Last session of current parliament adjourned
The State Great Khural (Parliament) formed in the 2016 parliamentary elections held its last session on May 15.
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Projects worth USD 66 million implemented within UN Development Assistance Framework
The Joint UN and Government of Mongolia Steering Committee meeting to review implementation of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2017-2021 for Mongolia in 2019 was held on May 18 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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26 Covid-19 patients make full recovery so far
With two recent recoveries, the total number of recovered Covid-19 patients in Mongolia has reached 26, reports D.Nyamhuu, Director of the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) at today’s daily Covid-19 briefing of the Ministry of Health. 
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158 Mongolians return from India
A charter flight in route New Delhi-Ulaanbaatar has landed today at 07.40 am at Chinggis Khaan international airport, bringing 158 Mongolian nationals to their home country.
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Online European Film Festival launches
At the initiation of the Delegation of the European Union to Mongolia, European Film Festival is being organized in online form from today, on May 18. And the festival will run for a month.
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Four museums in Ulaanbaatar available to visit virtually
Members of ‘Activists’ team which was born from ‘Student Scholarship Program’ jointly run by Zorig Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation are implementing ‘Virtual Museum’ project.
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Stationary X-ray machines provided for hospitals
On May 18, the Ministry of Health and the World Bank presented stationary X-ray machines to hospitals in Ulaanbaatar to ensure their preparedness for health emergency situations.
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Deputy Foreign Minister meets Ambassador of China
On May 15, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.battsetseg met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Mongolia Chai Wenrui.
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Total equilibrated balance deficit reaches MNT 643.5 billion
According to the preliminary results in the first four months of 2020, the total revenue of the general government budget amounted to MNT 2.9 trillion, of which MNT 2.7 trillion accounted for equilibrated revenue. Total equilibrated revenue was 93.4% of the general government budget revenue.
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“United we fight”
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) brings together composers, musicians and singers from across India, contributing recordings from their homes, in a beautiful musical creation “United we Fight”.
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Mining and quarrying gross output decreased by MNT 1.3 trillion
 According to the preliminary results, the gross industrial output reached MNT 4.1 trillion in the first four months of 2020, showing a decrease of MNT 1.3 trillion (24.1%) from the same period of the previous year. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in mining and quarrying gross output by MNT 1.3 trillion (33.0%) and manufacturing output by MNT 65.1 billion (6.5%), respectively.
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AmCham Mongolia urges fight against corruption in Mongolia
The American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia (AmCham Mongolia) organized its May Online Monthly Meeting as part of the “Ensuring Fundamentals” initiative and discussed Mongolia’s fight against corruption. The panelists were Mark Koenig, Country Representative of The Asia Foundation; Jargalsaikhan D., founder of DeFacto Institute; and Battsetseg Ch., founder of OneAct, a civic anti-corruption initiative.
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General Election Commission accepting documents from candidates
On May 17, General Election Commission (GEC) started receiving documents of candidates nominated by the political parties or coalitions as well as independent candidates, who are registered to participate in the 2020 election to the State Great Khural following the Article 29.1; 29.2 of the Law on State Great Khural Election. 
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Acting State Secretary of Foreign Ministry meets foreign ambassadors
Acting State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs O.Enkhtsetseg on May 15 met with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Mongolia Chai Wenrui.
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Memorandum to foster green financing established
With the aim of developing green financing and enabling small and medium-sized businesses to receive financial products and services, the Financial Regulatory Commission (FRC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) established a Memorandum of Understanding on May 16.  
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ROSATOM continues to sterilise medical supplies in coronavirus fight
ROSATOM is continuing to sterilise medical products to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus, having sterilised 19,647,723 medical masks as of the morning of May 14 (724,220 over the course of May 13 alone), as well as 292,500 portable lab kits to test for COVID-19 (26,000 over the course of May 13 alone).
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Confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 140
As a result of the repeated testing, four new COVID-19 cases were detected in returnees from Russia, bringing the total number of cases in Mongolia to 140, reported today at the press briefing of the Ministry of Health.
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Charter flight takes off to India
Under the decision of the State Emergency Commission, an Ulaanbaatar-New Delhi-Ulaanbaatar charter flight has taken off today at 09.15 a.m. to India.
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World Bank to help alleviate burden for the self-employed in the face of COVID-19
The World Bank is reprioritizing US$15 million under the existing Employment Support Project to support certain relief measures of the government’s economic stimulus package in response to COVID-19 , which was endorsed by the Parliament on April 9, 2020.
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Mongolia’s COVID-19 cases reach 135, all imported from abroad
At today’s COVID-19 press briefing by the Ministry of Health, D.Nyamkhuu, Director of the National Center for Communicable Diseases announced that another 37 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, all returnees from Russia, and the total number of cases in Mongolia is now at 135. 
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450 Teachers Participate in Mentor Teacher Training 9 days
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