Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jul 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five people were killed in a traffic accident, in the southern Mongolian province of Umnugovi, last night, the country’s Traffic Police Department said, today.

The accident occurred when a car crashed into a truck, on a paved road in the territory of Khankhongor soum (administrative subdivision) of the province, the police department said, adding that, all five people in the car lost their lives immediately, at the scene.

ULAN BATOR, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia has received a total of 421,780 foreign tourists so far this year, up nearly 73 percent year-on-year, the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Friday.

Russia, China and South Korea were the biggest sources of tourist arrivals for Mongolia, the ministry said in a statement.

ULAN BATOR, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – A dried lake in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul, has been restored by engineering solutions, after several decades, the country’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism said, today.

“The Khodon River, changing its course due to a heavy flood in 1971, negatively impacted the ecosystem of a group of lakes in Darkhad Valley. Especially, the Tsoitson lake, connected to the Khodon River, ultimately evaporated completely,” the ministry said in a statement.

ULAN BATOR, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 290,000 heads of livestock have died, in the eastern Mongolian provinces of Sukhbaatar and Khentii, due to recent dust and snow storms, local media reported today, citing these provinces’ departments of food and agriculture.

The number of dead animals is not final and is expected to increase, since many livestock are still unaccounted for, relevant authorities said.

Heavy blizzards and intense dust storms swept through Sukhbaatar and Khentii provinces, late last week, causing severe damage.

ULAN BATOR, Apr 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A strong wind and a heavy dust storm are now hitting the southern Gobi provinces of Mongolia, the country’s meteorology and environmental monitoring agency said today.

The wind speed is reaching 18-24 metres per second in the provinces of Dundgovi, Umnugovi and Dornogovi, which are most affected by desertification, the weather agency said.

In addition, snow and snowstorms are hitting the central and northern parts of the country, including the national capital, Ulan Bator.

ULAN BATOR, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Mongolian government announced that, the year 2023, is the “Year of Fighting against Corruption.”

Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, ordered all relevant officials to ensure the implementation of anti-corruption measures, and provide all-round support in the fight against corruption.

ULAN BATOR, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover, increased by 61.1 percent year on year, to over 1.76 billion U.S. dollars in Jan, official data, released by the Mongolian Customs General Administration showed, today.

The country registered a surplus in foreign trade balance as exports exceeded imports by around 389.7 million dollars, said the administration.

Mining products accounted for 81.2 percent of the mineral-rich country’s total exports in Jan, it added.

ULAN BATOR, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia will exempt citizens of 34 countries from visa requirements, for up to 30 days, until the end of 2025, as part of its efforts to promote the pandemic-hit tourism sector, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, yesterday.

These countries include 32 European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Hungary, France and Denmark, as well as, Australia and New Zealand.

As a result, the number of visa-free travel countries to Mongolia has reached 61, according to the ministry.

ULAN BATOR, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – An outbreak of a highly contagious animal disease, affecting sheep and goats, has been reported in Mongolia’s capital city here, local media reported today, citing the municipal government.

“Suspected cases of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, have been confirmed in Baganuur district of Ulan Bator, by lab test results,” the municipal government said, in a statement.

The government has taken quarantine measures in the district for an indefinite period, it said.

ULAN BATOR, Nov 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia planted a total of 10.2 million trees across the country since the launch of its national tree-planting campaign “Billion Trees” last year.

Among the total planted trees, 1.3 million have been planted in and near the national capital, Ulan Bator, which is home to over half of the country’s population, local media reported today, citing the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.