Pope Francis will travel in early September to Mongolia – a country with few Catholic faithful but that is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church due to its proximity to China. The Vatican announced the trip (31 August to…
Mongolia’s population growth slows down since 2020
Mongolia’s population growth has been slowing down since 2020, Chairman of the National Statistics Office Batmunkh Batdavaa said on Tuesday. He said the population of the country had grown by an average annual rate of 2.2 per cent from 2010…
Mongolia imposes quarantine in 7 provinces due to sheep, goat plague
Mongolia has imposed a quarantine regime in seven provinces, for an indefinite period due to an outbreak of a highly contagious animal disease affecting sheep and goats. Khayangaa Bolorchuluun, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, while introducing the country’s…