Representatives of Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian mining company, arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Monday to resume talks with the Mongolian government, official sources said.The government is pushing Rio Tinto to continue developing underground mining shafts in the Oyu Tolgoi mine, the

A regular meeting of the Standing Committee on Social Policy, Education, Culture and Science is scheduled today at 2:00 pm, Wednesday October 16th. The new proposed amendments into the cultural heritage protection law, Mineral law and Land laws are on

Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ)(NYSE:TRQ)(NASDAQ:TRQ) on Monday announced third quarter 2013  production at its massive copper-gold-silver Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, broadly in line with expectations.Kay Priestly, CEO of the Vancouver-based company said: “During the third quarter, the Oyu Tolgoi concentrator

The first ever “Singing with the wind” Khoomii (throat singing) contest for all Mongolian nationalities, held with the blessing of the President of Mongolia, will be organized in Ulaanbaatar between 19th and 22nd October, 2013. The “Singing with the wind”

The Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament Z.Enkhbold accompanied by MPs paid an official visit to the Republic of Turkey between 9th and 13th  October. As part of the scheduled visit to Turkey Speaker Z.Enkhbold saw the construction and creation of

Mongolia short-listed companies including Marubeni Corp. (8002) and Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (047040) among the final bidders to build a $1 billion power plant in the Gobi Desert. Kansai Electric Power Co. (9503) also made the short list, along

Today is the 6th year that countries across the world have marked “Global Handwashing Day” since the UN General Assembly decision to build on a hugely successful inaugural Global Handwashing Day in 2008.  The annual Global Handwashing Day aims at

The Japanese daily sports newspaper Sponichi reports that the Japan Wrestling Federation has announced the decision to commend former sumo wrestler, the 68th yokozuna Asashoryu D.Dagvadorj, who is the current President of the Mongolian Freestyle Wrestling Federation. The announcement was

At the request of the President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, the Governor General of Canada David Johnston is to visit Mongolia on 25th and 26th October. The Governor General`s state visit to Mongolia comes at an opportune time as this year

A production team from the Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet left on a week tour to the countryside on October 9th to promote classic art to local audiences. The touring performance was organized for the “Classic Art