A new highway linking China and
Mongolia is expected to be jointly built by the two countries with a total investment
of USD375 million. It will be 245 kilometers long, running from Mongolia”s
southwest Omnogovi Province to Ganqimaodu, a border town in China”s
The Finnish company Outotec will
conduct a feasibility study for a copper smelter in Sainshand, according to an
agreement with the National Development Corporation (NDC), signed during the
visit of the President Ts.Elbegdorj to Finland. NDC is a consortium of large
Mongolian private sector
Parliament will today discuss the Prosecutor General’s request
to remove Ch.Sangaragchaa from his position as head of the Anti- Corruption
Authority (ACA). The Standing Committee on Justice has washed its hand of the
matter after failing to reach a conclusion after discussing the
Australians
in Ulaanbaatary now number close to 400, boosted by the influx of Rio Tinto
executives on secondment to the Oyutolgoi project. Rio is the largest global
mining company so far to commit to Mongolia, but it will not be the last, says
The
MNT150 million is planned to be
spent under the Mayor’s orders to make life for pedestrians in Ulaanbaatar
easier. Inspection of squares and pavements has identified 77 structures that
will be relocated and 215 more that will be demolished. The official notice for
this
Mongolia
has begun allowing foreign tourists cross its border to get to China at a
checkpoint in Khovd province, according to a report in Voice of Russia.
Mongolia took the decision after receiving a request from the administration of
the Altay region in Siberia
Despite repeated Government reassurances and several
projects and programs the Air Quality Office says air pollution has not been reduced. The stoves in 170,000 ger
district households are blamed for 50% of the air pollution in Ulaanbaatar,
while emission from 140,000 motor vehicles
Ch. Khashchuluun, head of the National Development and
Innovation Committee, has said selection of an internationally renowned
management team for the Development Bank would begin after the last date for receiving
bids on November 23. Since expansion of the mining and mineral resources
A citizens’ association
claiming that the Concession Law violates the Constitution has petitioned the
Constitutional Court to repeal it. They have cited two major instances of how
the law is against specific provisions of the Constitution.
They contend that Parliament has transferred its authority
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