Mongolia has become the leading coking coal exporter to China. As of the end of August, Mongolia supplies China with 43 percent of its coking coal. Australia was the former leader in exporting coking coal to China, but its exports

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Government, members discussed a draft law on press freedom and approved it for further discussion in Parliament. The draft law has some provisions not covered by the current law on press freedom, including one that

Workers of the company Zes Erdeniin Khuvi LLC demonstrated outside the Erdenet factory on Wednesday to demand the resignation of Mongolian Director Ch.Ganzorig.Ch.Ganzorig’s term of office is ending soon, but the workers want him to resign immediately. The workers have

Prime Minister S.Batbold presented the Government’s 2012 budget proposal to Parliament on Wednesday. The budget projects revenues of MNT 6.4 trillion (35.4 percent of GDP) and expenditures of MNT 7.1 trillion (39.5 percent of GDP). The projected deficit is MNT

After meeting with the managing officials of Oxford University on Tuesday, President Ts.Elbegdorj gave a lecture at the Oxford Union. Oxford Union President Izzy Westbury thanked Ts.Elbegdorj for accepting his invitation to speak and said the president was the first

President Ts.Elbegdorj met with the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday during his visit to the United Kingdom. Mongolia’s ambassador to the U.K., B.Altangerel, and the President’s Foreign Policy Advisor, L.Purevsuren, also attended the meeting. Ts.Elbegdorj

Ulaanbaatar Nature Protection Office and the Ecology Technology Development School are jointly organizing a research conference on Wednesday. Teachers and scholars from the National University of Mongolia and the University of Agriculture are taking part in the conference. A.P.Saveliev, director

According to Mongol Bank, the total savings of Mongolians have increased by 3.6 percent in October compared to the previous month, and by 61.9 percent compared to October 2011. Saving growth has been stable in recent months but it was

The Standing Committee on Justice discussed draft laws on the regulation of public officials and on anti-corruption on Tuesday. The members decided the issues should be discussed by a working group. The draft law on the regulation of public officials

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is organizing events marking the 50th anniversary of Mongolia’s membership in the United Nations.A conference called “Mongolia’s UN Membership: 50 Years” was held at the ministry on Thursday morning, followed by an open