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Main favourite Tsagaanbaatar lost in second round

Mongolian athletes started Olympic games
in London unsuccessfully. Main favourite Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar, men’s judo 66
kg has defeated to Colin Oates in second round. In first round Tsagaanbaatar
beat Tu Kai Wen from Chinese Taipei.

Tsagaanbaatar, 28, has an Olympic
medal, having won bronze in

DP group says “impossible to accept” MPP’s proposal

Since today political party groups in the parliament started
their regular session. Right now DP and Justice coalition established their
groups. By the law after nomination of Speaker political parties who has a seats
should submit their proposal to the Speaker within the

President Elbegdorj meets with the Queen Elizabeth II

The London 2012 Olympics Games are
under way, a symbol of peace and brotherhood among nations. President Elbegdorj
travelled to London to support Mongolian athletes. During the event Mr.
President met with the leaders of countries and exchanged their opinion.

Before the start

Mongolia Strikes It Rich, But at What Cost?

Mongolia, of which this ramshackle city is the capital,
is on the cusp of cashing in on the planet”s richest untapped store of copper,
gold, other precious minerals, and coal. There could be enough underground wealth
in the steppe to make every nomadic

London 2012: 100 Years Since Gold Medals Were Gold

Nearly 9 tons of metal from Rio Tinto”s Kennecott mine in Utah and its Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia were used for the 2012
Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals.

The 2012 Olympic Games medals are the heaviest and largest in
history, the

Tribunal rules in favour of Mongolian uranium developer

The United Nations (UN) tribunal has ruled in favour of uranium explorer
Khan Resources in a $200-million arbitration case against the government of
Mongolia, the TSX-listed company said on Thursday.

The UN Commission on International Trade Law ruled on matters of
jurisdiction and has

MPP says nomination of Speaker illegal

Today, the Speaker of parliament Z.Enkhbold met with
U.Enkhtuvshin, MP and chairman of MPP and Ts.Nyamdorj, MP, Minister of Justice
and exchanged their views on problem faces to the new parliament. As informed
before MPP members didn’t attend the first session of the

Unearthing Mongolia’s Mineral Riches

When I was invited as a U.S. representative to the Asian Development Bank to
speak at the 1991 opening of the Mongolian Stock Exchange, I expected a
frontier adventure, as the country had just broken free from Russia to form a
fledgling democracy.

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