided financial assistance to private sector projects of many countries. The loan...
Fewer than 3,800 Mongolian Saiga antelopes remain in Mongolia: WWF
ULAN BATOR, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Merely 3,800 Mongolian Saiga antelopes, a critically endangered species, existed in Mongolia at the end of 2018, down nearly 40 percent year on year, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Mongolia on Tuesday.
The decline is mainly due to drought-related food shortage, WWF-Mongolia Director Dorjgurkhem...
Center in Mongolia encourages young people to volunteer
ULAN BATOR, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia has launched a youth volunteer development center to encourage more young people involved in the country's social development.
"Youth participation is important to solve any problem facing the country," Sodnomtsog Sukh-Ochir, head of the Youth Development Department of the country's capital Ulan Bator, told...
Drug-related crimes continue to rise in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian police have arrested 88 people linked to 29 drug-related crimes in the first two months of this year, local media reported on Saturday, citing the country's National Police Agency (NPA).
"Since 2015, Mongolia has become one of the user countries of drugs. The number of drug-related crimes has continued...
Mongolia's exports rise significantly in first two months of 2019
ULAN BATOR, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's exports reached 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, up 30.4 percent from the same period last year, official data showed Wednesday.
Mineral and textile accounted for over 95 percent of the total exports, according to data from the National Statistical Office of Mongolia.
Mongolia,...
Mongolia's capital sees rise in PM2.5 density in February
ULAN BATOR, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator witnessed a year-on-year increase in the density of hazardous fine particle matter PM2.5 in February, an expert of the National Statistics Office said Thursday.
The average density of PM2.5 in the city rose to 120 micrograms per cubic meter last month, up 15 percent compared with...
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
Bornuur (Mongolia) (AFP)
In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees -- but warmth comes at a price: deadly pollution makes Ulaanbataar's air too toxic for children to breathe, leaving parents little choice but to evacuate them to the countryside.
This exodus is a stark warning...
Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of issuers including Government of Mongolia
Singapore, March 12, 2019 -- This publication is for information only, and does not announce a rating action.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") reviews all of its ratings periodically in accordance with regulations -- either annually or, in the case of governments and certain EU-based supranational organisations, semi-annually. This periodic...
Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Mongolia reaches 270
ULAN BATOR, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The total number of HIV carriers and AIDS patients in Mongolia has reached 270 after two new HIV cases were registered in the country's capital here last month, the National Statistics Office said Tuesday.
Almost 99 percent of the infections were sexually transmitted, according to a report issued by the office.
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Violence claims 348 lives in Mongolia so far this year
ULAN BATOR, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 348 people have died in Mongolia in the first two months of this year in violent crimes, official data from the country's National Statistical Office showed Tuesday.
The figure is up 22.1 percent from the same period last year, according to the office.
Most of the offenders were drunk while committing...
MONGOLIA BENEFITS FROM NEW METHODOLOGY TO ANALYZE JUDICIAL DECISIONS
While years of economic development have propelled Mongolia forward in wealth and investment, its limited experience with the market economy - counting only 30 years after transitioning from a centralized communist model -has prevented the country from fully capitalizing gains and sustaining growth. One of the key obstacles identified is the lack...
Mongolian rescuers retrieve bodies of four missing miners
ULAN BATOR, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The bodies of the four miners who went missing after a gold mine collapsed in Mongolia's central province of Tuv in late February have been retrieved, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Saturday.
The four miners went missing after the accident happened at the open-pit gold mine run by the...
Spring Golden Eagle Festival opens in Mongolia to promote tourism
ULAN BATOR, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's annual spring eagle festival kicked off near the capital city of Ulan Bator on Sunday, which is part of the country's efforts to attract tourists.
The event called "Spring Golden Eagle Festival" was co-organized by the Mongolian Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Mongolian Eagle Hunter's Association...
Russian influence in Mongolia is declining
Russia—once Mongolia’s principal ally—now faces stiff competition in its the landlocked country.
English is gradually replacing Russian as the most common foreign language spoken in Mongolia, as Western corporations control increasingly large segments of the Mongolian mining industry. The mineral sector is the most essential part of the Mongolian...
Turkish aid agency gives aid, boosts ties in Mongolia
By Tugrul Cam
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia
Turkey's state-run aid agency has carried out over 600 projects in Mongolia in numerous areas, including education, health, infrastructure, and cultural cooperation, according to officials of the agency.
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) started its work in Mongolia, the Turks’ ancestral...
