A conference entitled “Mongol Citizen 2020” was held in Sukhbaatar aimag last weekend. More than 500 delegates attended the conference, which examined development issues in the aimag.Among those taking part were First Deputy Prime Minister and DP head N.Altankhuyag; DP

Mongolian chess grandmaster B.Munguntuul has finished seventh of twelve players at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Shenzhen, China. The tournament ended on September 19.B.Munguntuul finished the tournament with 5.5 points for three wins, five draws, and three losses. Hou

Prime Minister S.Batbold received Italy’s Minister for Economic Development, P.Romany, on September 19. Batbold noted that the minister’s visit to Mongolia is the first by a member of the Italian government. During the visit, the heads of the intergovernmental commissions

President Ts.Elbegdorj called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday. Ban congratulated Elbegdorj on the 50th anniversary of Mongolia’s membership in the UN, noting that Mongolia is one of the organization’s most active member countries. He also expressed his satisfaction

The Confederation of Trade Unions, the Ulaanbaatar Labor Office, and the Employers’ United Association are holding their second annual labor conference at Chinggis Hotel on Tuesday. This year’s conference is examining unemployment and labor shortages in Mongolia. Business leaders, scholars,

The fifth conference of economists, finance officials, accountants, and bookkeepers is being held in the Government House. Representatives of the Mongol Bank on Monday discussed monetary policy for 2012, and stressed that the bank will focus on keeping inflation in

Twenty MPs have demanded changes in the Oyutolgoi mining agreement to give the state a bigger share of the proceeds. Our correspondent asked Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt about possible changes in the agreement.The Minister said the agreement was concluded in August

Between January 1 and July 18, 2011, the State Supreme Court
received 304 applications for the redressing of victims of political
persecution. So far the court has redressed 144 citizens, while the remaining
applications are still under review.

Relatives of victims of political persecution

The One Democracy association and the DP of Khovd aimag held a forum on responsible citizenship in Ulaangom soum on September 18 and 19. Taking part in the discussion were DP MPs Lu.Gantumur and Kh.Temuujin; association coordinator and adviser for

The fifth conference of economists, finance officials, accountants, and bookkeepers began on Monday at the Government House. Prime Minister S.Batbold opened the conference and Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt read a report called “Financial and Economic Development of Mongolia, its Challenges and