Ulan Bator: Mongolia on Wednesday marked 25 years since its first democratic election, a key milestone in the transformation of the as soon as Communist nation squeezed between big neighbours Russia andChina.
President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, who as a scholar led protests that helped spark the changeover from seven many years of Soviet...
Aspire Mining aids the donation of medical equipment to Mongolia
In association with the Rotary Club of Osborne Park and the Mongolian Red Cross Society, Aspire Mining Ltd has agreed to fund the cost of shipping medical equipment supplies from local Western Australian hospitals, which no longer require the equipment due to upgrades, to a number of Mongolian hopitals and clinics.
The Red Cross will assist with...
Southern Mongolia: Activists Urge International Olympic Committee to Reject Beijing’s Bid to Host 2022 Winter Olympics
On 22 July 2015, activists from several ethnic minority groups in China sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging Beijing’s candidature to host the 2022 Winter Olympics to be vehemently rejected. The open letter, sent by a group of...
Ulaanbaatar post #3: A tribute to Mongolian “greasy-spoon” eateries
fried mutton bansh (банш) with three side salads, and a soup just off camera… nice lunch
Chances are, traditional Mongolian foods are totally unlike what you imagine them to be. Taiwanese, Chinese, and American Mongolian Barbecue and Mongolian...
Street View Challenge As Google Maps Mongolia
Google's Street View team uses horse-drawn sleds, barges and local trekkers to take its cameras across unforgiving landscapes.
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Gallery: Cameras Travel Across Unforgiving Terrain In Mongolia
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Cuba and Mongolia Reaffirm Bonds of Friendship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 20 (acn) Lundeg Purevsuren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, reaffirmed on Monday in this capital the willingness of his country to strengthen ties of friendship with the fraternal nation of Cuba.After being received by Acting Foreign...
US Government Invites Rand Group to Assist Mongolia Delegation
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - July 21, 2015) - Rand Group met with Ministry of Mining officials from Mongolia Friday to discuss the application of modern business technologies as part of a five-day workshop put on for the resource-rich country by the US Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP).
Rand Group executives outlined...
Russian Attitudes And Policies Behind Rise In Mongolia’s Influence In Buryatia – OpEd
By Paul Goble
The influence of Mongolia on Buryatia has increased dramatically, according to a Moscow historian who visited Ulan-Ude after a gap of just over seven years, a development due at least in part to the overbearing attitude of Russian officials...
