Both the Altanbulag and the Tsagaan Nuur trade free zones will be opened in 2013, according to assurances given by the working group in the Mayor’s Office with responsibility for the matter. Parliament passed the law on such zones in

Following his meetings with officials at the State Department, public institutes and research centers in Washington, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, D.Tsogtbaatar, called on the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, James Steinberg, for a

The Chief of the Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy, Ya.Batsuuri, has sent a letter to the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, D.Zorigt, on the State-owned Shivee-Ovoo coal mine. The mine has a license over 91 hectares or

Private geodesy companies have prepared a map on a scale of 1:1000 of the proposed 1160-km long railway from Dalanzadgad to Bayantumen, meant to help carry coal from Tavantolgoi. They consulted the Railway Managing Office often. Earlier, the Agency of

The Investigation Unit of the Prosecutors’ Office will take a statement from MP and Chief of the MPP group in Parliament D.Lundeejantsan relating to the July 1 riots that led to the death of five citizens. Former President N.Enkhbayar has

One Democracy association has organized a discussion on citizen–oriented development jointly with the DP of Bayanzurkh district in Officers’ Palace on April 30. A similar discussion was earlier held in Khentii aimag. The focus of the discussion will be on

UNICEF Permanent Representative Rana Flowers on Wednesday visited a center to socialize and educate street children that has been working since 1998 with support from the Mayor’s Office. The center is home to 118 children who attend nearby schools. Over

The Mongol Bank has increased policy rate by 0.5% to 11.5%. Revealing this at a Press conference on Thursday, the Bank officials also said money supply at the end of March was 67% or MNT1. 98 trillion more than in

The Government meeting on Wednesday discussed several measures in the energy sector and approved a long-term plan for its development. It deals with issues such as loans earlier taken by state owned companies, and Baganuur and Shivee-Ovoo. With changes in

Specialists at the Water Board today began a training course on water conservation for people from the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism and the State Specialized Inspecting Agency. The Government has declared 2011 as Year of Water. The training