John
Ross Davies, who works for Major Drilling Group International Inc., was made an
honorary geologist of Mongolia in a recent ceremony for his contribution to the
country”s burgeoning mining industry. The award was approved and signed by D.
Zorigt, the minister of mineral

Small
start-up businesses in South Gobi and Ulaanbaatar recently overcame a number of
obstacles to deliver an Oyutolgoi order for more than 1,000 winter jackets.
Their success demonstrated their commitment and initiative. In order to meet
the deadline, they had to vary their work

The
country’s first cheese factory according to European standards, Siryak Co. Ltd.,
has been set up. The factory of this joint venture between Mongolian, French
and Italian entrepreneurs is in the Shar Xolai area of Gachuurt, 35 km from the
city. The company will

A painting by D.Badam named “Summer at the White Stupa”
has been given  as present to the
Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg, by Prime Minister S.Batbold. It will be only
the second Mongolian painting there, after “Kherlen” by Ts.Budbazar which the
Hermitage obtained 50 years ago.
Badam

A doctor at the
National Trauma Center, T.Bat-Erdene, has said at least 10 people have their
limbs frozen daily frozen from exposure to cold. They include homeless people
and also others too drunk to go home. Many of the latter are under 25,

The Meteorology Institute says snow now covers 70% of the
territory and some soums of Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Zavkhan, Khuvsgul, Arkhangai,
Uvurkhangai, Bulgan, Selenge, Dundgobi, Khentii, Dornod and Sukhbaatar aimags
are under 10 and 45 cm of snow. Some 20% of territory has snow

The
unwritten law that the poverty is reduced if the economy grows does not seem to
hold true in Mongolia. Why is this so? A  World Bank 
report on the puzzle was yesterday released by the Bank’s economists
Andrew D Meson and Tran B

The
working group that is preparing “Mongol Citizen-2020”, a comprehensive economic
development program adopted at the 32nd meeting of the DP National Consultative
Committee, met yesterday with 80% of its members in attendance. It discussed
the group’s structure and staff needs, and also its

The
National New Party (NNP) plans to hold a national conference on March 1, 2011 “to
bring together all divinely blessed Mongolian nationalists” in a discussion of
political issues from a new angle.         The
party gives national interests primacy over individual human rights and

President
Ts.Elbegdorj yesterday told Mrs. Sezin Sinanoglu, the UN permanent coordinator
and the UNDP representative here, when she called on him that Mongolia would next
year be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its membership in the United
Nations. The years have seen fruitful cooperation,