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

During his recent visit to
Japan, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt pleaded for the
governments of the two countries to create opportunities for more collaboration,
in both the public and the private sectors. During his meeting with Yo.Nakagaki,
president of “JGOAL” organization

Ajay Chhibber, UN Assistant
Secretary-General, and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, will
is visiting Mongolia at the invitation of Foreign Minister G.Zandanshatar. He
arrived today and will leave on August 9.

His program includes a
meeting with the Foreign Minister to discuss

President
Ts. Elbegdorj, 47, yesterday underwent rectal surgery at the Mongolian-South
Korean Songdo Hospital in Ulaanbaatar. The President”s Office has said in a
statement the surgery “was successful and the President is getting
better”.

DeTeam Co Ltd.
recently announced plans to spend USD10 million to acquire entire equities of
Shine Shivee LLC, which owns exploration rights on seven collieries with coal
reserves totaling 2.14 billion tons in Mongolia. The Hong Kong-listed firm
inked a letter of intent on

Canada-based Meritus Minerals Ltd.
has entered into a drilling contract to test its high grade gold project in
Mongolia. The contractor has commenced mobilization to the site at Gutain
Davaa. He is establishing the camp, constructing access roads to the drill
sites and preparing