“Mongolia: Money & Markets”, the Financial Forum organised by the PrimeInfo Centre in partnership with the Mongolian Financial Regulatory Commission will take place on 5 – 6 October 2010 at the Mongolian Trade Union Cultural Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
This Forum is first of its kind which never has taken place in Mongolia before.
Objectives:...
International Road Dynamics Wins C$769K Contract In Mongolia From MCS Electronics - Quick Facts
(RTTNews) - International Road Dynamics Inc. (IRD.TO: News ) said it received a new contract in Mongolia from MCS Electronics valued at C$769,000. The contract involves the supply of a toll system at 4 plazas as well as 4 pre-selection slow speed Weigh-in-Motion sorting systems to keep overloaded trucks off the road. Further, the contract involves...
GEO Monitor Pre-IPO Report: Mongolian Mining Corp (Energy Resources LLC)
Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC) is engaged in the mining of coking coal from the Ukhaa Khudag (UHG) deposit within the Tavan Tolgoi coal formation in South Gobi, Mongolia. MMC commenced mining at the UHG deposit in April 2009 and produced 1.8 mn tons (Mt) of coking coal in the year ending 2009. The UHG deposit contains 191 Mt of proven reserves...
Marubeni, Toyo in Mongolia's 1st oil refinary project
Mongolia to rely less on oil product imports from Russia
* Mongolia seeking foreign help to boost oil output, as well (Recasts lead, adds details)
TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Marubeni Corp (8002.T) said on Wednesday it has joined a local Mongolian government-backed firm and Japan's Toyo Engineering Corp (6330.T) on a $600 million project to build...
PRIME MINISTER BATBOLD SUKHBAATAR'S SPEECH AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AT THE GENERAL DEBATEOF THE 65TH SESSION OF THEUNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
September 27, 2010New York
Mr. President Joseph Deiss,
Mr. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
This session of the General Assembly is taking place...
Groundbreaking exchange program between public schools in Boston and Mongolia
Fifteen students and teachers from each country will travel abroad in 2011 to live with families and learn about free expression in civil society
Online PR News – 28-September-2010 – The Boston Public Schools will soon participate in a groundbreaking exchange project between public schools in the United States and Mongolia. The Emerging Youth Leaders...
Canada, Mongolia agree to deepen economic ties
OTTAWA — Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and visiting Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold on Tuesday agreed to deepen their nations' economic ties, eventually opening free trade talks.
"Our countries are committed to developing our relationship," Harper said in a statement. "We look forward to further strengthening our ties, including...
Ivanhoe Mines shares rise after new Mongolian find
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ivanhoe Mines /quotes/comstock/11t!e:ivn (CA:IVN 25.22, +1.37, +5.74%) /quotes/comstock/13*!ivn/quotes/nls/ivn (IVN 24.75, +0.30, +1.23%) shares rose 5.3% in Toronto trading Tuesday after the Canadian exploration company said it found a new mineralized zone at its $5-billion Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia.
The...
Factbox: Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and its traditions
BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Wednesday this year, is a traditional Chinese holiday that originates from worship of the moon.
As its name suggests, the day falls in the middle of the fall season and symbolizes harvest and family reunions.
The festival, celebrated in the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese...
Nomadic Mongolian lifestyle fades but yurts, shepherds on motorcycles, remain
By Sisi Tang
CHIFENG, China — It's no longer about the armed warriors, Genghis Khan and the robed nomads prancing through lush greenery on horseback.
In China's barely populated Inner Mongolian grasslands, what had defined Mongolian culture for outsiders have long been swapped for leather outfits, motorbikes, cellphones and tourism.
Five hours outside...
Prime Minister Batbold Sukhbaatar's speech at CoD event 23 September, 2010 in New York
I would like to begin by congratulating Lithuania on her outstanding chairmanship of the Community of Democracies. Lithuania’s success in building a thriving democracy has been a source of inspiration for many.
I wish to also congratulate the Council of Women World Leaders, whose members are present here. In your many roles, you have made tremendous...
Mongolian Mining ups HK IPO price range - term sheet
(Reuters) - Mongolian Mining Corp, Mongolia's largest privately held domestic producer and exporter of coking coal, raised its initial public offering price range by 3 percent, a term sheet showed on Monday.
The company now plans to raise up to $702 million from the IPO instead of an earlier plan of up to $681 million, the term sheet obtained by...
20 'missing' Chinese migrant workers RoundUp found in Mongolia
By Hao Zhou
Twenty Chinese workers, previously reported missing, have been staying in Mongolia illegally, and will be repatriated soon, a Chinese diplomat told the Global Times Sunday.
"There are exactly 20 Chinese migrant workers in this case. None of them has a work visa, thus their stay in Mongolia is illegal," said Liu Jimin, consul of the Chinese...
Mongolia's new model
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- Outside Mongolia’s Government Palace, a massive statue of Genghis Khan looms over the city’s central square. It is a symbol of the days in the 13th and 14th centuries when the Mongol Empire conquered its neighbours and became one of the most powerful in the history of the world.
Inside the palace today, Prime Minister Sukhbaatar...
Mongolia: The Saudi Arabia of Central Asia
Meeting the Mongolian PM in NYC
By Christian A. DeHaemer
Friday, September 24th, 2010
It’s a big week as UN leaders from around the world have descended on the Big Apple for the 65th United Nations General Assembly.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran threw rhetorical bombs at the United States.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke like...
Lauderdale judge awards $67.6 million in Bank of Mongolia suit
By INA PAIVA CORDLE
icordle@MiamiHerald.com
A judge in Fort Lauderdale District Court awarded a $67.6 million judgment to Bank of Mongolia this week in a lawsuit alleging fraud, civil theft, racketeering and conspiracy.
Lauderhill-based M&P Global Financial Services, M&P Global Financial Services Europe, Burton D. Greenberg and son Joel E....
MONGOLIA INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2010, HONG KONG, OCTOBER 14
The Mongolia Investment Summit 2010 in Hong Kong on October 14 will explore the many exciting investment opportunities on offer, as Mongolia takes advantage of its mineral-rich geology and location next to China - the world’s fastest growing consumer of natural resources.
Conference highlights include:
• A range of 10-minute company presentations...
HOGAN LOVELLS APPOINTED LEGAL ADVISER TO ERDENES MGL, WITH WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
Hogan Lovells has been appointed legal adviser to state-owned mining company Erdenes MGL – the sole owner of the mining operations for the Tavan Tolgoi project in Mongolia. As part of the appointment, Hogan Lovells will help Erdenes establish draft mining agreements which can be used for the development of the Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit area and other...
Batbold Sukhbaatar, Prime Minister of Mongolia pays official visits to USA and Canada
From September 20 through October 3, Prime Minister S.Batbold pays official visits to the USA and Canada. Firstly, the Prime Minister is working in New York on September 20-27, where gave a speech at the summit meeting of the UN General
Assembly about implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to express his position at a round table...
Vegetarian’s survival guide to Mongolia
By Matthew Lynch
Vegetarians beware.
There may be plenty of vegetarian dining options in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, but if you are planning a trip to Outer Mongolia, make it a short one. Or bring lots and lots of your own food supplies.
Let...
