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.

A national committee has been set up to oversee implementation of air pollution reduction programs, and to coordinate and monitor their progress. The Chief of the President’s Office will head the committee and the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar will be his

Verdi’s Rigolleto will be performed at the State Theater of Opera and Ballet on March 12. Visiting French conductor Robert Ressico will conduct the orchestra. The opera in three acts was first performed on March 11, 1851 in Venice. The

The Government yesterday approved the draft of an agreement to be signed with China to import labor from there to work in specified areas. Minister for Social Welfare and Labor T.Gandi has been asked to submit the draft to the

The Government yesterday decided to raise the excise tax on two types of fuel imported through Sukhbaatar, Zamiin-Uud, Ereentsav and Altanbulag border points. The tax on diesel, recently totally withdrawn, will now be MNT130,000 per ton and that on AI-92 

M.Bundmaa has moved one place up in world judo ranking. Her bronze medal at the World Masters in Baku, Azerbaijan on January 15 and 16 put her in the fourth place but after winning the gold medal at the Paris

The Sukhbaatar District Court will begin hearing a case against the Government at 09.30 on March 15 for its alleged failure to implement, even after two years of its passing by Parliament,  the law prohibiting mineral resources exploration and exploitation

Minister for Finance S.Bayartsogt yesterday reported to the Government meeting on the merger plans of the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC) and the International Investment Bank IIB).  Mongolia is a shareholder in both. The IBEC was set up in

Reporting on the status of the “4000+200 apartments” project, the Apartment Finance Corp has said 2,965 state officials chose their apartments and submitted documents along with their loan request until March 1, 2011. Of them, 2,810 have been granted loans

As usual on all his trips, President Ts.Elbegdorj visited the courts of Dornod, Sukhbaatar and Khentii aimags and exchanged views with judges about judicial reforms. He stressed that all work in a court must be transparent and open and court