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.

A center to fight desertification in Mongolia has opened in Rahsaant soum in Bulgan aimag. Mongolia developed its first anti-desertification program in 1996, and updated it in 2003. The Government has spent MNT 3.5 billion on more than 240 projects

Ch. Saikhanbileg, a member of the Mongolian Parliament, has implemented a project to provide internet access in Ulaanbaatar’s ger districts. Currently every khoroo (or subdistrict) in the Baynzurkh district has free internet access in local government buildings. Over 30 fully-equipped

The Mongolian Tax Administration has introduced a new online system for delivering tax bills and providing other services. Under the new system, taxpayers can receive their bills electronically. It is hoped that the new system will enable more taxpayers to