The Cabinet has approved a feasibility study for the new railroad projects outlined in the first and second stages of the State Railroad Policy. The study will be performed by McKinsey and Company. The Cabinet also approved USD 55 million

A joint Mongolia-Canada conference will be held September 8 and 9 in the Canadian capital of Ottawa. At the conference, officials from the two countries will discuss expanding their political and economic partnerships, and maintaining their mutually beneficial relationship. Mongolia’s

More than 100 companies from Mongolia and abroad are taking part in “Construction Expo 2011,” which runs through September 5 at the Misheel Expo Centre. Leading construction firms, banks, and lenders from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Switzerland are among those

The Government is implementing an ambitious program to build 100,000 new housing units in the capital. An apartment block with 15,000 units is already under construction on Yarmag hill. To make owning a home easier, the Government says it will

Green Coalition coordinator and Green Party member O. Bum-Yalagch was invited to our “Talk Room” to discuss the controversies surrounding the Green Party.- D. Enkhbat, the head of Green Party, claimed that you hold a forum in the name of

President Ts. Elbegdorj taught four-hour “tele-class” live on MNB for the official first day of the school year today. The class entitled “A Beautiful Mongolia” was broadcast live from the MNB “studio 600” in Ulaanbaatar. The president talked about Mongolian

The Democratic Party is holding its regular “4:11” meeting with journalists today. The meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 11.00 in the morning. (Thursday is the fourth day of the week on the Mongolian calendar,

Ulaanbaatar Mayor G. Munkhbayar is visiting China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region today. He met with Wan Bo, the mayor of Inner Mongolia’s capital, Hohhot. Wan Bo said he was pleased by Mr. Munkhbayar’s visit, and welcomed him on behalf of

Finnish President Tarja Halonen, who is in Mongolia on an official visit, has met with President Ts. Elbegdorj, Prime Minister S. Batbold, and Speaker D. Demberel. Ms. Halonen and President Elbegdorj discussed education issues, and agreed that their two nations

A welcoming ceremony for visiting Finnish President Tarja Halonen and her husband Pentti Arajдrvi was held at Sukhbaatar Square today. With honor guards present, the attendees included President Ts. Elbegdorj, First Lady Kh. Bolormaa, Foreign Affairs Minister G. Zandanshatar, and