Wrestling with Mongolian Culture

I PEERED THROUGH the opening of the tent, intrigued and anxious. Outside, a tinny amplification of traditional Mongolian folk music reverberated across the small, festively decorated square that paled in comparison to the vast expanse of steppe around...

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CHINA AND MONGOLIA: REALISING A ‘COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP’ – ANALYSIS

By Abanti Bhattacharya On 22 August, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day trip to Mongolia, which is noteworthy not just because he signed as many as 26 agreements but because this was his second single country visit since he became President and also a first by a head of state after 11 years. This raises questions about why Mongolia...

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Details of former Soviet positions in Mongolia unveiled

By YASUJI NAGAI/ Senior Staff Writer Years ahead of the Soviet Union’s last-minute entry into war against Japan towards the end of World War II, the country massively fortified its position along the border area between Mongolia and Manchuria. The finding is based on expeditions by a joint team of Japanese and Mongolian researchers to the...

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2014 Tsetserleg festival news

Logo of the Tsetserleg festival 2014 Aimag mountains in Mongolia provided the scenic backdrop for the first ever Tsetserleg Festival on the weekend of August 17-19. Conceived and staged by Mongolia-inspired luxury fashion brand, Tengri, the festival was...

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Mongolian Red Cross Society contributing to solution of hygiene problem in Mongolia

The Mongolian Red Cross Society provides advice and materials for new latrines. Where needed, volunteers help construct them. Bat-Erdene Ulziibaatar \ By John Sparrow, IFRC In summer, Bolormaa, 5, and Ariunaa, 2, often have diarrhoea. It worries the...

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Aspire Mining closer to developing Ovoot with China-Mongolia ties

Aspire Mining (ASX:AKM) is a step closer towards developing its Ovoot Coking Coal Project in Mongolia after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to Ulaanbaatar last week upgraded ties between the two countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership.For Ovoot, the agreements reached between the two countries will provide:-   ...

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Miners seek reset in Mongolia

Lisa Murray  Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Mongolia last week was a timely reminder of why foreign investors have poured money into the country over the past five years. While the two neighbours share a difficult history, relations appear to be warming, and the geography is hard to ignore. Resource-rich Mongolia, which...

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Court of Justice in Mongolia Returns the Tax Investigation Case Against SouthGobi Sands and Three of Its Former Employees to the Prosecutor General for Further Investigations

HONG KONG, CHINA, Aug 26, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (SGQ)(1878) (the "Company"). The Company announced on August 11, 2014, the trial date for the tax investigation case against the Company's Mongolian subsidiary SouthGobi Sands LLC ("SGS") and three of its former employees was set for August 25, 2014. The trial commenced...

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World Bank Announces the New Country Representative for Mongolia

The World Bank has appointed James Anderson as its new Country Representative for Mongolia. Mr. Anderson has formally taken the position on August 18th and will begin work in Ulaanbaatar next week, according to the World Bank Group. Mr. James Anderson is a U.S. national and a PhD in Economics. He brings with him broad experience, having worked...

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Khan Files Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Khan Resources Inc. CNSX : KRI  August 22, 2014 08:00 ET Khan Files Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 22, 2014) - Khan Resources Inc. (CSE:KRI) ("Khan" or "the Company") announced today that it has filed...

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