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Prime Minister of Mongolia Appoints Ministers
Ulaanbaatar, June 18, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav presented the nominees for Members of the Government to the State Great Khural on June 17, 2025. Article 39, Section 4 of the Constitution of Mongolia states,...

ADB Launches Second Mongolian Togrog Bond in 2025
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 June 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has priced its second Mongolian togrog (MNT) bond for the year, raising MNT55.8 billion (approximately $15.6 million) to support a dairy project in Mongolia. The 6.1-year...

New Mongolian PM appoints his Cabinet
AKIPRESS.COM - New Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav retained a third of the previous government. He explained this by the goals of continuing mega-projects. He also said that the principle of including representatives of the party...
ADB launches 2nd Mongolian togrog bond in 2025
MANILA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday that it has priced its second Mongolian togrog (MNT) bond for the year, raising 55.8 billion togrog (approximately 15.6 million U.S. dollars) to support a dairy project in...

Prime Minister Presents Nominees for Members of the Government to President of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, June 17, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav presented the nominees for Members of the Government to President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa. The nominees are as follows, First Deputy Prime Minister of...

In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of Mining, Speculators Power a Hunt for Alaska’s Minerals
This story was published in partnership with Inside Climate News and is the first in a two-story series. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — On a January evening, dozens of people crammed into a banquet space at the glitzy Pan Pacific Hotel overlooking...

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A new documentary on the story of Father Stephano Kim Seong-hyeon, a Korean missionary in Mongolia
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Retracing the life and mission in Mongolia of Father Stephano Kim Seong-hyeon: this is the objective of the new documentary published on the Korea Catholic Times YouTube channel, entitled in English...

EBRD lending up to MNT 26.2 billion to support Mongolia’s automotive sector
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. EBRD lending up to MNT 26.2 billion to MSM Funds will help to finance company’s working capital needs and support expansion EBRD pledging new funds to support...

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Snapshots from SNEC 2025
Solar manufacturers signed an estimated 15 GW of module sales and supply deals at SNEC 2025 PV Expo in Shanghai last week. Major contracts included JinkoSolar’s 1.75 GW order for Saudi Arabia’s SPPC project and JA Solar’s 2 GW agreement to support...

Hometown heroes face exciting Baskets Bonn at FIBA 3x3 World Tour Ulaanbaatar
ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia) - Hot on the heels of an unbelievable season resumption in Vienna and ahead of the World Cup, the FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2025 rolls on into fan favorite Ulaanbaatar on June 20-21. The rowdy crowd's support will be firmly behind...

Ethical Wildlife Tourism: Conservation Stories from Mongolia
How Responsible Travel is Safeguarding Nature and Communities Wildlife tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors in travel, expected to surpass USD 147 billion in global value in 2024, according to Future Market Insights. Yet as more travelers...
Construction of Gashuunsukhait–Gantsmod port railway begins
Mongolia and China have officially launched construction of the Gashuunsukhait–Gantsmod port railway, a major strategic project aimed at strengthening cross-border transport infrastructure and boosting coal exports. On June 9, a construction...
Nomadic life of herdsman in north China's Inner Mongolia
An aerial drone photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows herders waiting for entering the Gogodtai Han Ul national nature reserve in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Saintsogt, 55, a herdsman in Bayin-undur of Ar Horqin Banner, north...

Mongolia to Cooperate with the United Kingdom in the Field of Mineral Resources
Ulaanbaatar, June 16, 2025 /MONTSAME/. State Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Mongolia Javkhlanbaatar Sereeter and Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Mongolia Fiona Blyth signed...
How China-Africa industrial chain drives continental growth
An aerial drone photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows the cocoa processing complex at the PK24 Industrial Park on the northwestern outskirts of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen) From infrastructure and training to production and global...

Mongolia, UK sign Roadmap to enhance cooperation on critical minerals
AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia and the UK will jointly conduct geological exploration, extraction and processing of critical minerals. The Strategic Roadmap to enhance cooperation on critical minerals was signed in Ulaanbaatar by State Secretary of the...

Neither the Great Wall of China nor the Berlin Wall: the remains of an abysmal border construction that divided the world centuries ago have been found
Throughout the centuries, with the aim of protecting themselves from attacks by enemy troops, possible invasions, or also to control access or simply to divide parts of the territory, constructions have been erected that have been preserved and...
World Insights: How China-Africa industrial chain drives continental growth
NAIROBI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- China-Africa trade reached a record 295.56 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up 4.8 percent year-over-year, marking the 16th consecutive year China has remained Africa's largest trading partner. Currently, with the support...
ASX flat, propped up by energy
While global markets fell on Friday, the ASX has resisted economic riptides, staying afloat to finish up just 1 point or 0.01% in today's trade. The vast majority of that buoyancy came from the energy sector, which added 5% after surging 6% on...
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Creativity isn’t just for New York, London or Tokyo—it lives in Mongolia, too: Mongolia's first Cannes juror
In a world where a handful of loud voices can sway global policy and put the future of diversity in a swirl, it’s especially heartening to see Cannes Lions open its doors to new leaders like Enkhbayasgalan Tungalag. Based in Ulaanbaatar, Tungalag...