Mongolians hopeful about Year of the Rabbit

Mongolian traditions get plenty of use during Tsagaan Sar week According to the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rabbit begins on February 3, 2011. The Year of the Rabbit offers hope as well as warning of peril. Tsagaan Sar (White Moon) is Mongolia’s New Year’s;...

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Little support given for dismissing Minister D. Zorigt

On January 20, the issue of dismissing government member and Minerals and Energy Minister D. Zorigt was discussed at a plenary meeting of parliament. However, 75 percent of 56 MPs who were present at the  meeting polled that it was ‘unnecessary to dismiss Minerals Minister D. Zorigt’.During the plenary meeting, MPs asked questions about reasons...

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Tsagaan Sar…it’s like déjà vu, all over again

Tsagaan Sar cuisine consists of sheep’s tail, arig, buuz, cookies and vodka It’s Tsagaan Sar again, and it makes me re-evaluate what kind of person I am. People might say I’m a minimalist; I try not to eat too much, drink too much, spend too much, and definitely...

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Mongolian family faces deportation

The fate of a Mongolian family which has been resident in Poland’s southern city of Krakow for eleven years will be decided upon by a court, Monday. Four out of five members of the Batdavaa family are currently awaiting a court hearing in Przemysl, south-east...

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Banks to pitch for Mongolian mine privatization - says British paper

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Over 20 investment banks will next month submit written proposals for the privatisation of Mongolia's Tavan Tolgoi coal mines that could value it at up to $8 billion, The Independent on Sunday reported. The newspaper said bankers from HSBC, Deutsche, Credit Suisse, Citi and Macquarie are among those who will present proposals to...

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Elderly American woman fell in love with Mongolia after served 2 years as Peace Corps Volunteer

Elderly   American woman fell in love with our country-Mongolia after serving as Peace Corps Volunteer for 2 years. She is spreading the love of Mongolia for fellow Americans and bringing Mongolia to US. By staff of Mongolianviews.com By Alan Burke Staff...

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Former Mongolian president named chairman of new party

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Enkhbayar Nambar, the former president and prime minister of Mongolia, has been elected chairman of a new political party created on Friday. At the end of a two-day conference, the new party was formed and was called "Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party," a name the ruling Mongolian People's Party gave up in November. The...

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The indigenous on brink of extinction

By Azartush Najjarian Multinational corporations are in a race to drain the natural resources in all areas of the world. People are being treated as mere devices to exploit for profit. As the virtual world grows and the masses are herded into the cities, we see the indigenous peoples of the planet struggle to live in this ever changing matrix. We...

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Mongolia Wants To Step Up Cooperation With Ukraine In Economy, Education, Culture, And Defense Sector

Mongolia wants to step up the cooperation with Ukraine in economy, education, culture, and the defense sector. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press office of President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine. According to the statement, President Viktor Yanukovych met with Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj in Davos (Switzerland). "Our...

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What does the Senkanku Islands problem have to do with Mongolia?

By Nobuo Tokumatsu, Visiting Professor, Okinawa Study Center The dispute over the Senkaku Islands (often referred to as “the Senkaku Islands problem”) derives from territorial claims on the Senkaku Islands that China and Taiwan have been making for the last 40 years. The situation has not changed during that time, and although the islands continue...

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Inner-Mongolian activist in China still not free and looks malnourished, family says

By Cara Anna, The Associated Press BEIJING, China - An activist who campaigned for Inner Mongolia's independence from China has made his first contact with family more than a month after he was released from prison, but his uncle says Hada is still being held and appears malnourished. The uncle, Haschuluu, told The Associated Press on Friday that...

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Mongolia: the pink house of equities

The world’s best-performing stock market last year was, of course, in an emerging economy. But rather than a steel-and-glass tower rising above a heaving megalopolis, it was in a cheerful pink former children’s cinema in Ulan Bator. This is the Mongolian Stock Exchange, where share prices climbed 121 per cent in local currency terms in 2010 – more...

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Ivanhoe rights offering raises $1.8 billion

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ivanhoe Mines (IVN.TO: Quote) said on Thursday it raised $1.18 billion through a rights offering that will help fund the initial development of its massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in southern Mongolia. Oyu Tolgoi is one of the world's biggest untapped copper-gold deposits. Its development was delayed for years as Ivanhoe...

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ABB wins $15MM power transmission order in Mongolia

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $15 million from Mongolia’s leading mining company, Oyu Tolgoi LLC, to boost the capacity and reliability of existing transmission lines so that more power will reach its gold and copper mines in the Gobi desert, with minimal environmental impact. The order was received...

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China's coal imports up 31% in 2010

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China imported 164.83 million tons of coal in 2010, up 30.99 percent on the previous year and coal exports declined 15.03 percent for the same period to 19.03 million tons, the Beijing News reported Thursday, citing data from the nation's top economic planner. The National Development and Reform Commission said Indonesia...

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China willing to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Mongolia: official

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China hopes to promote political mutual trust and deepen pragmatic cooperation with Mongolia, a senior Chinese official said here Tuesday. Yan Junqi, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, made the remarks when meeting with Mongolian Parliament...

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DPRK Joint Statement Hailed in Mongolia

Pyongyang, January 26 (KCNA) -- A solidarity meeting took place in Mongolia on January 19 to support the DPRK joint statement of government, political parties and organizations. D. Bilegt, general secretary of the Federation of Peace and Friendship Organizations of Mongolia, made an opening address at the meeting, which was followed by speeches. Ch....

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Hunnu Coal ups stake in Unst Khudag Coal Project in Mongolia to 80%

Hunnu Coal Hunnu Coal (ASX: HUN) was incorporated in Australia for the purpose of acquiring and developing coal projects in Mongolia. The Company operates in Mongolia through its subsidiary company Hunnu Resources LLC, a Mongolian incorporated company. Through a series of acquisition and joint venture agreements, Hunnu has built a diverse portfolio...

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Monaco and Red Cross implement a “Cash distribution” project

Khan Bank facilitates distributionMonaco and Red Cross implement a “Cash distribution” project Khan Bank facilitates distribution The Honorary Consulate of the Principality of Monaco and Mongolian Red Cross Society have successfully implemented a “Cash distribution”...

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UB has world’s worst air - twice as bad as 2nd place city

UB’s air pollution threatens Mongolia’s genetic fund Thousands and thousands of chimneys in Ulaanbaatar’s vast gher districts, continuously pour-out thick smoke President Ts. Elbegdorj pays special attention to air pollution in Ulaanbaatar and in recent days...

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New beginning for Stock Exchange

Speaker D.Demberel ringing the opening bell on January 18 The 20th anniversary of establishment of a capital market and Mongolian Stock Exchange in Mongolia is marked in 2011. It is expected that 2011 will be a historically significant year for MSE and the capital...

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Now, coal-rich Mongolia on Indian steel majors’ radar

Close on the heels of deciding to venture into Afghanistan for exploring the Hajigak iron ore mine, domestic steel giants have now set their sights on coal-rich Mongolia. The International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of mineral and metal PSUs, is all set to put forth a pre-qualification bid to develop the western...

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