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August 28, 2019 08:33 ET | Source: SouthGobi Resources Ltd
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX: SGQ, HK: 1878) (“SouthGobi” or the “Company”) announces that SouthGobi Sands LLC (“SGS”), the wholly-owned Mongolian operating subsidiary...
Truck crashes into bus in Mongolia, one killed
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and five others were injured after a truck early Wednesday crashed into a passenger bus in Mongolia, the country's traffic police department reported.
The accident occurred 1:00 a.m. Wednesday local time (1700 GMT Tuesday) along the route of Ulan Bator-Darkhan in northern Mongolia, the...
Mongolia to be involved in Child Protection Compact Partnership
Director General of the Consulate Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia L.Munkhtushig and Deputy Director of MFA’s Department for Americas, Africa and Middle-East D.Ganbold met with delegates led by Ms. Jane Sigmon, Senior Advisor to the Director of the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons...
Mongolian wrestling champion fails anti-doping test
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian wrestler Enkhtugs Oyunbold, who ascended to the highest rank of Titan in the country's traditional wrestling tournament at this year's Naadam festival, has failed an anti-doping test, the Mongolian government announced Tuesday.
"After the wrestling tournament at the Naadam festival in July, the National Anti-Doping...
Mongolia eyes business opportunities at China-Mongolia expo
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — Mongolia will explore ways of expanding trade and investment cooperation with China at the upcoming China-Mongolia expo.
The third edition of the biennial China-Mongolia expo is scheduled for Sept. 6-10 in Hohhot, the capital of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and in the cities of Tongliao and Ulanqab in...
Mongolia eyes business opportunities at China-Mongolia expo
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will explore ways of expanding trade and investment cooperation with China at the upcoming China-Mongolia expo.
The third edition of the biennial China-Mongolia expo is scheduled for Sept. 6-10 in Hohhot, the capital of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and in the cities of Tongliao and Ulanqab in...
Mongolia Places Trust in Cuban Health System
Ulan Bator, Aug 23 ( Prensa Latina ) Cuban Ambassador to Mongolia, Raul Delgado, expressed his gratitude for this country''s confidence in the Cuban health care system, according to a diplomatic note released today.
The Cuban Ambassador spoke during the opening in Ulan Bator of the United Dental Clinic, according to the source.Cuban dentists Lida...
Mongolia welcomes 215 thousand tourists in H1 2019
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism reported Mongolia received around 215.780 tourists in the first half of 2019, Montsame reports.
Compared to the same period of last year, the number increased by 6.4 percent or 13 thousand tourists. The highest number of foreign tourists came from Taiwan, China, which is 2020 tourists. The number...
Water-related accidents claim 69 lives in Mongolia so far this year
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 69 people have died in 76 water-related accidents in Mongolia since the beginning of this year, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Friday.
"A total of 76 water-related accidents have been recorded across the country so far this year, killing 60 adults and nine children," the NEMA...
Canada grants asylum to Turkish nationals under UN protection in Mongolia
Eight Turkish citizens whose passports were revoked by the Turkish government and whose legal residence in Mongolia ceased at the end of July traveled to Canada on August 11 immediately after Canada decided to grant them asylum, Bold Medya reported on Thursday.
An officer from United Nations also escorted the group to ensure their safe exit from...
1.3 bln USD worth of projects signed in N China
HOHHOT, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 projects have been signed at an economic and trade fair among China, Mongolia and Russia in Erenhot City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to the organizer.
The projects, which are worth 9.15 billion yuan (1.29 billion U.S. dollars), cover eight industries including engineering machinery,...
UNESCAP Executive Secretary meets Deputy Minister of Environment of Mongolia
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia Ts.Batbayar on August 19 met with Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), who is paying a visit to Mongolia, Montsame said.
During the...
Mongolia hosts Boao forum conference to promote common development
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia is hosting the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Ulan Bator Conference from Monday to Wednesday in a bid to expand bilateral cooperation with China and advance common development in Asia and beyond.
This forum aims to help Chinese entrepreneurs better understand the business environment in Mongolia and implement the...
Scaling up support for sustainable development: Mongolia on the rise
Mongolia’s economic rebound in recent years reveals a country rising up to the challenges borne from adverse economic shocks. The country’s economic resilience comes as no surprise. Mongolia has responded well to near-term economic challenges and chartered its long-term path towards sustainable development despite its inherent constraints as a small...
In Mongolia, Adventist Church Launches Ambitious Building Project
Church leaders attend groundbreaking ceremony of a new educational corporation.
By: Northern Asia-Pacific Division, and Adventist Review
On June 9, 2019, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Gateway Project on a 58-acre (23.5-hectare) piece of land in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Leaders from the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) and the...
Humans Migrated to Mongolia Much Earlier Than Previously Believed
By Kathleen Holder
Stone tools uncovered in Mongolia by an international team of archaeologists indicate that modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe about 45,000 years ago, according to a new University of California, Davis, study. The date is about 10,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously believed.
The site also points...
Mongolia's GDP grows 7.3 percent in H1
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.3 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, said the country's National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday.
The Asian country's GDP totaled 8.6 trillion Mongolian tugriks (3.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-June period and the growth was mainly attributed...
Russia, Mongolia kick off Selenga-2019 joint military drills
A special ceremony was held at the Munkh Khet practice range to open the drills
ULAN UDE, August 16. /TASS/. The Russian-Mongolian joint military exercise Selenga-2019 has kicked off at the Munkh Khet firing range in Mongolia, the press office of Russia’s Eastern Military District reported on Friday.
"A special ceremony was held at the Munkh...
Russian servicemen arrive in Mongolia to take part in joint drills
Around 1,000 servicemen and nearly 300 units of military equipment will take part in the joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise
ULAN-UDE, August 14. /TASS/. Around 1,000 Russian servicemen have arrived in Mongolia to take part in "Selenga" joint military drills, the press service of the Eastern Military District said on Wednesday.
"Three...
Revival of traditional Mongolian medicine: a combination of old and new
By Kou Jie, People's Daily Online
It is already 9pm. In a dim lab at the Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities (IMUN), 63-year-old Bayanmandula and his students are still browsing ancient Mongolian medical records, using modern technology to analyse the efficacy of traditional herbs.
“According to historical records, there are thousands...
Mongolian FM meets U.S. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Damdin Tsogtbaatar met with a delegation led by United States State Department Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Manisha Singh, Montsame reports.
Emphasizing the country’s valuable contributions to Mongolia's transition to democracy and a market economy and to coping with...
Mongolia to hold int'l forum to attract mining investment
ULAN BATOR, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will hold the 17th Discover Mongolia International Mining Investors Forum here on Sept. 27, organizers said on Wednesday.
Co-organized by the Mongolian Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry, the Business Council of Mongolia and the Mongolian National Mining Association, the annual forum aims to present government...
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Mongolia
Ban Ki-moon, Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the keynote speech at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Conference in Ulaanbaatar, News.mn reports.
The event will be held in Mongolia for the first time on August 19-21.
The Ulaanbaatar Conference will be held around the theme of “Concerted...
Russian military helicopters arrive in Mongolia for joint drills
CHITA, August 15. /TASS/. Eight army aviation helicopters of Russia’s Eastern Military District have arrived in Mongolia to take part in the Selenga-2019 exercise, the district’s press service said on Thursday.
"The aviation group comprises eight helicopters - four Mi-24 helicopter gunships and four Mi-8AMTSh assault transport helicopters," the...
Mongolia’s Petro Matad resumes drilling post-dispute
Mongolian oil explorer Petro Matad said Wednesday it will resume operations at block XX in eastern Mongolia, Kallanish Energy learns.
The company had to halt operations Aug. 5, due to a land use dispute. The authorities gave verbal approval to resume while the necessary paperwork is completed. Standby costs to-date totaled $150,000.
The...
