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Mongolia is second biggest importer of Korean beer

Korean beers are going down a storm
overseas, especially in other Asian countries where interest in K-pop and the
Korean Wave remains rampant.
New figures show beer exports have risen by a total of 56.3 percent in the past
three years. According to the

Motorist off to Mongolia in £750 Peugeot 206

A man from Thorney hopes the modified car he bought as a £750 rust bucket
will help him and three friends complete a mammoth 10,000 mile charity car ride
to Mongolia.

Ben Knight (25), from Ash Close, Thorney, decided to go on the

WB: Mongolia Quarterly Update 2012

The Mongolian economy is continuing to grow at a
very rapid pace, expanding by 16.7 percent year-on-year (yoy) in Q1. This high
growth however, is also fuelling inflation which touched 16 percent in April,
well above the Bank of Mongolia’s (BoM) inflation target

International observers agree with the election result

Today, President Elbegdorj received
the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia
Aleksander Porfiryevich Torshin and delegations. “I’m very pleased that
you worked as observers in Parliamentary elections. I would like hear
your comments about the election” said

President Elbegdorj appointed new judges

By his 107th decree President Elbegdorj has
appointed Dashdondov Banzragch, the Judge of the Court of Arkhangai
province; Enkhtuya Zundui, the Judge of the Administrative Court of
Darkhan-Uul province; Mandakhbayar Myagmarsuren, the Judge of an
inter-soum first Court of Uvurkhangai

DP took majority seats in UB

After the delay in two days Election
Commission of Ulaanbaatar City Representative Khural announced preliminary results June 28 election on
Saturday evening, on June 30.

Ulaanbaatar city residents voted to directly elect 30 representatives and
cast ballots for a political party, with their

Political parties call for new elections, except DP

The ruling Mongolian People”s Party (MPP) and
eight smaller parties signed a petition on Friday that said the new electronic
voting system had “violated the constitution of Mongolia”.

“We are demanding the traditional system of counting votes by hand in
every election constituency across

Revote will be in two district of Ulaanbaatar

The General Election Commission announced on June 30 revote for
parliamentary election will held in two district in Ulaanbaatar-Bayanzurkh and
Songinokhairkhan.

Candidates who won seats in the Bayanzurkh and Songinokhairkhan districts
did not reach the minimum 28 percent required by Election law, General Election
Commission

Mongolian President expresses pride in succesful democratic election

ULAANBAATAR,
MONGOLIA – From the Office of the President of Mongolia: The following is a statement
released by Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj to international journalists
and organizations observing Mongolia’s seventh parliamentary election upon the
conclusion of voting:

“I
am proud that the people of Mongolia have

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