UNICEF officials Rana Flowers and Jack Bagriansky called on the head of the Standing Committee on Social Policy, D.Ochirbat, on Monday. The officials told Ochirbat that Mongolia should pass a law requiring the use of enriched flour.They said 60 nations

The Auto Road Office says it will build 73 km of new roads in Ulaanbaatar, 60 km of which will be completed in 2012.The office’s senior engineer of road repair, S.Tumendemberel, told our correspondent that the office is implementing 12

Mongolian chess grandmaster B.Munguntuul is competing in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Shenzhen, China. The world’s twelve best players are competing in the tournament, which runs from September 7 to 20.Five rounds have been played so far. B.Munguntuul is

While attending the Baikal Economic Forum on Monday, Ulaanbaatar Mayor G.Munkhbayar took time out to visit the Belorechenskii agricultural complex, where meat, milk, and eggs are processed.The complex’s managing officials expressed an interest in building a similar complex in Ulaanbaatar.

The State Specialized Inspecting Agency (SSIA) is banning unlicensed street vendors beginning Tuesday. Police are handing vendors over to the SSIA and confiscating their goods.The police say permission to sell nuts, cigarettes, fruits, vegetables, and other small items on the

Pop singer B.Sarantuya performs at 7 PM Tuesday and Wednesday at the Wrestling Palace in Ulaanbaatar. The concert is entitled, “Argagui Mongol Ayalguu” or “Certainly Mongol Melody.” The concert is to promote her Cd of the same name, which includes

There are reports that the Government has selected consortiums from
China, Russia, and the United States to develop the Tavantolgoi mine. According to the reports, the consortiums were chosen by a Government working group, which has forwarded the names of

Deputy Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Kh.Zoljargal tells our correspondent that MNT 108 billion in bonds have been sold so far as part of a MNT 300 billion bond issue for economic development.  The bond sale began on

Speaker D.Demberel received a delegation from the Bulgarian parliament on Monday. The delegation was headed by Dimitar Chukarsky, a member of the Foreign Policy and Defense Committee of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. Demberel noted that relations between the nations

On September 1, the State Social Insurance General Office (SSIGO) changed the banks that process pension and subsidy payments from the Social Insurance Fund from. On Monday, the Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) came out against that decision, saying all