On the penultimate day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament,
ozeki Harumafuji of Mongolia conquered his demons with a mouthwatering victory
over compatriot yokozuna Hakuho, capturing his second career title on Saturday.
Harumafuji  improved to an unassailable
14-0 record, while Hakuho dropped to his

Prime Minister S.Batbold today inaugurated
a meeting of the Executive Council of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU),
attended by 200 delegates from its 32 member countries and 18 observer
countries. APPU is
an inter-governmental organization of postal administrations of the
Asian-Pacific region. APPU and  is
affiliated

N.Koga, member of the House of
Representatives in the Japanese Diet and a senior leader of the Japan-Mongolia
Friendship Group is visiting Mongolia between July 23 and 27 on an invitation from
MP Su.Batbold. He today called on Speaker D.Demberel who gave him

An International Throat Singers Union was set up at the Mongolian
Throat Song Festival held in London on July 19 and 20. The Mongolian Embassy
organized the festival to spread awareness of the country’s cultural heritage.

D.Tserendavaa read a paper on the
throat song

The Chief of the Regulating
Department of Agriculture Policy of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light
Industry has told the Uls Turiin Toim that this year’s harvest will begin on
August 20. Preliminary estimates of the yield will be made in the

B. Tserendorj Street, across
Peace Avenue in front of the State Department Store wears a new look. Some 4000
m2 of pavements have been repaired, and the fountain on the square has
resumed working. Benches and trash cans are in place, and grass

Ajnai Corp and the Union of Long
Song Singers are jointly organizing a festival of long song in Khui Doloon Khudag
on August 15. The original suggestion came from the Director of Urbanek LLC,
B.Lkhagvajav.

Three styles of singing will be
represented with the

Ulaanbaatar Railway posted a loss
of MNT16 billion in 2010. It also transported 5.7 million tons of coal, by far
its biggest item of freight, and so it has now decided to increase the coal transportation
rate by 15%. Transporting a ton coal

Honored Composer B. Dolgion has produced a CD where Jonon Band performs 15 songs by The Beatles accompanied by Mongolian musical instruments. Former Prime Minister S. Bayar suggested the idea. Dolgion chose Jonon Band as it performs contemporary music with

The State Specialized Inspecting Agency (SSIA) found 94 lapses when it checked the construction of 21 buildings in Ulaanbaatar. The lapses cover drawing, use of material and workmanship. The construction organizations found wanting include Nomin Holding LLC, Eco Construction LLC,