{mosimage}Mongolia's Goyol Fashion Show–2008, the most anticipated event in Ulaanbaatar’s fashion calendar, will this year be held on December 12. As usual the event will name the year’s best models, chosen separately from among both men and women, the best designer and also the top model of the year, the best of the best, as [...]

{mosimage}THE Standing Committee on State Structures unanimously approved on Wednesday the nomination of S.Bayar, Chairman of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP), the dominant partner in the ruling coalition, to take over as Prime Minister of Mongolia.

{mosimage}Mongolia has introduced a measure at the United Nations to have each October 15 recognized as the International Day of Rural Women. The issue was approved in committee and sent for consideration to the General Assembly.

{mosimage}Tiger Airways has announced plans to bring budget air travel between Ulaanbaatur and other Asian cities. Tiger Airways is the budget airline unit of Singapore Airlines. It is partnering in this plan with the Incheon, Korea city government, which runs South Korea’s largest airport, Incheon International Airport serving Seoul.

{mosimage}Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd. reported a larger than expected quarterly loss, blaming much of the loss to expenses in developing Monglia’s Oyu Tolgoi project. Third quarter losses were reported at $83.1 million, or 22 cents a share. Losses during the same period in 2006 were $66.5 million, or 20 cents a share.

{mosimage}An Australian zoo announced the successful birth of a rare Mongolian Przewalski's horse on Sunday. Officials of the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, South Australia, said the white foal has been named “Effie,” after Melbourne Cup winner Efficient.

{mosimage}Mongolia Web News – Developers began work on Saturday on a railroad line which will link China with Mongolia and Russia.

{mosimage}WITH the period of his ban nearing an end, Asashoryu has finalized his plans. He returns to Japan on November 26 and from Narita Airport goes straight to the Ryogoku Kokugikan. There he meets with the Yokozuna Deliberation Council (YDC) which will be holding its usual post-basho meeting.

{mosimage}FOR the first time in Ulaanbaatar a theater-goer will have the option of watching a play directed and performed the way he prefers. Manuukhai by young playwright D.Mendsaikhan, to be produced at the State Drama Theater from November 16,

{mosimage}EVEN with Asashoryu still under suspension, six Mongolian wrestlers are competing in this month’s elite division basho that began on November 10 at the Sumo Hall in Fukuoka.