HOHHOT, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- A direct flight linking Manzhouli, China's largest land port with Russia, with Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, resumed Monday.
Flights between the two localities were launched on Oct. 21, 2013, by a Mongolian airline.
Due to a drop in interest for flights the route was halted during the Chinese Lunar New Year...
Modi’s $ 1-billion credit line to Mongolia to start rolling soon
A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Mongolia in May 2015.
India and Mongolia are likely to kick off talks in March on the $ 1 billion credit line, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his visit to the country...
Air pollution is endangering children’s health in Mongolia
By Enkhzul Altangerel
In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, children like Nandin-Erdene face air so dense with pollution that they cannot view the colour of traffic lights. See what the air quality means for children’s health, and learn what UNICEF and partners are doing...
Mongolia’s livestock in danger after drought, harsh winter
The Mongolian herder gazed out of his felt tent at the half-eaten carcass of what was his riding horse, now lying in blood-stained snow and being devoured by hungry dogs.
"I had 700 head of cattle," Huyag Tserennyam said while staring out into the white wilderness in the remote mountainous area of Ulziit. "I've lost 150 so far."
It has been a harsh...
Freegood Mines 'Undur Naran Project' Recognized 12.4 Tons of Gold Reserves by Government of Mongolia
SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freegood Mines Ltd., (www.freegoods.co.kr), a Korea-based resources company, announced that Undur Naran Copper and Gold Project is recognized 12.4 tons of gold reserves by government of Mongolia.
Undur Naran Project is copper and gold development project in southern Mongolia. Undur Naran Project is porphyry...
Disaster looms for nomadic herders in Mongolia
Mr Anchbatar. B and his family are in need of warm clothes and food. His family is categorized as vulnerable by local standards. Photo Credit: Yan Sun (Vicky)/IFRC -
Mongolian Red Cross Society national disaster response team visits a family during...
Ethnic Mongolians Protest Loss of Traditional Grazing Lands Outside Banner Government
Herders protest outside Urad Middle Banner government offices in Inner Mongolia, Feb. 23, 2016.
Photo: SMHRIC
Traditional herding communities in a county-level district in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia have stepped up protests over the loss of their grasslands this week, local sources said.Ethnic Mongolian herders gathered...
Southern Mongolia: Herders Protest Against Illegal Occupation of Land
Southern Mongolian herders protested on Tuesday in front of local government buildings , claiming the end of the illegal expropriations of their grazing lands, as well as the destruction of these by the miner’s activities. This long term struggle...
“The Protocols of Elders of the Zion” and other controversial books published in Mongolian by state news agenc
“Montsame” official news agency of Mongolian government published
several controversial books including notorious forgery “The protocols of the elders of Zion” and “Green
book” by late Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, “About Juche and Songun” by
North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung, “Imperialism-highest
stage of capitalism” by V.I.Lenin,...
Gatsuurt mining operations delayed despite Parliamentary approval
State ownership in the Gatsuurt gold mine, a strategically
important deposit, will be 34 percent as a Parliamentary resolution was
approved on defining state ownership in the Gatsuurt deposit on February 4.
This approval gives license holder Canadian ‘Centerra Gold’
Company permission to start mining operations after holding talks and making
investment...
Mongolia Seeks $1.3 Billion From China to Complete Coal Railway
Officials are in China for talks on funding for the project
Mongolia hopes for deal in next few weeks so work can start
Mongolia is seeking a $1.3 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China to complete a railway connecting its Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit with the Chinese border, a project that has stalled because of lack of funds.
Officials...
Mining Licenses, Snow Leopards, and a Mysterious Death
A Mongolian conservationist is found dead and his family wants answers.
On November 5, 2015, 27-year-old researcher, Lkhagvasumberel Tumursukh, known to most as “Sumbee,” left his home in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia a day prior to a trip planned to the South Gobi, to the Tost-Tosonbomba mountain range where he kept watch over about 20 snow leopards...
Mongolia-Japan to conclude an MOU on dry coal preparation
By Mayo Ozaku
On February 16, signing ceremony for an agreement between
Mongolia and Japan was held at the Ministry of Mining. According to the agreement,
the demonstration project for a dry coal preparation system in Mongolia will
apply Japanese technology.
Mongolia and Japan agreed to cooperate in the
resource and energy area and signed...
Mongolia - Neutrality and Anxiety
Sandwiched between two giants, Mongolia is often forced to be prudent in preserving its sovereignty. But its foreign policy is becoming more mature and creative
Image by Kyaw San Wai
By Sinclaire Prowse
Mongolia is a small country...
