At the United Nations 66th General Assembly on Wednesday, President Ts.Elbegdorj announced the formation of an international group of government leaders committed to educating citizens about democracy. The initiative is part of Mongolia’s role as chair of the Democratic Community

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry says the harvesting of wheat is 45 percent complete, potatoes 68.4 percent complete, and other vegetables 75.9 percent complete.Preliminary estimates have farmers harvesting 427,000 tons of wheat, 90,500 tons of vegetables, 8,900

The Committee of Scientific Trade Unions announced at a press conference on Thursday that it will hold a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science at 11 on Friday morning. The committee says it has been

Labor Conference 2011, which was held at the Chinggis Hotel on Tuesday, examined the issues facing employers, as well as ways to reduce unemployment and poverty.Delegates from the Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor, the Confederation of Trade Unions, the

A meeting of the Social Insurance National Council is being held at the State Social Insurance General Office (SSIGO) on Thursday. Delegates are discussing an agreement that was reached between the SSIGO and commercial banks in December 2010. On September

A Mongolian delegation headed by Prosecutor General D.Dorligjav is visiting China at the invitation of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China, Tsao Jyani Ming. D.Dorligjav and Tsao Jyani Ming held talks and signed an agreement of

The Government is asking Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and Rio Tinto International Holdings Ltd. to renegotiate mining agreements. At Wednesday’s Government meeting, the head of the Cabinet Secretariat, Ch.Khurelbaatar, was told to send official notices to the two companies, asking that

While attending the United Nations 66th General Assembly on Wednesday, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade G.Zandanshatar met with his counterpart from Thailand, Surapong Tovichakchaikul. They discussed bilateral relations and collaboration. G.Zandanshatar congratulated Surapong Tovichakchaikul for his recent appointment to

A published report says Ivanhoe Mines, the Canadian company that owns a
controlling interest in the massive Oyutolgoi copper and gold mines, has
not held talks with the Mongolian government about changing its 2009
investment agreement.“There have been no discussions

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) was officially launched in a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on September 20. The eight nations of the OGP Steering Committee signed a declaration of principles. The OGP in a new international