Mongolian Economy and Finance

The upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, which arrives Friday, is a busy season for wedding ceremonies.

Ahead of the Spring Festival, top Chinese leaders have paid visits to different social groups and extended their best wishes to them.

Inside the strange caseload of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

6’7” St. Kitts basketball phenom Dane Rawlins continues to shine in the Mongolian National Basketball Association Super League in Mongolia .

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the winter Nadam Fair in Xilingol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday, January 27th, 2014.

President Xi Jinping visited soldiers at a border frontier base in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sunday, expressing his gratitude for their service to the nation.

One week ago, the courts of Mongolia sentenced environmental activist and former herder Tsetsegee Munkhbayar and four other members of the “Fire Nation” group to 21-and-a-half years in prison each for “acts of terrorism.”

Parmelia Resources (ASX: PML) has hit the heights at the Darvii Naruu Copper Gold project in Govi Altai province, western Mongolia with drilling results encountering encouraging mineralisation and potential for the presence of a porphyry hosted mineral system.

By Svetlana Chernova: About 60 teams from 17 countries, including India, Indonesia and Mongolia, had come to Almaty to compete for the gold medal in the field of exact sciences this year.

Mongolian environmental activist Tsetsegee Munkhbayar, who was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his campaign to protect water sources from mining pollution, was sentenced on Jan. 21 together with four associates to 21 years in prison for “acts of terrorism.”

A man was arrested for selling his newborn son for 30,000 yuan ($4,958), Inner Mongolia Morning News reported on Monday.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (January 23, 2014) – The APU Company, Mongolia’s first national beverage company since 1924, announces the arrival of Soyombo Vodka , produced, distilled, bottled and enjoyed by millions in its homeland.

Famous hip-hop dancer from the USA, Shaadow Sefiroth said that he will visit Mongolia.

This is not a vision of the apocalypse, but a Chinese "ghost city".

Mongolia’s Buyanjargal Bold has won a famous victory at the Red Dragon Main Event, after defeating a huge field of 995 players over six days on his way to capturing the title, and collecting the HK$1,492,000 (US $192,404) top prize.

Mongolia’s future dependent on successful development of mineral sector, diversification and engagement with neighbours;

KUWAIT, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait's Ambassador to Mongolia, Khaled Al-Fadhli, has held talks with the Mongolian legislator, Luvsantseren Enkh-Amgalan, on means of enhancing ties between Kuwait and Mongolia. The Kuwaiti embassy in Mongolia said in a statement, released on Thursday, that the discussions between the two sides, held in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, dealt with humanitarian activities by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development in Mongolia, namely its contributions to construction of a building for the Mongolian parliament. Enkh-Amgalan is also the head of the Mongolian side in the Kuwaiti-Mongolian Friendship Committee. Saud Al-Hraiji is the chairman of the Kuwaiti representatives in the joint commission. The embassy statement added that Al-Fadhli and Enkha-Amgalan also pondered means of encouraging reciprocal visits by Kuwaiti and Mongolian lawmakers to the two countries. (end) mjz.rk KUNA 231216 Jan 14NNNN

A company located in New Bloomfield has expanded its international market and will soon distribute its goods to Mongolia.

The Tokyo District Court said Thursday it has rejected a Mongolian bidder’s offer to buy out the headquarters and land in downtown Tokyo of a pro-Pyongyang Korean residents’ group.

The organisation's Barry Jiggins says it is all about getting fresh water into the country's schools.

The government of Tongliao in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region recently confiscated 214 cars that exceeded the standard for official vehicles, including 188 Audis and 26 imported SUVs, according to Xinhua News Agency.

By Paul Sullivan, Georgetown

More than 40 students and alumni from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University are visiting Mongolia this March, to help them understand the realities of doing business in a fledgling emerging market.

IHS sources indicate that in February Rio Tinto and the government of Mongolia are likely to announce a resolution to their dispute over the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.

Changes being considered to Mongolia’s minerals law are expected to pave the way to the end of a three and a half year moratorium on new exploration licenses, according to an official from the Ministry of Mining.

The 20th anniversary celebrations of the Macau Poker Cup have come to an end with the Red Dragon trophy heading to a new destination as Mongolia’s Buyanjargal Bold (pictured) claimed an impressive victory overnight.

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. “Zolotaya Korona – money transfers” Service and the Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC expand their cooperation.

ULAN BATOR, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Mongolia's export trade in 2013 fell 2.6 percent compared to the previous year as a result of a decrease in coal shipments to China over the period, the country's central bank said.

Kincora Copper ’s ( CVE:KCC ) rising share price suggests the market may be latching on to a potential shift in sentiment towards Mongolia.

It wasn’t until my husband and I had already shelled out thousands of dollars to visit China that I saw our destination referred to as “hideous.”

Air transport could have an important role in providing a direct connection between landlocked Mongolia and the rest of the world, expanding foreign trade and developing Mongolia’s economy.

Pollution responsible for up to 25% of deaths in UB

Dr. Melanie Goble, of Mishicot Veterinary Clinic and Pet Care Center, is planning to travel to Mongolia on a Christian veterinary mission to teach and assist veterinarians and veterinary students in medicine, surgery and business skills.

All alone surrounded by ice, this off-road driver took the ultimate shortcut across a river.

Stanford's Pan-Asian Music Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary Feb. 1 through March 1. Festival founder and director Jindong Cai speaks proudly of the past decade:

The spider fossil was discovered in the Daohugou beds of Inner Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar is the most polluted capital city in the world in terms of PM index, according to a study by Prof. Lodoysamba of the National University of Mongolia, who studies Ulaanbaatar air pollution and runs the UB Air Quality Facebook and Twitter page for regular updates on air quality.

On January 16, 2014, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with visiting Foreign Minister Luvsanvandan Bold of Mongolia in Beijing,.

Terrence Edwards in Ulaanbaatar January 21, 2014

On the surface, there doesn’t appear to be many similarities. Dig a little a deeper, and well, there still aren’t really any similarities.

On January 16, 2014, when jointly meeting the press after his talks in Beijing with visiting Foreign Minister Luvsanvandan Bold of Mongolia, Foreign Minister Wang Yi pointed out that in 2014, China will bring its neighboring countries and even the whole region three important opportunities of "China's reform", "China's initiative", and "China's hosting".

SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (SGQ), a coal producer in Mongolia controlled by a Rio Tinto Group unit, more than doubled output in 2013 after a resumption in mining.

Shares in Turquoise Hill (TSE:TRQ) rose sharply on Thursday after the company announced strong growth in output and improving grades at its massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

New efforts to improve environmental conditions in Ulaanbaatar are currently underway, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) set to lend 10 million USD to Mongolian coal producers Sharyn Gol JSC for the development of plants to supply washed coal and smokeless fuel briquettes to Ulaanbaatar.

At the invitation of the Polish Embassy in Ulaanbaatar and the Music and Dance College, Polish pianist Szczepan Konczal arrived in Ulaanbaatar on January 13.

It wasn’t until my husband and I had already shelled out thousands of dollars to visit China that I saw our destination referred to as “hideous.”

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has emphasized his country’s commitment to ties with neighboring nations and elaborated on the opportunities available to them in the new year.

Mongolia has been listed as the world’s fast growing economy for the second year running, providing hope for industrial minerals companies working in the region.

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Jan. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharyn Gol JSC (MSE: SHG) one of the oldest operating coal mines in Mongolia has signed a contract to receive a debt financing package of 10 million USD from EBRD.

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 01/15/14 -- Khan Resources Inc. (CNSX: KRI) (" Khan" or "the Company") announced today that it has filed its financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the year ended September 30, 2013 on Sedar and has posted these documents to its website www.khanresources.com .

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/15/14 -- Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE: TRQ)(NASDAQ: TRQ)(TSX: TRQ) today announced the fourth quarter 2013 production for Oyu Tolgoi.

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Global miner Rio Tinto’s massive Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia, is expected to build inventory during 2014, subsidiary Turquoise Hill said on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER -- Mongolian officials are in British Columbia to learn about the Canadian criminal justice system, parts of which they aim to adopt in their own country.

Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia has priced the first renminbi-denominated bonds from the country, raising Rmb700 million ($115 million) at a10.0% yield, a record high coupon for a dim sum offered by a bank issuer.

Xanadu Mines (ASX: XAM) has completed the acquisition of a 90% interest in Vantage, which holds the Oyut Ulaan porphyry copper-gold project in Mongolia, following shareholder approval.

PETALING JAYA: BUKIT Aman Interpol confirmed yesterday they had received information from the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Ulan Bator on the death of a Mongolian woman here last year.

SALISBURY — A colorful international wedding is coming to town Saturday, Jan. 18, and everyone on Delmarva is invited.

iNVEZZ.com, Tuesday, January 14: Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) has kept its majority stake in Turquoise Hill Resources unchanged at 50.8 percent following the successful completion of a $2.4 billion (£1.46 billion) rights issue related to the highly prospective 66 percent owned Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

The series of mergers and acquisitions made by Inner Mongolia-based China Mengniu Dairy in 2013 and its latest announcement about entering a joint venture in China with the US-based WhiteWave Foods are being seen as part of its efforts to expand into the beverage business, reports the Beijing-based China Times (not our sister paper).

Mongolian mountaineers from Up to Top Club, Mongolian Mountain Guides Association, Mongolian Snowboard Federation and Erdenet Hiking Club completed a summit to Asralt Khairkhan Mountain in Tuv Province last weekend.

The National Statistical Office of Mongolia (NSOM) has released its monthly update on social and economic indicators for the last month of 2013.

What is necessary for Mongolians during this time in their history?

Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have detained five ethnic Mongolian herders who protested the takeover of their grazing lands for development and demanded local officials be democratically elected.

HOWELL — Representatives of Howell and the Sukhbaatar District of Ulanbaatar in Mongolia signed a memorandum of agreement following a presentation designating them as sister cities on Dec. 10.

About three years ago, I was staring at a monitor wall of 2 million crowdsourced “clues” to identify archaeological tombs in Mongolia when three people in black suits walked up and stopped in their tracks.

More than 20 delegates from the Mongolian government are in Vancouver to get a few pointers from the Canadian justice system as the north Asian nation revamps its own.

GEEO has released their teacher travel opportunities for the summer of 2014. They are offering more than twenty trips, including a triple excursion to Russia, Mongolia, and China.

The series of mergers and acquisitions made by Inner-Mongolia-based China Mengniu Dairy in 2013 and its latest announcement about entering a joint venture in China with the US-based WhiteWave Foods are being seen as part of its efforts to expand into the beverage business, the Beijing-based China Times (not our sister paper) reports.

Jan 14 (Reuters) - China aims to increase its annual railway capacity for coal haulage by around a third by 2020 as part of a new plan aimed at streamlining the way its vast but remote reserves are delivered to consumers, the country's top planning body said on Tuesday.

Rio Tinto's stake in Canadian miner Turquoise Hill Resources will remain unchanged, after the conclusion of a lengthy rights offering linked to the highly prospective Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 13, 2014) -

Haranga Resources has secured a pre mining contract with the Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia for its 80% owned Selenge Iron Ore Project.

TORONTO – Centerra Gold said its Kumtor and Boroo mines produced a total of 690,720 oz of gold in 2013.

A pre-mining agreement is signed by Haranga Resources with the Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia for its 80% owned Selenge Iron Ore Project.

On a cold winter day in December 2007, a bulldozer flattened nearly 40 acres (16 hectares) of Inner Mongolia 's Tengger Desert.

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The TSX-listed shares of Centerra Gold on Monday rose 4.52%, or C$0.21 a share, after the company reported that it had met the 2013 output guidance.

LONDON--Mining titan Rio Tinto PLC ( >> Rio Tinto plc ) has kept its majority stake in Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd ( >> Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd ) unchanged at 50.8% following the successful completion of a $2.4 billion rights issue.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/13/14 -- Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ)(NYSE: TRQ)(NASDAQ: TRQ) today announced the closing of its rights offering, which expired on January 7, 2014, and confirmed the offering generated approximately US$2.4 billion in gross proceeds.

KUALA LUMPUR — Police have stumbled onto an alleged sex trafficking ring following investigations into the recent death of a Mongolian student.

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia is offering what would be the country’s first offshore yuan bond just one week after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the ratings outlook of the lender.

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Mining giant Rio Tinto on Tuesday confirmed that it had maintained its shareholding in Vancouver-headquartered Turquoise Hill during the company’s rights offering to develop the Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold mine, in Mongolia.

We were sitting in the ballet rehearsal room at the Opera House with our overcoats, observing the daily rehearsal of Mongolian ballerinas.

On January 9, the Prime Minister of Mongolia, N.Altankhuyag, introduced plans and projects for 2014 for construction, support for industrialization, improving household income by increasing employment opportunities, and combating corruption and bribery.

Ch.Ulaan, the Minister of Finance, gave an overview of the 2013 public budget and economic performance last week.

Wrangling over a $6 billion-plus underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi, Rio Tinto's (LON:RIO) massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia, could be resolved by the end of the month.

A BRITISH brother and sister spent 149 days driving more than 26,000km on an epic road trip from the UK to Australia in a Mini - only to be beaten by the WA outback.

Mongolia’s export income slipped 2.6 percent last year amid a decline in shipments of coal, the nation’s biggest earner.

Serbia adopts the Bill on ratification of the Agreement between the governments of Serbia and Mongolia on the abolition of visas for citizens of the two countries.

More than 100 scholars, officials, and designers from home and abroad gathered in Hohhot over the weekend to explore tourism development in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

ULAN BATOR (Bloomberg)— Mongolia’s export income slipped 2.6 percent last year amid a decline in shipments of coal, the nation’s biggest earner.

Haranga Resources has secured a pre mining contract with the Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia for its 80% owned Selenge Iron Ore Project.

A pre-mining agreement is signed by Haranga Resources with the Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia for its 80% owned Selenge Iron Ore Project.

Petro Matad notes the recent increase in the Company's share price and confirms that it is not aware of any reason for the sharp movement.

Petro Matad ( LON:MATD ) said today it was not aware of any reason why its share price spiked sharply higher on Wednesday.

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LONDON (Alliance News) - Petro Matad Ltd Thursday said it is unaware of any reason for the recent sharp increase in its share price.

Uuganaa Ramsay went to the UK on a teaching scholarship in 2000, and more than a decade later – now a mother and author in Scotland – she continues to educate.

Moody’s Investors Service reported on Wednesday that it has changed the ratings outlooks for three Mongolian banks to negative from stable, reflecting intensifying adverse developments in their operating environments.

In an interview with Yo. Manlaibayar, the chairman of the Coordinating Department of Railway and Maritime Policy of the Ministry of Roads and Transportation, we learn more about proposals for the renovation of Ulaanbaatar Railway.

In my work with Mongolian university students, I am often amazed at their lack of knowledge of geography.

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/09/14 -- Undur Tolgoi Minerals Inc. ("UTM" or the "Company") (CNSX: UTM) is pleased to announce that Mr. Anthony Milewski will join UTM's board of directors effective January 1, 2014.

China will make more efforts to consolidate the rare earth industry and promote mergers led by 6 major producers, an official told Xinhua on Thursday.

Haranga Resources (ASX: HAR) has been awarded a pre-mining agreement with the Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia for its 80% owned Selenge Iron Ore Project.

Despite a two year campaign aimed at cleaning the sector and removing all unlawful operations, China has admitted that its rare earth industry still suffers greatly from pollution, smuggling, and illegal mining.

KEENE — Nestled on a forested slope, Jim Collin and Carol Blakeslee Collin’s modernized yurt is halfway around the world from the steppes of Asia, where nomads make their homes in the portable structures.

Stamford, CT -- ( SBWIRE ) -- 01/08/2014 -- Wall Street Pennies is engaged in providing the most up to date and useful information on the Best Penny Stocks that are poised to breakout.

Following the ethnic protests in Xinjiang and Tibet, Inner Mongolia also suffers from grievances.

ACCORDING to the forecasts of the Economist Intelligence Unit, the world’s five fastest-growing economies in 2014 will be South Sudan, Mongolia, Macau, Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan, as seen in the video above.

VANCOUVER – Turquoise Hill Resources, operator of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in southern Mongolia, has completed a rights offering expected to gross US$2.4 billion.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Altan Rio Minerals Limited ("Altan Rio" or the "Company") announces that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") has agreed to provide equity financing to the Company for the furtherance of the Company's Mongolian operations.