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

First Deputy Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag toured the agriculture regions of Darkhan-Uul, Selenge and Tuv aimags over the weekend. He was accompanied by Deputy Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Kh.Zoljargal; deputy head of the Agriculture Board T.Yesun-Erdene; and journalists.The

MPs worked in their electoral districts during the summer recess. Our correspondent asked some of them about their constituents’ concerns and requests.Ts.Tsengel: No jobs for students returning home He said citizens asked about the Tavantolgoi shares issue and also criticized

The Government has launched a campaign to vaccinate livestock. On his December 2010 trip to Russia, Prime Minister S.Batbold asked Russian officials if Mongolia could import Russian vaccines. Now Russia has said it will send 34 million units of foot-and-mouth