Mongolia

Mongolia: Edurelief project “Laptops for Teachers”

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program “Laptops for Teachers”, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

Asashoryu, Hakuho brush aside challengers

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu won ugly against Tokitenku to preserve his unbeaten record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. Asashoryu landed an early blow to Tokitenku's (1-3) face and after putting the second-ranked maegashira on the back foot and bumping him over the straw ridge, the "Bully from Ulan Bator" showed his mean streak by following through with an...

Asa remains on track for 25th title

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) It wasn't sexy but yokozuna Asashoryu stayed on course in his bid for consecutive titles with a bread-and-butter win over Takekaze on the third day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. The feisty yokozuna from Ulan Bator was pulled slightly off-balance by Takekaze after the faceoff and almost went tumbling before recovering quickly to charge the winless No. 1 maegashira over...

In Mongolia, Ambivalence Greets Efforts to Find the Great Khan's Tom

Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

BY JOSHUA KUCERA According to legend, when Genghis Khan died in 1227 in what is now northern China, his lieutenants wanted to keep the death a secret from the Mongols��� enemies. So as the party accompanying his body made its way back to Mongolia, they killed every person they saw on the way - more than 20,000 - so news of the death wouldn���t spread. Then,...

Mongolia: New Prime Minister

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Bilguun watched the change of the government in Mongolia, starting from resignation of S.Bayar under health reasons, nomination of Su.Batbold (then Minister of Foreign Relations) and his instatement.

Mongolia: Swine flu update

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Bilguun reports that the total number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Mongolia has reached 632, of whom 514 are in the capital city of Ulaan Baatar.

Industrial Info Resources: Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi Copper and Gold Project: A Look Without the Rose-Coloured Glasses, an Industrial Info News Alert

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

PERTH, AUSTRALIA (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- At last it looks like the Mongolian government will finally approve the plans of Ivanhoe Mines Limited (NYSE: IVN) (Vancouver, British Columbia) and Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) (London, England) to develop the huge Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold project. Or perhaps more correctly, Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto have finally...

Mongolia to import H1N1 vaccine from China

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Vice Premier M. Enkhbold met with Yu Hongyao, China's ambassador to Mongolia, on Thursday, after the country decided to import H1N1 virus vaccines from China instead of those offered by the World Health Organization. The decision to use the Chinese vaccines was made by Mongolia's Ministry of Health after consultations between the working group and experts. Enkhbold gave Yu a note from the Mongolia's...

Mongolia: Shamanism is Making a Comeback

Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

BY JOSHUA KUCERA When Degi, a 24-year-old web designer in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, hit a pedestrian in July 2008 with his Daewoo sedan, his luck took a turn for the worse. His company didn’t get a contract he was hoping for, and misfortune seemed to hover over his personal life. The family of the victim extorted money from him, threatening to sue and warning him that they had connections...

International mining forum to be held in Mongolia

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

"Discover Mongolia-2009," the seventh international forum of mining investors, is set to open in Ulan Bator. Leading mining companies from Canada, France, Russia, China, South Korea, Japan and the United States were expected to participate in the Nov. 6-7 forum. The Tavan Tolgoi coking coal deposit, said to be the largest untapped coal field in the world, and uranium exploration were expected...

Mongolia: Ethnic Kazakhs Eye Land of Opportunity to the West

Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

BY JOANNA LILLIS There was a festive mood in a village in Mongolia’s Khovd District recently as family and friends gathered to celebrate the birth of a baby into an ethnic Kazakh family. A new arrival is always cause for celebration in a Kazakh household, marked with a succession of events from the "cradle party" soon after the birth to the "string cutting" ceremony to snip...

UNICEF : Best of the Youth Made Oneminutesjr. on Child Rights – Mongolia

The News Market (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

Oneminutesjr. are 60 second videos made by young people between the ages of 12 and 20 from around the world.

Luxury brands hunt for untapped markets

France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

With spending on luxury goods down across the developed world in the economic crisis, luxury brands are increasingly looking far beyond the chic avenues of New York, London or Paris for revenue. The new names on the lips of luxury professionals are far less familiar -- Almaty, Shenzhen, Ulan Bator -- respectively, the commercial capital of Kazakhstan, a major Chinese provincial centre and the capital...

• Luxury brands hunt for untapped markets - France24

World Briefing | Asia: Mongolia: New Prime Minister Confirmed

New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Sukhbaatar Batbold, a former foreign minister, pledged to continue the pro-business policies of his predecessor, Sanjaagiin Bayar.

• Mongolia ruling party nominates new prime minister - Boston Globe
• Mongolia ruling party nominates new prime minister - Miami Herald
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Mongolia ruling party nominates new prime minister

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Mongolia's ruling party has nominated the current foreign minister and one of the country's wealthiest men to be the new prime minister of the impoverished but resource-rich nation.

2009 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia unveiled

habser | 09/08/2008

As you know, the term “Transsyberia” stands for the intercontinental rally from Moscow to the Mongolian Capital of Ulan Bator about 7,200 kilometres (4,460 miles) away. There are many fans of this competition and in order to satisfy their needs, Porsche will unveil the new Cayenne S Transsyberia for road and off-road use at the Paris Motor Show (4 – 19 October 2008). The new vehicle features the high-performance