The last two years saw 9,823 new households move into the ger districts of Ulaanbaatar, raising the number of such households by 5.8%.

The Government meets every Wednesday but there are non-regular meetings also to discuss issues without the media being present. At the 11th such non regular meeting held this morning the Erdenes Tavantolgoi working group and the Government exchanged views and

MP S.Byambatsogt has asked Prime Minister S.Batbold four specific questions about the status of the New Creation program, passed nine months ago. He wants to know how much money has so far been found and from which sources for the

The Civil Council of Environment has made it clear that the Government did not cancel 254 special gold mining licenses under the law prohibiting mineral resources exploration and exploitation in river and forest basins. All it did at a meeting

President Ts.Elbegdorj left Khutag-Undur soum of Bulgan aimag after meeting with citizens there and his first stop on the way to Murun, the center of Khuvsgul aimag, was to visit herders of Tosontsengel soum of the aimag. The President was

National Statistics Committee has said turnover from foreign trade with 96 countries reached USD1031.5 million at the end of February, 2011. Of this, USD415.9 million was in exports and USD615 million in imports. Total turnover was USD423 million or 69%

The Director of the Architects’ Institute of Ulaanbaatar, Tsakhiur, today told a meeting of the Mayor’s Council about how the city can be developed as an international business center, favoring green tourism and ensuring better living conditions for its residents.

The National Consulting Committee of the DP yesterday decided that there would be no rotational replacement of its members in 2011. Such rotation takes place three times in four years, according to the party’s rules. The decision came as a

President Ts.Elbegdorj was briefed by judicial officials at the Bulgan aimag court on the various ways in which judges and prosecutors there are working to create an open and transparent system. There is a website which publishes court decisions, legal

V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls, was launched today in Mongolia with Floral Fantasy, a painting exhibition at the Sant-Asar Art Gallery. All the works on show are bywomen: S.Tugs-Oyun, B.Nasantsengel, M.Bayarmagnai, B.Shatarsaikhan and B.Munkhtsetseg.