The production of Verdi’s Aida at the State Theater of Opera and Ballet on April 30 will have A.P.Chepurnoi of Russian conducting the music. This will be the Theater’s first production of the opera. Honored artist S.Munguntsetseg will take the

Minister for Finance S.Bayartsogt visited building material factories in Khutul in Saikhan soum of Selenge aimag over the weekend. The cement and lime factory there was established in 1984, and produced 219,000 tons of cement and 40,200 tons of lime

The MPP group in Parliament yesterday discussed implementation of the Government program between 2008 and 2012 and basic socio-economic trends at the moment. Group chief D.Lundeejantsan told media that the Chairman of the Cabinet Secretariat, Ch.Khurelbaatar, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and

The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) has awarded its 2011 prize in the Social Sciences section to Dr. Uradyn E. Bulag of the Department of Social Anthropology for his book Collaborative Nationalism: The Politics of Friendship on China’s Mongolian

A Parliamentary delegation led by Speaker D.Demberel today left Mongolia to take part in the 124th conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which will be held in Panama between April 15 and 20. The team includes Deputy Speaker G.Batkhuu, MPs Ch.Saikhanbileg

Five experts from the UN will work in Mongolia in May to prepare a plan to tackle the recent increase in crimes related to drugs, narcotics, counterfeit medicine and human trafficking. A UN expert who was here in October, 2010

After today’s meeting of the DP group in Parliament, its Deputy Chief, L.Gantumur, told journalists the MPs had discussed socio-economic trends and the progress of implementation of the Government program between 2008 and 2012. Prime Minister S.Batbold was to have

An NGO called Union Members and Supporters (UMS) of the Democratic Party has demanded the Prime Minister’s immediate resignation for his “failure to protect the interests of ger district residents”. It says the Prime Minister has not responded to several

The Parliament of Mongolia, pursuant to Resolution No. 32 dated June 24, 2010, endorsed the State Policy on Railway Transportation (the “Railway Policy”) and entrusted the Government of Mongolia to, among other things, take measures to begin construction works for

G.Munkhbat gave Mongolia another silver medal at the World Championship of Blind and Visually Impaired Athletes, now being held in Antalia, Turkey, when he finished the men’s 10,000-meter race in 35 minutes and 12 seconds. Success here will count for