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NEMA Reports Rising Risk of Floods and Wildfires Across Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 4, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provided an update on the current risks posed by floods and forest and steppe fires across Mongolia. During the briefing, Head of the Risk Management Division at...
Mongolia to Cooperate with South Korea in Developing Specialized Social Protection Services
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 4, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Director of the Special Center for Social Protection under the Governor of the Capital City, Sh. Munkhtsetseg, and President of the “Center for the Movement to Protect the Han River” NGO from the Republic of...
Mongolia’s “TOP-100” Businesses of 2024 Recognized
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 4, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Government of Mongolia, jointly with the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced the “TOP-100” enterprises for 2024, marking the 24th consecutive year of recognizing the country's...
Emperor Naruhito to honor wartime detainees during visit to Mongolia
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - Emperor Naruhito will visit Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees who died there under harsh conditions, The Asahi Shimbun reported. “I will pay respect to those who died in a land far from home against their will and...
Bank of Mongolia purchases 5.9 tons of precious metals in H1
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - The Bank of Mongolia purchased 1,587.4 kilograms of precious metals in June 2025, an increase of 573.1 kg compared to the previous month, Montsame reported. Since the beginning of 2025, a total of 5.9 tons of precious metals have...
FIBA President meets with President of Mongolia to discuss basketball development
FIBA Basketball
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ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia) - A senior delegation led by FIBA President Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani today met with the President of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, during which they discussed the development of basketball in the country and increasing...
Mongolia Records 24 Moderate Earthquakes in First Half of 2025
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 4, 2025 /MONTSAME/. A total of 24 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging between 3.5 and 5.1 were recorded across Mongolia and its border regions from January 1 to June 1, 2025, according to the National Emergency Management Agency...
Mongolia’s WWII Legacy: Asset or Liability in 2025?
The Diplomat
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July 3, 2025
As Mongolia commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, the nation finds itself at a crossroads, where its historical legacy from that global conflict intersects with contemporary geopolitical realities. This creates a...
Mongolia's forex reserves increase to 5.2 bln USD by June
Xinhua News Agency
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ULAN BATOR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's foreign exchange reserves had increased to 5.2 billion U.S. dollars as of end-June, local media reported on Thursday, citing data from the central bank. The figure represented a 0.24 percent increase over...
In Mongolia, a Traditional Housing Type Meets the Changing Realities of Its Residents
dwell
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July 3, 2025
Though the realities of life in Mongolia’s landscapes can be harsh, roughly 40 percent of the country’s people live seminomadically. Even as the country has rapidly urbanized, around one-third of the population still live in gers, tentlike...
Is this Aussie film set in Mongolia a giant leap or a small steppe?
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 3, 2025
The Wolves Always Come At Night ★★★ While Berlin-based Australian filmmaker Gabrielle Brady is currently developing her first fully fictional feature, The Wolves Always Come At Night marks her second foray into what she calls “docu-feature”, a...
Emperor Looks Forward to Mongolia Trip; Set to Visit Memorial for Japanese Detainees
The Japan News
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July 3, 2025
Pool photo / The Yomiuri Shimbun The Emperor speaks to reporters at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 17:20 JST, July 3, 2025 The Emperor held a press conference on Wednesday ahead of an official visit...
Emperor to honor wartime detainees during visit to Mongolia
The Asahi Shimbun
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Emperor Naruhito speaks at a news conference at the Imperial Palace on July 2 ahead of his visit to Mongolia. (Provided by the Imperial Household Agency) Emperor Naruhito hopes that his visit to Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees...
Air China launches first C909 international route to Ulaanbaatar
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 2, 2025
Air China debuts its C909 jet on international service between Hohhot and Ulaanbaatar, enhancing regional air connectivity and fleet strategy. Air China has officially launched its first international route operated with the domestically developed...
International Standards for Biodiversity Conservation to Be Localized in Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Batbaatar Bat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chief Executive Officer of "BirdLife International" Martin Harper on July 2, 2025. The memorandum aims to...
The Bank of Mongolia Purchases 5.9 Tons of Precious Metals in First Half of 2025
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Bank of Mongolia purchased 1,587.4 kilograms of precious metals in June 2025, an increase of 573.1 kg compared to the previous month. However, since the beginning of 2025, a total of 5.9 tons of precious...
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southern Mongolia
Xinhua News Agency
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ULAN BATOR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the southern Mongolian province of Dundgovi at 7:03 a.m. local time on Thursday, the country's Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said. The epicenter of the quake was...
Mongolia Pivot to Central Asia?
Eurasia Magazine
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The establishment of closer ties between Mongolia and Central Asia has been a long-standing policy aimed at forging partnerships for Mongolia that extend beyond its traditional relationships with Russia and China. Since 2020, Mongolia's diplomatic...
Flights between Moscow, Ulaanbaatar to be resumed by year-end
TASS
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July 2, 2025
MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Direct flights between Moscow and Ulaanbaatar are planned to be resumed by the end of this year, according to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment following a meeting between...
Russia, Mongolia plan joint development of mineral deposits in border zone
TASS
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July 2, 2025
MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Russia and Mongolia plan joint development of mineral deposits in the border zone, Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov said, adding that Russia has already selected 34 promising sites,...