The 2011 Global Peace Festival is being held in Ulaanbaatar on August 26 and 27. President Ts. Elbegdorj is giving a speech in conjunction with the festival on the theme, “Mongolia and Northeast Asia Peace.” Our correspondent spoke with D.

Prime Minister S. Batbold met with Zhou Yongkang, a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official, on Wednesday. Zhou Yongkang stated that both China and Mongolia respect each others’ independence and territorial wholeness, and that China stands ready to help Mongolia develop

Authorities in the Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar have closed a kindergarten for poor and disabled children in the 23rd khoroo. The kindergarten was opened in 2007 with half the funding coming from international organizations. One of the kindergarten’s founders, L.

A Mongolian district court on Thursday sentenced a wrestler named Nachin Ts. Ulaankhuu to eleven years in prison for dealing drugs. Ts. Ulaankhuu had been found guilty of carrying, concealing, and purchasing mind-altering drugs with the intent to sell them.

The British government has announced that B. Khurts, Chief of Administration at the National Security Council, was extradited to German last Friday. And on Tuesday, German prosecutors charged B. Khurts with abduction and dangerous bodily harm. Mr. Khurts is accused

Mongolian and Chinese diplomats will meet in Ulaanbaatar August 29 through 31 to discuss a wide range of issues regarding consular affairs. It is the thirteenth such meeting. Among the issues to be discussed by D.Ganhuyag and Huan Ping, the

Beginning September 1, the holders of Mongolian diplomatic and official passports will need a visa to enter the Czech Republic. Currently the holders of those passports are not required to obtain a visa before entering the Czech Republic. In a

The Government approved a new roads plan at yesterday’s meeting of the Cabinet. Under the plan, more than 6,000 km of roads would be improved or built new. A priority would be roads that connect Ulaanbaatar to the centers of

Reports continue to surface that Mongolia might become a repository for nuclear waste. A report posted on the website of the New York Times yesterday says the U.S. is considering “leasing” uranium from countries (including Mongolia), then returning the spent

The Government took the first step toward a massive new railway project at yesterday’s meeting of the Cabinet. Ministers approved the expenditure of USD 55 million to study the feasibility of building new lines totaling about 1,500 km. Under the