The annual “New Creations” exhibit opened at the Union of Mongolian Artists on Tuesday. The exhibit has been held annually since 2008. In it, artists display the one work that they believe represents their best work of the year. Past

The Standing Committee on State Structure discussed the establishment of electoral districts for the 2012 parliamentary election on Tuesday. Members approved further discussion.A parliamentary protocol would establish 48 seats in 26 electoral districts. Members said the MPP and DP caucuses

Mayor G.Munkhbayar has announced that a New Year’s Eve party will be held this year at Sukhbaatar Square. Public New Year’s parties have not been held in recent years due to outbreaks of influenza in the capital. But the mayor

The National Statistics Committee (NSC) has released a preliminary summary of livestock numbers for 2011. According to the NSC, total livestock in the country number 36,005,800, an increase of 3,276,300 from 2010. There are 2,093,000 horses; 2,315,100 cattle, 279,600 camels;

The Standing Committee on Justice approved controversial amendments to the anti-corruption law on Tuesday. The amendments would require the Anti-Corruption Authority to collect and maintain personal financial data from all state officials. Complaints about the financial declarations of MPs would

The Nuclear Energy Authority says it has big plans for Mongolia’s uranium mining industry.The authority says two uranium processing facilities will be built in Dornod aimag, and construction preparation work is already underway. The factories will export uranium products to

Honored Artist D.Altankhuyag will perform in the ballet Giselle at the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet on January 14 and 15. D.Altankhuyag dances with the Boston Ballet in the United States, but he performs at the State Academic

Defense Ministry L.Bold handed out awards “for motherland” in a ceremony on Tuesday.The award is granted to people who contribute to the development of civilian-military relations and perform great military deeds. The awards were given to Military Unit 027 Director

Mongolia’s Freestyle Wrestling Federation is bidding to host the 2013 women’s freestyle wrestling world cup.Chang-Kew Kim, a high-ranking official from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (known by its French acronym FILA), is now visiting Mongolia. The official inspected

The new election law requires 20 percent of a party’s candidates for Parliament – 15 of 76 candidates- to be women. But women candidates will still face challenges winning one of the 48 directly-elected seats. They will likely be running