The hidden cost of Mongolia’s mining boom

Listen to this article Mongolia’s burgeoning mining sector is a cornerstone of its economy. But it comes with inherent challenges, including environmental degradation, income inequality and community displacement. Mongolia’s policymakers must navigate the …

Mongolia capital records lowest temperature so far this winter

ULAN BATOR, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, experienced its coldest night of the season as temperatures plummeted to a frigid minus 37 degrees Celsius from Thursday to Friday, according to the National Agency for Meteorology and …

Mongolia seeks to boost coal exports to China with new rail link

Mongolia plans to press China next week to approve a new railway link that could boost an already growing coal trade between the two countries. Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai will travel to China February 13 and plans to sign an …

President of Mongolia Hands Over Letters of Purpose and Motivation to the Recipients of the “President’s Scholar-2100” ...

Ulaanbaatar, February 7, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The “President’s Scholar 2100” Scholarship Program, initiated by President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, is now in its fourth year of implementation. On February 6, 2025, the President extended best wishes …

First Oil Refinery Plant of Mongolia: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contract Signed

Ulaanbaatar, February 6, 2025 /MONTSAME/ The construction of the first Oil Refinery Plant in Mongolia with a capacity to process 1.5 million tons of crude oil per year is progressing in Altanshireet soum of Dornogobi aimag, financed by a soft loan …

Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to China Appointed as Head of Diplomatic Mission in Mongolia

Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China (with residence in Beijing) Parahat Durdyev was simultaneously appointed Ambassador to Mongolia, the corresponding decree was signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, TDH reports. Durdyev has been the head of the …

Mongolia's Hunnu Air private airline to lease two E195-E2 planes

AKIPRESS.COM - Hunnu Air (MR, Ulaanbaatar) will dry lease two brand new E195-E2s from an undisclosed lessor, according to a statement from the carrier on January 28. The airline will take delivery of the aircraft from Embraer in April and October 2025, …

India, Mongolia border forces discuss mutual cooperation during DG-level talks

Central Bank of Mongolia purchases 1.2 tons of precious metals in January

AKIPRESS.COM - The Central Bank of Mongolia purchased 1,236.5 kilograms of precious metals in January 2025, up 21.9% year-on-year. The Central Bank branch in Darkhan-Uul province has purchased 26.3 kilograms of precious metals, while the branch in …

Large dinosaur footprints discovered in Mongolia

AKIPRESS.COM - A team of researchers from Okayama University of Science (OUS) in Japan and the Institute of Paleontology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences have uncovered fossil footprints of massive plant-eating hadrosaurid dinosaurs from the Cretaceous …