Asia Mongolia A new water treatment plant will be built on the banks of the Tuul river to improve water supply in Ulaanbaatar, with a US$350 million grant by the American Millennium Challenge Corporation
Asia Mongolia Despite long-standing bans on smoking and sales near schools, smoking rates remain high: excise taxes will be raised through 2030 to curb youth use and fund school health programs, rules on e-cigarettes expanded as Mongolia tightens Tobacco Control Law
Asia Mongolia Historic Tea Road will be jointly developed with China and Russia as a modern cross-border tourism route; the project will improve border infrastructure, ease travel procedures, share digital tourism platforms and promote the Tea Road’s cultural heritage
Asia Mongolia The Food Revolution Plan has been launched; it aims to achieve national food sovereignty by boosting domestic production through 53 new plants and major loans, reducing imports and securing long-term food self-sufficiency
Asia Mongolia Cabinet approved Resolution on “Mongolia’s Accession to the International Snow Leopard Trust”; membership will enable Mongolia to strengthen protection of snow leopards and their habitats, improving life of herder communities living in their range areas