A joint Mongolia-China conference on intellectual property is taking place in the Government building in Ulaanbaatar. The conference is one of the outcomes of an agreement on intellectual property signed by the two governments in 2005. The conference is specifically

The Green Party held a special conference yesterday. Party members discussed the controversial departure of former leader D. Enkhbat, who reportedly described party members as “dead souls.” Also discussed was E. Zorigt’s departure from the party. Over 100 members of

Kentaro Harada, the head of Junior Chamber International (JCI), visited Mongolia on August 27 and 28. JCI is a non-political and non-sectarian youth service organization. Its members are between the ages of 18 and 40. Their goal is to create

The MPRP formally accepted the resignation of deputy leader Ts. Shinebayar at a meeting on Saturday. Mr. Shinebayar announced his resignation two weeks ago. At the meeting, party leaders said it was time to focus of finding a new deputy.The

Mongolian Foreign Affairs Minister G. Zandanshatar and World Chess Federation President K. N. Ilyumzhinov met yesterday to discuss the World Mongolian Nations’ Chess Festival. The festival will commemorate the 100th anniversary of modern diplomatic relations in Mongolia. It is scheduled

Our correspondent recently spoke with Member of Parliament L. Gantumur. But the talk was about more than politics. – Many government officials postponed work during Naadam. What do you think about that?- Mongolians attach a lot to Naadam. Because it’s

More than 100 journalists attended a forum on Saturday to discuss proposed changes in the Union of Mongolian Journalists. The forum was organized by Ts. Oyundari, the head of MNB, and S.Naranbaatar of NBS Television.Many journalists said the Union’s activities

Speaker D. Demberel has received a draft law to increase the pensions of military personnel. In 2010 MPs raised military pensions from 60 to 80 percent of a service member’s average salary. MPs also granted service members an allowance of

Inflation fears have prompted Mongol Bank to raise its interest rate by 0.25 percent to 11.75 percent. Officials say they hope the increase will curb inflation, which has hit 10.1 percent in Mongolia, according to the National Statistics Committee. In

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the Shine Yarmag apartment block on Yarmag hilltop in Ulaanbaatar. Shine Yarmag is part of a Government plan to build 75,000 new housing units in the city. Shine Harmag will include 15,000 units,