Mongolia”s coal sector could
kill Australia”s, global mining figure and Canadian billionaire Robert
Friedland says. Friedland, who chairs Ivanhoe Mines, said “Mongolia could kill
Australian coal” because its mining tax was lower than in Australia. Ivanhoe
Mines” 79 per cent-owned coal company South Gobi

Canada’s Khan Resources has won a second positive ruling
in Mongolia, this time reinstating the uranium exploration license held by
subsidiary Khan Mongolia, the firm has said. The Mongolian Capital City
Administrative Court declared that the decision by the Mongolian Nuclear Energy
Agency (NEA)

Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Trade G. Zandanshatar yesterday received a group of children from
China”s earthquake-stricken Qinghai province. “These children and
youngsters are contributing to the friendship between our two countries,”
he said. “I would like to extend sincere congratulations to the representatives
of

MP Ts.Sedvanchig (DP) has conceded
that implementation of the law prohibiting exploration and utilization of
minerals in river and forest areas has been tardy. The MP is a member of the
working group set up to review the status of the enforcement of

TenGer Financial Group and its
subsidiary, XacBank, have announced the successful closure of the sale of their
combined 30.5% stake in microcredit company Mol Bulak Finance, Kyrgyzstan. The
original investment in MCC Mol Bulak Finance was a milestone for TenGer
Financial Group and XacBank

The Minerals Council of Mongolia
(MCM) has approved the MonCement Project developed by the MonPoliMet Group. The
Group recently completed the feasibility study for this big project. MCM member
L.Purev told media the project had two separate parts. One was construction of
a lime

The Asian Judicial Institute
at Texas Wesleyan School of Law has been working with the Government of
Mongolia for more than 10 years, helping the country”s Parliament and Supreme
Court create observance of the rule of law and independence of the judiciary.

To

UNSECO has amended its
procedures to allow more than one country to jointly apply for registering
intangible cultural heritage that they share.  This means Mongolia can now join other
countries, including China, to claim the khuumii as its cultural heritage.

The Mongolian translation of
the best selling Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is now on sale at Inter Bookstore.
This is the first book of the Twilight series and has been called a vampire-romance novel.
The book has sold 17 million copies worldwide, in

Following a call at the Metropolitan
Emergency Control Center, Songinokhairkhan district’s chief inspector
A.Batbayar and inspector of Metropolitan Professional Monitoring Authority
Ch.Munkhbayar went to the stretch of the Tuul River near Sonsgolon Bridge on
Tuesday and found about 600 dead fish floating in the