SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s advanced forensic science capabilities have significantly strengthened Mongolia’s criminal investigation system, culminating in the resolution of a years-old murder case and a sweeping upgrade of the nation’s forensic institutions. The National Forensic Service (NFS) of South Korea announced on Tuesday that it had successfully completed a multiyear [...]
ULAN BATOR, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, in partnership with the OECD, has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to help Mongolia confront its growing water crisis, as climate pressures and overreliance on groundwater threaten supplies across the country. The proposal, announced Wednesday at the Mongolian Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring in Ulan Bator, [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety announced on March 25 that it has dispatched an address system delegation to Mongolia, responding to the Mongolian government’s formal request to implement the Korean-style address system (K-Address). Led by Deputy Minister Kim Min-jae, the four-member delegation met with Solongoo Bayarsaikhan, [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In Mongolia, where liver cancer rates are the highest in the world, a 15-year partnership with a South Korean hospital has enabled 300 patients to receive life-saving liver transplants without leaving their country. Asan Medical Center in Seoul announced on March 13 that its program to establish living-donor liver transplantation [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Emart, one of South Korea’s largest retailers, is taking a proactive stance against climate change through various afforestation activities, with its latest initiative reaching as far as the steppes of Mongolia. On October 15, Emart announced that it had begun planting trees in Mongolia’s Terelj National Park on October 10, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant step towards international standardization of urban infrastructure, South Korean-style street signs are set to appear in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, marking the first overseas implementation of South Korea’s addressing system. The South Korean Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on September 22 that Minister Lee [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to strengthen international cooperation in law enforcement, South Korea is set to share its advanced police dog training system with Mongolia. On August 13, the Korean National Police Agency’s Human Resources Development Institute announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mongolia’s Border Protection Agency. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety has dispatched its first team of addressing experts to Mongolia, which is seeking to implement a Korean model for a standardized national addressing scheme, the ministry announced on June 11. The five-member team’s visit, from June 6 to 15, comes as Mongolia [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Mongolia are currently holding bilateral aviation talks to discuss a potential increase in flights between the two countries, according to industry sources Friday. The two-day talks between the officials of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and their Mongolian aviation counterparts began in Seoul on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – GS25 said Sunday it has strengthened its presence in Mongolia and Vietnam in recent years by aggressively expanding its outlets. GS Group’s convenience store chain entered the Vietnamese and Mongolia markets in January 2018 and May 2021, respectively, as part of its expansion strategy, the company said in a [...]