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New Mongolian PM appoints his Cabinet

“The geopolitical situation is becoming increasingly complex. The government decided to immediately begin work and maintain the continuity of state policy. Therefore, a third of the previous government is retained,” G.Zandanshatar said.

Budget shows surplus, inflation falls by 0.8%

According to figures released by the National Statistics Committee, increased mineral resources exploitation has begun to show a positive impact on the economy. The budget deficit has turned into a surplus at the end of March. Revenue, including aid, stood

KOICA to set up lab to record mining-related pollution

A project to be funded by South Korea as part of the Climate Partnership of Eastern Asia will record the pollution caused by mining and also the extent of environmental recovery. A state of the art laboratory will be set

Venezuelan firm presents technology to election committee

Smartmatic LLC of Venezuela yesterday gave a presentation on its automatic vote counting technology to the General Election Committee. The company designs and deploys end-to-end, custom-made technology to work with the utmost efficiency. The Smartmatic system has been used in

Railway reform depends on Russia, says Minister

The Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy yesterday discussed implementation of the Government program between 2008 and 2012 in military and foreign relations.S.Oyun asked how the MNT150 million for Mongolian citizens abroad had been spent, what agreements had been

MPs criticize pace of Government program implementation

The Standing Committee on State Structure yesterday criticized the pace of implementation of the Government program between 2008 and 2012. Members did not accept the claim of the Chief of the Cabinet Secretariat, Ch.Khurelbaatar, that 83% of it has been

UN official pledges support

Minister for Social Welfare and Labor T.Gandhi yesterday received the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, Ms. Noleen Heyzer, and told her that the country’s major problems were poverty,

New taxis in Ulaanbaatar

New taxis were introduced to Ulaanbaatar yesterday at a ceremony in Sukhbaatar Square attended by Minister for Road, Transportation and Urban Development Kh.Battulga, Mayor G.Munkhbayar, senior officials of Hyundai Motors, and representatives of the Ulaanbaatar Taxi Transport Service LLC. The

Deputy Speaker receives Kirgizstan delegates

Deputy Speaker N.Enkhbold yesterday received a parliamentary delegation from Kirgizstan headed by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bakit Torobaev. He said bothcountries had the same social and economic system before 1990 and now that both are democracies and have a

International organization to be established in Mongolia

The State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, D.Tsogtbaatar, answers our journalist’s questions on the ongoing three-day Asia-Pacific Policy Dialogue on the Implementation of the Almaty Program of Action and other Development Gaps faced by Landlocked Developing

China to fund rehabilitation center for Mongolian troops

Mongolia and China have signed an agreement to use a grant of CNY 40 million to set up a rehabilitation-and-relaxation center for Mongolian troops who return from UN peacekeeping operations. Ts.Sukhbaatar, Ambassador of Mongolia to China, and Maj-Gen Jia Xiaoning,

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