A high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official began a state visit to Mongolia on Tuesday. Zhou Yongkang is the head of the party’s powerful Political and Legislative Affairs Committee. His visit comes just after state visits to Mongolia by South Korean

The World Judo Championship got underway in Paris yesterday. Six Mongolians are competing in the event: Ch. Boldbaatar (60 kg), D. Tumurkhuleg (60 kg), Kh. Tsagaanbaatar (66 kg), S. Miyaragchaa (66 kg), M. Urantsetseg (48 kg), and B. Bat-Erdene (48

Customs officers at Chinggis Khaan Airport in Ulaanbaatar say they discovered 400 military-grade bullets inside a passenger’s suitcase just two hours before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s airplane landed at the airport yesterday. The vice president landed without incident. The

A Mongolian court has dismissed a case against a newspaper reporter who made troubling claims about pedophilia in Mongolia. On November 8, 2010, the reporter D. Bolormaa published a story in the Zuunii Medee newspaper claiming that an organized group

A working group that includes senior officials from the International Monetary Fund and the United States government met with officials from the General Taxation Office today. The working group is offering the Mongolian tax authorities advice on how to improve

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has ended his state visit in Mongolia and departed for home. During his visit, Mr. Lee met with Mongolian President Ts. Elbegdorj. The two leaders discussed issues of mutual concern, including economic cooperation. South Korea

Mongolian Prime Minister S. Batbold welcomed U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Mongolia yesterday. Biden became the first U.S. vice president to visit Mongolia since Henry Wallace in 1944. Mr. Batbold said Mr. Biden’s visit was a demonstration of America’s

The Taiwan Fund will award 164 Mongolian students scholarships of MNT 400,000 each for the 2011-12 academic year at a ceremony at Jing Di restaurant in Ulaanbaatar today. The scholarships are awarded annually by the Taiwan Fund. Students who receive

Mongolians have won four medals at the 26th Summer Universiade (or World University Games) in Shenzhen, China. The games end today. Earlier, Mongolians won silver medals in judo, shooting, and chess. And today, Ch. Narantuya picked up a silver medal

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden came to Mongolia on a state visit yesterday. At a “mini Naadam” held in his honor, Mr. Biden watched a traditional Mongolian wrestling match and an exhibition of contortionism, and even practiced some archery. Mr.