A meeting between Mongolian and Chinese officials this week is expected to settle issues relating to the land lease terms and conditions at Tianjin Free Trade Zone. J.Gankhuyag, Director of the Mongolian Representative Office at the port, has said that

Talks were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday between Mongolia and the European Union (EU) to work out a partnership and cooperation agreement. Both sides expressed their satisfaction with the steady expansion of Mongolia-EU relations, and attached

Ivanhoe Mines founder and chairman Robert Friedland  has blasted the Dow Jones news agency for its recent report that he would be selling his 23% stake in the company – possibly to an unnamed Chinese sovereign wealth fund. Part of

Khan Resources has announced that the legal counsel in Mongolia representing the joint venture company Central Asia Uranium Corporation Limited (CAUC) has said that a settlement has been reached with the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia whereby the suspension of

Yokozuna Asashoryu claimed his 25th Emperor’s Cup as he won the first basho of the year by defeating compatriot Harumafuji. This was his first title since the fall tournament in 2009.
Asashoryu sent Harumafuji sprawling to the dirt surface with an

The latest Mongolia Mining Report  says changes made recently to the Mineral Law (1997), in particular the repealing of the 68% windfall tax, have opened up the market for foreign investment in Mongolia. The current government concedes that Mongolia has

President Ts.Elbegdorj, Prime Minister S.Batbold and Deputy Speaker of Parliament N.Enkhbold separately received on Thursday A.V.Gordeev, Governor of Voronej Region of the Russian Federation and the Russian President”s special envoy in charge of promoting cooperation with Mongolia in trade, economic

The draft protocol on privatization of state property between 2010 and 2012, discussed by Parliament on Thursday, says, according to Head of Government Office Ch.Khurelbaatar, that public companies and joint ventures based on Mongolian strategic deposits will be established and

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has hailed the move by President Ts. Elbegdorj to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty, saying that it sets a “leadership example in Asia”. Ms. Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,

The recent World Health Organization (WHO) decision to provide Mongolia with swine flu vaccines has made it the first of 95 developing nations that will be sent the H1N1 vaccines over the coming months, Ms. Nyka Alexander, a WHO spokeswoman,