Newspaper advertising published in the United States last week calls on the U.S. government to cut off aid to Mongolia unless the Mongolian government acts to “eliminate corruption and protect private property.”
Archive for April, 2008
U.S. group urges cutting off aid to Mongolia citing ‘anti-western’ business practices
The First International Festival of Morin Khuur to be hosted in Mongolia
{mosimage}The First International Festival of Morin Khuur will be organized by the Mongolian State Philharmonic, the Morin Khuur Ensemble, and the Cultural and Scientific Foundation for the Mongol Race on 4-7, May in the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Alaskan skies reported to be clouded by Mongolian dust, Russian smoke
{mosimage}Mongolian dust has spread across the Pacific Ocean and can be seen in the skies of Alaska. The dust from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, coupled with smoke from raging Russian wildfires, have caused a whitish-yellow haze stretching east from China and Russia into south central Alaska.
Details of Mongolia’s Sumo Tournament Revealed
{mosimage}Details of the sumo-wrestling exhibition tournament to be held in Ulaanbaatar later this year were announced by organizers this week. The Japan Sumo Association last year announced that Mongolia would host the tournament, which is rarely held outside of Japan, from August 26-29.
Mining Draft Laws Continue Through Parliament
{mosimage}Parliament last week (April 17) started initial discussions of the draft amendments to the minerals law in a meeting held behind closed doors for “national security reasons.”
Mongolian computer provider, One Laptop Per Child, may switch to windows operating system
{mosimage}The One Laptop Per Child project, which currently provides Mongolian children with laptop computers, may switch from Linux to a Windows XP operating system.
Officials warn of strong dust storms in coming days
{mosimage}Mongolian officials have warned local authorities to prepare for strong dust storms within coming days. The Meteorological Institute issued a warning Wednesday that dust storms, generating speeds of 16-20 meters per second, are expected in the country’s eastern provinces.
Wins bronze medal from the World Cup
Our best shooting athletes went to a tournament for the world cup being held in Beijing. According to the last information about the tournament, ternational master Ts.Munkhzul received total 783.4 scores on a distance of 25 meters of females gun and won bronze medal.
Experts say copper prices to remain high for next two years
{mosimage}Market observers believe Mongolian copper prices will remain high for at least the next two years. One of the main reasons given for the continuing high prices are delays to planned mining projects caused by increasing percentages of revenues being funneled off by governments in Mongolia and Africa.
Mongolian Pop Goddess Proves Will Power Equals Staying Power
{mosimage}She’s hit high notes in her career and low notes in her personal life, but pop goddess Saraa is back to her best. The dictionary definition of the word goddess is “a woman who many people admire and copy” or “one of the female spirits.
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