A group that is working to reduce air pollution in Ulaanbaatar delivered a report on their efforts to D.Battulga of the President’s Office on Monday. The group includes officials from the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism; the Ministry of

The MPP held a “Hear the People” forum in Ulaanbaatar on September 24, and party leaders got an earful.Members and supporters of the party complained that it has not fulfilled its promises to triple pensions and to make it easier

Theatrical artists will exhibit their works to mark the 80th anniversary of the Drama Theater. The exhibit opens at the hall of the Union of Mongolian Artists on September 30 and runs until October 6.Works that will be displayed include

The International Judo Federation’s 2011 World Cup was held over the weekend in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with 250 athletes taking part. The Mongolian team of six men and one woman competed.D.Amartuvshin won a gold medal in the men’s 60-kg division, and

Rio Tinto says it’s willing to talk with the Mongolian government about changing the 2009 Oyutolgoi mining agreement. But the company also says it does not expect the agreement to be altered. In a statement emailed on Sunday, Cameron McRae,

The Customs Tariff Council is considering raising the tariffs on imported building materials and imported wheat. Exempting agricultural machinery and some agricultural products from tariffs is also under consideration. The council, headed by Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt discussed the changes at

An international meeting of high-ranking security officials from 51 nations took place in Yekaterinburg, Russia on September 21 and 22. Delegates discussed how international cooperation can solve security problems, fight racial and religious extremism, ensure food safety, and make information

A wrestling tournament in Ulaanbaatar that ended on Sunday set a Guinness world record for the most participants in a single wrestling tournament. A total of 6,002 wrestlers took part in the massive nine-day tournament organized by the Mongolian National

News.mn has learned that the governor of Songinokhairkhan District, Ts.Bold, has been released from custody following his arrest last Thursday by the Criminal Police Department. Sources say he was released after giving a statement. The Anti-Economic Crimes Office and the

An assembly of the United Russia Party was held on September 23 and 24 in Moscow. An MPP delegation headed by deputy speaker and head of the Mongolian-Russian parliamentary group N.Enkhbold took part in the assembly at the invitation of