Kincora consolidates Mongolian copper province

Kincora Copper has moved to consolidate the southern Gobi copper belt in conjunction with a company ultimately controlled by Robert Friedland If Sam Spring’s comparison of south eastern Mongolia now to Chile in the 1970s holds any water at all, then Kincora...

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Lake Baikal may disappear like Aral Sea because of Mongolia and China

Source: Pravda.Ru photo archive Lake Baikal may repeat the fate of the Aral Sea. An environmental threat is looming over the largest fresh water lake which is also the deepest water reservoir in the world. Problems for Russia's iconic lake may arise...

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Mongolia’s New Power Plants May Suck Dry Lake Baikal in Siberia

According to media reports, Mongolia’s plans to build three large power plants on the river that feeds Russia’s Lake Baikal may result in a drop in water levels at the unique lake in southeastern Siberia.MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Mongolia’s plans to build three large power plants on the river that feeds Russia’s Lake Baikal may result...

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Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Khaan Quest 2016 commences with opening ceremony

      Story by Cpl. Janessa Pon Cpl. Janessa Pon Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces stand in formation before the Khaan Quest 2016 opening ceremonies May 22 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Khaan Quest...

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Mongolia's new election rules handicap smaller parties, clear way for two-horse race

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during Mongolia's presidential elections in Bayanchandmani, north east of Ulan Bator June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo ULAANBAATAR: Democratic values that flourished in Mongolia in the quarter...

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Air Astana Alleges Breach of Chicago Convention by Mongolia

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has had to cancel the planned launch of direct flights between Astana and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia from June 2 due to what it called the ungrounded revocation of permission by the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (CAAM). Kazakhstan and Mongolia signed an air services agreement in 1992 and a memorandum of understanding establishing...

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Korea, Mongolia agree to seek increase in flights, bolster development cooperation

President Park Geun-hye (R) shakes hands with her Mongolian counterpart, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (L), before their talks at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on May 19, 2016. (Yonhap) The leaders of Korea and Mongolia agreed Thursday to seek an increase...

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Canadian junior miner Khan Announces Completion of Documentation for Settlement Payment

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 18, 2016) - Khan Resources Inc. ("Khan" or the "Company") (CSE:KRI) announces that Khan and the Government of Mongolia have signed the settlement documentation required for the release of US$70 million to Khan from the escrow agent located in New York. With the execution of such agreement, joint instructions...

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Mongolia plans regular Eurobond sales

Mongolia plans to tap international capital markets on a regular basis in future, its central bank governor Naidansuren Zoljargal said on Wednesday. Mongolia's economy, which grew at the fastest rate in the world in 2011, depends heavily on copper exports to China and has been hammered by the global slide in commodity prices in the past few years.Rating...

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Christianity in Mongolia

A look at how a foreign faith is adapting to Mongolian culture. By Martin de Bourmont May 10, 2016 Mongolians receive a free meal distributed by nuns at a soup kitchen run by Fraternite Notre Dame project in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar...

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Turkic mound in Mongolia to be converted into museum

Turkey's official development agency TİKA will be converting a mound in Mongolia into a museum Editör / Internet  14:37 May 15, 2016  Yeni Şafak The Turkish International Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) announced that...

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Key victory in campaign to save Lake Baikal from Mongolian 'eco-threat'

By The Siberian Times reporter 13 May 2016 Russian government proposes intriguing solution if Ulaanbaatar halts plans for hydropower dams on the Selenga River. In 2015 Russian Ministry of Natural Resources warned of a devastating impact...

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Guarded Confidence in Mongolian Democracy

A high court ruling on the country’s electoral system has thrown Mongolia into political turmoil. By Julian Dierkes On June 29, 2016, Mongolians will be voting for a new parliament, the State Great Khural, for the seventh time since the country’s democratic revolution in 1990. In its 2016 assessment of political transformation towards...

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Mongolia set to pay $70 mln to end Khan mine dispute-source

May 13 Mongolia is ready to deliver a $70 million payment to Toronto-listed uranium miner Khan Resources, a government source said, wrapping up a seven-year dispute that tarnished the country's reputation as a hot mining destination. The resource-rich country that relies on China to buy nearly all of its resources is settling disputes with miners...

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Mongolia launches nationwide vaccination to tackle serious measles outbreak

ULAN BATOR, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Thursday to combat a serious measles outbreak, targeting 18-30-year olds. According to the Mongolian Health Ministry, as of May 6, a total of 19,194 measles cases were recorded nationwide and 59 infants died of measles infection. The ministry said most of the infected...

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