Mongolian contestants have so far won five medals at the ongoing World Championship of Jiu-Jitsu in Long beach, USA. O.Narangerel (64 kg) and B.Odkhuu (+100 kg) have won gold medals in men’s master category and N.Mungunkhuyag and B.Myagmardorj silver medals.

Yesterday saw the much-awaited inauguration of Independence Square in front of Tengis cinema at a ceremony attended by Premier S.Batbold, Mayor G.Munkhbayar, MPP Secretary General U.Khurelsukh, Chief of Chingeltei district D.Ganbold and other officials. The square now has a monument

There was widespread support at the just concluded Asian Security Summit for Defense Minister for L.Bold’s proposal to set up a regional cooperation mechanism to mitigate the effects of large scale disasters. The International Institute of Strategic Studies and the

The Taij Group of Mongolia and Buriatiamyasoprom of Russia have signed a memorandum of cooperation to build a canned food factory in Mongolia and to export meat products to Russia. The Deputy Head of Taij Group, B.Biniye, has said businessmen

Parliament on Friday reviewed progress on implementation of the Government’s agriculture policy in the last two years. Prime Minister S.Batbold said that the Government is studying ways of repaying herders’ loans from their dues from the Human Development Fund. It

The meeting of the Standing
Committee on Security and Foreign Policy on Tuesday saw some members launch a
scathing criticism of the way mineral resources organizations and agencies functioned
and demand the resignation of their chiefs. The
Chief of the Mineral Resources and

Minister for Health
S.Lambaa opened a three-day exhibition, Medical Equipment 2011, on Friday at
Misheel Expo. The event includes a research conference on new medical
technology, the first forum of medical equipment engineers and the national
forum on tomography diagnostics.

Ulaanbaatar Court postponed on Thursday its
hearing of the appeal in the case against the Government by The United
Movements for Rivers and Lakes because of the absence of Deputy Minister for
Mineral Resources and Energy B.Ariunsan, who is accompanying the President in
Russia.

Prime Minister S.Batbold did not make his scheduled statement on the
Altandornod Mongol case to Parliament on Friday. He was to give details of the
expenses incurred on the case in the international arbitration council and also
explain why Prosecutor General D.Dorligjav has

Minister for
Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt has returned from China where he sought diesel
for Mongolia and also took part in the second meeting of the commission for cooperation
in mineral resources and energy sectors. He called on the Chief of the
Development