With water becoming increasingly scarce, Mongolia needs to take steps to include water resource considerations in its development planning for energy and mining, according to a new study by ADB and Mongolia’s Ministry of Environment and Green Development (MEGD).

“The mining

By presidential decree, Mongolia's UNICEF Representative, Mohamed Malick Fall, has been honored with the Peace Medal for his role and effort to improve the legal environment for children's health, education, care and protection in Mongolia.  The Chief of Staff of

Ulaanbaatar City Citizens Representatives Khural issued a decision to ban outdoor car sales in Ulaanbaatar. The ban will be effective on October 1st, 2014.

City officials believe such measure will reduce traffic accidents that are common near the largest markets and

The 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the USA, from September 1-7th. This is the first qualifying event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The world’s top visually impaired judokas will compete at

The World Economic Forum (WEF), a Geneva based non-profit international organization, released its annual Global Competitiveness Report for 2014-2015. According to the Global Competitiveness Report, Mongolia ranked 98th out of 144 countries.

The Global Competitiveness Report produces internationally recognized rankings that

The opening of new academic year of the German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology began with a ceremony today in the Nalaikh district.

The German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT) was established in 2011, in accordance with an agreement between

Oyu Tolgoi LLC has appointed Andrew Woodley as new CEO, replacing Craig Kinnell.

The Directors Board of Oyu Tolgoi LLC reached the decision, as president and chief executive officer of the company Craig Kinnell has submitted his resignation.

Andrew Woodley, who is

The 12th Annual International Mining Investors Forum “Discover Mongolia 2014” kicks off today at the Mongolian Children's Palace.

The Ministry of Mining and the Mongolian National Mining Association are organizing the annual forum. Mining Minister D.Gankhuyag noted in his opening speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin's five hour visit to Mongolia, upon the invitation of President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj, ended on September 3rd.

At the end of the visit, Russian President V.Putin had dinner with Khalkh Gol Battle veterans and then laid a

President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and Russian President V.Putin had official talks and signed 15 agreements, protocols and MoUs at a ceremony on September 3rd.

The 15 agreements signed include:

An agreement on terms for reciprocal travel of citizens,

Wildfire protection agreement,

A protocol between