The annual contest to choose a new Miss Mongolia will
be organized by Shilmel Zagvar agency and Miss Mongolia Association on
September 12. Judges have chosen 25 of the original 60 gorgeous competitors for
the title to parade their charms on that final

Yesterday’s regular meeting of the Government decided
to organize a national meeting on labor soon. It will review the relevance of
existing labor laws and labor relations, and devise methods of preparing a
labor force to meet the fast changing needs of the

In his message to the two-day mining investment forum
“Discover Mongolia-2010” which began yesterday, President Ts.Elbegdorj expressed
appreciation for the work of investors who have explored Mongolia’s natural resources.
“Your efforts and investment have revealed our wealth to the world and now Mongolia
has

Minister of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban
Development Kh.Battulga and Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt
have reported to the Government their readiness to begin implementing several
construction projects approved by it as part of the National Developmental
Strategy, the Government’s Action Plan

J.Bat-Erdene, State Secretary at the Ministry of Road,
Transportation, Construction, and Urban Development, has said the initial cost
estimate made in 2005 for the proposed international airport in Khushig valley
in Tuv province was 21.9 billion yen but this has now increased substantially.
Final

Manas Petroleum Corp. has
entered into a contract with a Chinese seismic company to acquire 300 km of 2D
seismic for the company”s project on blocks 13 and 14 in Mongolia. Manas owns
84% of the rights to blocks 13 and 14, 10%

Both sides at yesterday’s 4th Mongolia-Germany
consultative meeting on economic policy in Ulaanbaatar exchanged views on the
present economic situation and discussed the state of bilateral cooperation in
trade and economics. The participants included representatives of the Mongolian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry

The Autumn session of
Parliament will begin on October 5 and will observe the 20th anniversary of
Parliamentary politics in Mongolia. About 260 former elected representatives at
all levels, and senior officials, as well as former media personnel will be
invited to a special

Yesterday’s regular
Government meeting resolved to appoint a lawyers’ firm to represent the interests
of Mongolia in foreign courts and arbitration proceedings and also to help prepare
agreements, and assist in negotiations for future significant projects and
programs. This became necessary considering the number

Linking Mongolia”s desert mines
with foreign clients will require billions of dollars of investment over a
decade and some investors fear suspicion of China, rather than pure economic logic,
is shaping its plans, Reuters says in an analytical report. Deputy Minister of
Transportation A.