The two-day Coal Mongolia – 2011 forum began this morning under the slogan “Mongolia is the new player on the world energy stage”. The forum of international investors is being held in Chinggis Hotel and aims to project Mongolian coal

Briefing journalists at the end of the regular meeting of the Government yesterday, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt said that the 16 decisions taken included one to allocate funds from the budget to organize the Mongolian Nations’ Children’s

Prime Minister Julia Gillard officially welcomed her visiting Mongolian counterpart, Sukhbaatar Batbold, at a ceremony in Parliament House in Canberra yesterday. “This first visit by a Mongolian prime minister to our Commonwealth is a remarkable day in the history of

Accepting the credentials of the new Chinese Ambassador, Wang Xia Lung, President Ts.Elbegdorj today said he comes to Mongolia “at a time when bilateral relationships are set to achieve new meanings in a new century”. Both sides, he said, have

N.Butenbayar, honored conductor and professor, will conduct the symphony orchestra of the State Philharmonic in a performance on February 26 in honor of Ts.Namsraijav at the State Philharmonic. The evening will feature works such as Gobi gurvan saikhan by Ts.Namsraijav;

Curling aficionados in Mongolia have formed the country’s first Curling Union. S.Natsagdorj, Director of the school Erdem TV is its President; Ch.Naranbaatar, Chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Board, an Implementing Agency of the Government, and Ts.Damdin, Vice President

Latest reports put the nationwide number of those affected by the H1N1 virus at 93, of whom 69 are in Ulaanbaatar. Most of the others are in Orkhon aimag. Children under 15account for half the cases. Altogether 61.1% of the

Senior mining engineers are going to ask the Government to grant licenses for longer terms than at present and also to make it mandatory for companies seeking a license to employ professional geologists, exploitation engineers, and enrichment and ecological specialists.

Representatives of some NGOs, including Citizens’ Fair Court, will demonstrate outside the British Embassy to protest against the ruling of a British Court to extradite B.Khurts to Germany. Well known poet Ts.Khulan will take part in the demonstration.

The Bogd Khaan Palace Museum will mount a series of exhibitions to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Independence Revolution. The first of these, to open at 1pm on February 27, will be devoted to personal articles used by