Ivanhoe Mines is a step closer to
securing financing for the Oyu Tolgoi 
project after adding three financial institutions to its “core
lender group” that could potentially lend money. The Vancouver-based miner
said BNP Parabas, Standard Charter, and Export Development Canada (EDC) have
been added

In his first media conference since being appointed Executive
Director of MIAT, Ts.Orkhon recently said that appointing technical and
professional personnel with the right qualifications, and solely on the basis
of qualifications, was a priority of the present administration of the national
carrier. For

Twelve of the 16 top world players who
have been competing in a series of tournament held in different cities around
the world will be participating in the fifth leg of the World Chess Federation
(FIDE) Women Grand Prix to be held from

Mongolia and six
other founding members have signed the Jakarta Declaration for the
establishment of an Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent
Institutions.
The association brings together seven Asian countries, namely Indonesia, South
Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand and Uzbekistan in
enhancing close

The San Francisco Bay Area Mongolian community celebrated their
country’s 89th independence day along with the traditional Naadam festival with
great cheer on July 10. “This is the same celebration that our people are
having everywhere around the world,” Ts. Demberel, principal organizer

The
first meeting of the new monitoring board of Mongolbank, held before Naadam,
decided to send an advisory to the Mongolbank administration, recommending new
procedures to prepare the budget, to identify income and expenses as well as to
to ensure proper and timely implementation

The
heads of the two party groups in Parliament — D.Lundeejantsan of the MPRP, and
Ch.Saikhanbileg of the DP – reviewed the just concluded Spring session of
Parliament with journalists. This was the first time in Parliament’s 20-year
history that the heads of the

Parliament
approved a draft concept of national security before going into recess last
week. The first such concept was made 16 years ago and has been the keystone of
state policies. However, the passage of time and the changes in both foreign
and domestic

Construction
of a 12-storeyed Parliament Building, with funds pledged by the Kuwait
Government several years ago, will at long last begin in autumn. Secretary
General of the Parliament Office, Ts.Sharavdorj, answers questions on the
landmark project.

Where will it be built?

The
site finally selected is the

Entree Gold Inc. has received a mining license covering
its Nomkhon Bohr coal discovery, outlined through exploration efforts in
2008-2009. The new license covers approximately 14,030 hectares in the
northwest corner of the former Togoot exploration license. The portion of the
property included in