Vancouver, BC – July 29th, 2014 – Kincora Copper Limited (the “Company”, “Kincora”) (TSXV:KCC) provides an update on the 106-license dispute, relating to the revocation of mineral exploration licenses in late 2013. On July 4th, the Mongolian Government approved Resolution #216 and is Appendix (“Resolution #216”) relating to the 106-licenses dispute...
Mongolia Eases Visa Restrictions
Easing visa restrictions to stimulate travel is one of the UNWTO’s recommendations to promote the growth of the tourism sector and its positive impact on the economy.
A report by UNWTO and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) on the impact of visa facilitation on job creation through tourism, showed that improving visa processes and entry...
Tackling Mongolian horseback adventure

A lifetime of horsemanship is about to be put to the test for a woman taking part in the longest, toughest horse race in the world.
Michelle Jarvis, along with friend and fellow Clevedon resident Alison Wilson, is riding in the Mongol Derby, a 1000km race across...
Mongolia Seeks China Gas Accord to Boost Foreign Investment
Mongolia is seeking to sign a gas project and supply accord with China next month, in a deal that would help the world’s second-largest economy expand energy supplies and potentially revive foreign investment in Mongolia.
The agreement will cover construction of two coal-to-gas plants with 95 percent of output going to China through pipelines,...
Japan, Mongolia wrap up free trade deal
Japan, Mongolia wrap up free trade deal
TOKYO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan and Mongolia on Tuesday reached a broad agreement on a free trade accord and deal for economic cooperation that will include Ulan Bator scrapping its tariffs on Japanese automobiles and Tokyo abolishing its levies on Mongolian industrial products imports.
Japanese Prime Minister...
Aspire Mining to supply Ovoot coal to Zavkhan power station
Aspire Mining (ASX:AKM) has demonstrated the quality of its Ovoot Coking Coal Project in Mongolia, reaching a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to sell up to 250,000 tonnes of oxidised coal per annum to Zavkhan Power Station. Notably, this provides a potential revenue stream from a product that would otherwise have been...
Japan, Mongolia set to affirm FTA

RIMMED FORECAST:Japan cut its growth outlook, citing falling exports and rising imports, ahead of the expected signing of a free-trade deal with Mongolia
AFP, TOKYO
French Montbeliarde cows graze at the Khishigten Nuudelchin LLC dairy farm in Arkhus,...
Japan and Mongolia prepare to sign free trade deal on Tuesday: reports
TOKYO--Japan and Mongolia will sign a free-trade deal when their leaders hold talks in Tokyo later Tuesday, reports said, as Japan looks to tap the country's fast-growing economy and huge natural resources.
Tokyo is also hoping the deal will deepen ties with Mongolia as it tries to resolve the case of Japanese citizens abducted during the Cold War...
Runners raise money for Mongolian students

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This is the first year the Windhorse Half Marathon partnered the Blue Sky Education Project with the Bellingham Sister City Association to raise money for education in Mongolia.
The 13.1-mile half marathon,...
Changes to Mongolia’s mining law will boost investment
The Mongolian parliament has passed a series of changes to the country’s 2006 Minerals Law in an effort to boost investment in its flagging mining sector. The changes include increasing the proportion of land available for exploration and the time available to complete exploration, as well as the possible reversing of the 2010 cancellation of 106...
Mongolian-inspired Devon band releases full-length album

Mongol, a folk death metal band made up of Devon-based youth, is releasing its first full length album this month.
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American MIlitary's Civil Affairs Team trains Mongolian forces
JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. - It’s not every day you would expect to see American Soldiers in Mongolia, but members of the 84th Civil Affairs Battalion from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conducted a three-week training mission there in June.The seven-man Civil Affairs Team from 3rd Team, Alpha Company, 84th Civil Affairs Battalion, known as...
Italian textile machinery sector to develop cashmere processing in Mongolia Italian textile machinery sector to develop cashmere processing in Mongolia

Meetings of ACIMIT with the local authorities, held during the recent trade industry mission organised by the Association and the ICE- Italian Trade Agency in Mongolia, have confirmed the need for modernising existing technology for the processing of cashmere.
ACIMIT...
Moody's downgrades three Mongolian banks following sovereign downgrade
Global Credit Research - 18 Jul 2014
Hong Kong, July 18, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the local currency long-term deposit ratings for Khan Bank LLC, XacBank LLC, and Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (TDBM) to B2 from B1. At the same time, Moody's has downgraded the foreign currency long-term senior unsecured debt...