ULAANBAATAR — Mongolia will hold its general parliamentary elections on Wednesday after political parties wrangled over whether to postpone the quadrennial event, indicating the ruling party’s …
Economic concerns high as Mongolia holds national elections
Mongolia’s parliamentary elections Wednesday uphold a nearly 30-year democratic system in a vast but lightly populated country sandwiched between authoritarian regimes in Russia and China and beset by …
ADB approves 26.4-mln-dollar loan to expand food programs for vulnerable groups in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, June 22 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of 26.4 million U.S. dollars to lessen the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and vulnerable …
Mongolia has few coronavirus cases – and some say it’s all thanks to Genghis Khan
Jack Weatherford, author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, wrote that the migration of Mongolians put them in contact with millions of people from different regi …
Mongolia reports 7 new cases of COVID-19
ULAN BATOR, June 22 (Xinhua) — Mongolia reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 213, the country’s National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) said …
Two more COVID-19 infections reported in Mongolia
(MENAFN)The National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) of Mongolia announced on Sunday that two more patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the country in the earlier 24 hours, …
Over 260 Mongolian nationals return home amid COVID-19 pandemic
More than 260 Mongolian nationals onboard a chartered flight arrived at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport from Southeast early Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s State Emergency …
Mongolia’s COVID-19 cases remained unchanged at 204
On Saturday, the overall figure of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mongolia remained unaffected at 204 over the last 24-hour period, the countrys National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) …
Six parliamentary candidates detained in Mongolia
The Mongolian authorities have recently detained six parliamentary candidates amid the ongoing campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to local reports. Four of the detained …
AIIB approves loan to support Mongolia’s COVID-19 response
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Friday its board of directors has approved a loan of 100 million U.S. dollars to Mongolia to support its COVID-19 Rapid Response Program. The …