Asia Mongolia In collaboration with the Mongol Ecology Centre and Spirit of America, a US Army Civil Affairs team supported the 'Rally for Rangers' event, a cross-country journey to benefit Park Rangers in August
Asia Mongolia Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Rio Tinto Mongolia and International Conservation Caucus Foundation have signed a 3-year partnership agreement that aims to counter and reverse the erosion of forests caused by spread of forest defoliators and insects
Asia Mongolia Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait heavy-duty first-class railway line was put into operation; President U. Khurelsukh emphasised that the railway was built by Mongolians and is Mongolia's first 100%-owned railway
Asia Mongolia Minister of the Environment and Tourism and Nature Conservancy's CEO Jennifer Morris just agreed to a $200 million allocation for the assessment of the ecological regions of the Gobi and steppes and for research to identify areas in need of protection
Asia Mongolia Mongolia's budget financing by the EU has been extended until 2025 with the signing of a document in support of the government's policies on employment reforms and public finance transparency
Asia Mongolia B. Mungunzul, a 17 year old chess player from Orkhon aimag's Khangarid sports club, achieved a record in the history of Mongolian chess sports by winning a gold medal at the World Chess Olympiad
Asia Mongolia The Minister of Foreign Affairs met with young scholars of Mongolian studies participating in the annual international programme 'Mongolian Youth Summer School'
Asia Mongolia To carry out the autumn harvest on time, the competent ministers took organisational measures to involve vocational training students, cadets, military personnel and other citizens in the voluntary harvesting work
Asia Mongolia The government has decided to declare 2023 and 2024 as 'Years to Visit Mongolia' to promote the country's pandemic-hit tourism sector, aiming to attract 1 million foreign tourists in 2024
Asia Mongolia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Mongolia's leaders during a trip to Asia to seek support amid his country's sanctions and diplomatic isolation by the West
Asia Mongolia The Cabinet approved a resolution to provide MIAT Airlines with MNT 4,7 billion (USD 1,5 million) to increase the frequency of the Frankfurt-Ulaanbaatar route given the increased passenger flow at the start of the tourist season
Asia Mongolia Khuvsgul Lake National Park has been added to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves; the lake contains nearly 70% of Mongolia's freshwater, 0,4% of the world's total
Asia Mongolia The annual multinational peacekeeping exercise, code-named Khaan Quest 2022, kicked off on Monday at the Five Hills training area near the Mongolian capital with more than 1.000 military personnel from 15 countries