Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao on September 25 met with Mongolia’s Prime Minister Saikhanbileg Chimed to discuss ways ADB can support sustainable, inclusive growth in Mongolia, through job creation and diversification of the economy. He also met with Bolor Bayarbaatar, Minister of Finance and ADB Governor for Mongolia.
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Reaching Students in Mongolia with the Gospel
RACHAEL LEE SEP 23, 2015 09:10 PM EDT
College students from all over the world have been exposed to the gospel at a university in perhaps an unexpected location: Mongolia.
Mongolia International University is the only university in the country that teaches...
Mongolia honors China conqueror Kublai Khan on 800th birthday
ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA - Mongolia on Wednesday celebrated the 800th birthday of epic conqueror Kublai Khan, a source of intense pride in a country trying to highlight its own history after centuries of Russian and Chinese influence.
A week of nationwide celebrations honoring the 13th-century ruler of the largest contiguous land empire in...
N Korea responds to Mongolia's proposal for talks with Japan
ULAN BATOR —
A response from North Korea to a letter sent this summer by Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj contained a reference to the issue of Pyongyang’s past abductions of Japanese nationals, Mongolia’s top diplomat said Tuesday.
Mongolian Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren told reporters that North Korea has replied to the letter, which...
In search of nationality
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“Mongolians, let’s grow together, come back to your country,” said the President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, at the 100th anniversary of the Freedom Parade in 2011.To this day, a video of this invitation is on Youtube, while no real work has been done since the 2013 Let’s Gather Mongolians Project for resolving the citizenship...
South Korean foundations set TB aid in Mongolia
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SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s national tuberculosis association and two other foundations have begun a partnership program in Mongolia aimed at fighting and treating the pulmonary disease.
The Korean National Tuberculosis...
Divided Mongolias find unity in common ancestor Kublai
ULAN, BATOR – Eight centuries after the ruler of the greatest land empire in human history was born, the mighty Mongol Kublai Khan’s descendants are a people divided between his homeland and the China he conquered, with both claiming him as their own.
With Kublai Khan’s 800th birthday coming up Wednesday, Mongolia will launch commemorations...
Oyu Tolgoi is symbol on Mongolia's rise
Khanbogd, Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar city centre, in Mongolia Photo: Philip Wen
In the centre of Ulaanbaatar, the rough and pulsating capital of Mongolia, sleek new skyscrapers share the skyline with the concrete shells of stalled, half-built office towers.
The...
As rivals blink, Rio Tinto plans to expand Mongolia copper mine
Rio Tinto said it is committed to expanding its Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia based on a positive outlook for the metal and confidence that low production costs can buoy profits even as competitors cut output.
The miner wants to lock in up to $4.2 billion in project financing by November to build more than 200 km of tunnels to access higher-quality...
World Bank urges welfare reform in Mongolia
The World Bank has urged Mongolia to reform its welfare system by consolidating different benefits and targeting assistance better in order to improve the efficiency of spending.
In the country, the top 40% of the population by income receive 28% of total welfare transfers, while the poorest 40% receive 56% of welfare, the bank’s Review...
Mongolia’s Rural Communities to Play Greater Role
The FINANCIAL -- Rural residents in Mongolia will benefit from a $34.1 million program funded by World Bank and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) that aims to make the government funding process more transparent and more responsive to community needs.
The program, the third phase of the Sustainable Livelihoods Project, was officially...
Mongolian President, Parliament Chairman open OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, September 17, 2015 – Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia and Parliament Chairman Enkhbold Zandaakhuu yesterday, September 16, opened the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2015 Autumn Meeting, which has brought together nearly 200 parliamentarians from across the OSCE’s 57 participating States in Ulaanbaatar.Hosted by...
