Erdenes Tavantolgoi LLC last week exported its first shipment of coal from Zuun Tsankhi of Tavantolgoi deposit mine to Chalco in China. Golomt Bank has provided MNT30 billion to cover export expenses to Erdenes MGL, the parent company of Erdenes

U.Lkhamsuren is undefeated after five games at the World Youth Chess Championship being held in Chennai, India. She has 3.5 points and stands at the 12th place. The tournament ends on August 15 after each competitor has played 13 games

Ch.Sangaragchaa, Chief of the Anti Corruption Authority, is now serving a 2.4-year term in the 411th prison in Zaisan. He has been released from the prison hospital after treatment and has been put to work in the property and assets

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Mongolia on August 19 to study the state of democracy and economic growth in the country. He will come here from China and will go to Japan to conclude his three-nation Asian tour.

The First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea, Park Suk-hwan, called on President Ts.Elbegdorj on Thursday to discuss preparations for the state visit of the President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, between August 21 and 23.

Government House and the Standing Committees have together received 1,033 citizens in June and July to hear their complaints and requests. In the same period MPs received 855 representatives of NGOs and citizens. Government House staff forwarded 49 complaints and

The Union of Construction Engineers is organizing a meeting with Japanese construction engineers in September. A team of Mongolian engineers and others in the construction business are now in Japan attending a meeting of Japanese construction engineers between August 7

National network Monfemnet is
training women to develop political skills and also educating voters in Tuv, Bayan-Ulgii,
Orkhon, Darkhan-Uul, Khuvsgul, Zavkhan, Dundgobi and Uvs aimags in their
democratic rights. The program is run with support from the Women’s Foundation
of the USA.

Two groups

U.Lkhamsuren has won her first
game against a Mexican opponent at the World Youth Chess Championship now being
held in Chennai, India. Altogether 69 women from 30 countries, all under 20
years of age, are competing in the tournament being played in the

The head of the State Property
Committee (SPC), D.Sugar, has told the Mongolian Mining Journal that selection
of strategic investors of West Tsankhi of Tavantolgoi would be finalized in
October because several issues regarding the strategic investors’ consortium are
yet to be decided. The