The Minister for Justice and Internal Affairs, Ts. Nyamdorj, and the
Minister for Social Security of China, Men Zyanju, today signed an agreement to
combat crime. China will give a grant five million yuan to the Mongolian Ministry.

The Mongolian Parliament is yet

Minister of Defense L.Bold led a team to Germany on an invitation from
the Minister of Defense T. Maiziere and held talks in Berlin between July 5 and
7. The Ministers concluded an agreement and exchanged opinions on bilateral
cooperation, including an increase

Mongolia said its decision on
three shortlisted bidders for massive Tavantolgoi project was not final yet as
South Korea complained the bidding process was “unclear and unfair”,
Reuters reports. The latest development adds more confusion to the hotly
contested deal, which has been undermined

US mining giant Peabody
Energy has confirmed to AFP that it is one of the firms chosen to help develop
Mongolia”s huge Tavantolgoi coal deposit, amid uncertainty over which firms
have been selected. The Mongolian government said earlier this week it had
picked Peabody,

The Advisor of the President, Kh.Sosormaa, the President’s Office and
National Network for Mongolia without Alcohol yesterday called a press
conference and appealed to people to stay away from alcohol during the days of
Naadam, when they also celebrate the anniversaries of the

Lawyer and head of the NGO Civil Fair Court, Kh.Bat-Yalalt, was not
allowed by detention center authorities yesterday to meet the head of the Ongi
River Movement, Ts. Munkhbayar, who is in the center on charges of firing at
mining equipment. No advocate

The President and some officials of Thailand’s National Anti Corruption
Commission today arrived in Mongolia to discuss setting up a cooperation mechanism
and to sign a memorandum of understanding. They Delegates will call on Speaker
D.Demberel and meet with senior officials of the

The Government yesterday decided to set up an oil refinery in Choibalsan
of Dornod aimag. Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt and Chief
of the State Property Committee D. Sugar have been asked to arrange for a
partner company to own shares

Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D. Zorigt has said yesterday’s
meeting of the Government decided to withdraw all excise taxes on fuel to keep prices
from increasing. Talks on fuel import in July are continuing in Moscow and the
first shipment of

MP and Chief of the Civil Will-Green Party D.Enkhbat has strongly denied
suggestions that there has been any impropriety in use of the MNT70 million given
by the state to the Green Party for having a seat in Parliament. There are
rumors that