Mongolia Brief May 28, 2014
PM Sees Products Made by Contestants of “Worldskills”
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag Tuesday got au fait with
products made by pupils and teachers who advanced to the 2nd phase of the
“Mongolian skills-2014” national contest.
The exhibition
displays souvenirs, mines rescuing facilities and wood works. The contestants
organized this measure to ensure a preparation for competing in the
“WorldSkills” international contest. Selected pupils will be trained in South
Korea for six months.
Mongolia has
become a 69th member of the WorldSkills International Organization in order to
prepare professional skilled workers based on the market needs, to challenge
skills and knowledge of teachers and pupils by refining a vocational training system,
to propagandize them worldwide, to learn experiences of other countries.
The national
contest runs in two stages with nine professions.
The WorldSkills
is a skills competition, jobs and careers event held in a member country every
two years. It is a competition for youth from 17 to 22 years to demonstrate
their excellence in skilled professions. The competition is promoted and
managed by WorldSkills International, formerly known as the International
Vocation Training Organization (IVTO).
The forthcoming
competition will take place 2015 in Brazil.
Consul General Meets with Rep of Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) The Consul General of Mongolia in Istanbul city of Turkey
E.Monkh-Ochir met Monday with Mr Ugur Kenan Ipek, ambassador and a
representative of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Istanbul.
Monkh-Ochir
expressed condolences over Soma mine disaster and said his Consulate officially
opened in Istanbul to protect Istanbul-based Mongolians' legal rights and
to intensify trade, economic and cultural ties between Mongolia and Turkey.
In turn, Mr
Ipek said he is satisfied with an establishment of the Consulate General and
highlighted an importance of bringing our historical relations to a newer
level.
The sides also
exchanged views on ways of promoting the Mongolian art and culture in Turkey
and of expanding fruitful cooperation in economic sphere.
Austrian Technologies Might Be Introduced in UB City's Projects
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city E.Bat-Uul Tuesday received a
delegation of Austria headed by Ms Irene Giner-Reichl, the Ambassador of
Austria to Mongolia.
The Mayor
thanked the Ambassador and Austrian companies’ delegates for proposing
collaborating in a development of our capital city and presented them the 2030
Ulaanbaatar city Development Concept. "in its frames, many works are
awaiting us, for example, providing 190 thousand families with apartments,
repairing highways and auto roads, introducing metro and putting special-road
buses to the public transport, creating new heat and electricity sources,
erecting sewage plants, and producing energy by processing waste,"
he detailed.
The Ambassador
noted the plan's importance. The Austrian companies offer leading services in
the infrastructure sphere, "and we are going to collaborate with
Ulaanbaatar in the construction and will raise a financing for its
developmental great construction," she said, adding that Austria is one of
the biggest investors for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD).
Delegates of
some ten companies spoke about their activities engaged in banking, health,
construction management, industrial training, facilities, energy, pipelines,
concrete and garbage processing. They hope that Ulaanbaatar will give them a
chance to cooperate in these areas.
The Mayor
thanked the Austrian companies for the offers and expressed a willingness to
cooperate with them in connecting ger (national dwelling) areas to engineering
pipelines, producing energy from garbage, in implementing agricultural
projects.
The Mayor will
visit Vienna soon.
Foreign Minister of Mongolia Pays Official Visit to Kingdom of Sweden
May 28
(infomongolia.com) On May 26, 2014, Mongolian delegates led by Minister of
Foreign Affairs Mr. Luvsanvandan BOLD paid an official visit to the Kingdom of
Sweden in the scope of the 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic
relations.
The Kingdom of
Sweden is considered one of the important partners of Mongolia in Scandinavian
region in Northern Europe, thus this visit is being implemented following the
visit of the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj conducted in 2012 and the first
visit at Foreign Minister-level and in the frameworks of celebrating the
diplomatic relations, parties have been organizing several events involving
many sectors.
During the stay
in Stockholm, Minister L.Bold held an official meeting with Foreign Minister of
Sweden Mr. Carl Bildt, where sides exchanged views on bilateral relations,
cooperation and other issues concerning international spheres. In the scope of
Mongolia’s chairing the 5th "Online Freedom" Conference in 2015,
Minister Carl Bildt pledged to support Mongolia on organizational issues.
On the same
day, Foreign Minister L.Bold met with Speaker of the Sweden Parliament
(Riksdag) Mr. Per Westerberg and Minister for Public Administration and Housing
Mr. Stefan Attefall to discuss inter-parliamentary ties and exchanged views on
state structure of Sweden and partnership opportunities between the two
administrative organs.
Moreover,
Mongolian delegation got acquainted with the Folke Bernadotte Academy, a Swedish
Government Agency dedicated to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of
international conflict and crisis management, with a particular focus on peace
operations.
As of today,
over 4,500 Mongolian citizens are residing in the Kingdom of Sweden and nearby
regions, and one of the vital issues to carry out is to promote Mongolian
language and culture to children growing there.
In this regard,
Mongolian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Sweden
Mr. Zorig ALTAI has introduced works being implemented to visiting Foreign
Minister L.Bold.
As part of
cultural promotion events, an accompanying the Head of Mongolian Buddhist
Center and Gandantegchinlen Monastery, Khamba Lama D.Choijamts met Mongolians
and gave his teachings to disciples gathered. Moreover, an art exhibition by
Mongolian artists was displayed at cultural center in Stockholm.
The delegation
was also comprised by Vice Director of Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, Ms. M.Oyunchimeg and during the visit, Mongolia-Sweden Business
meeting was organized, where representatives of Sandvik, ABB, Atlas Copco and
other prestigious companies have attended.
Mongolia and
the Kingdom of Sweden have established the diplomatic relations on June 30,
1964.
Following the
official visit to Sweden, Foreign Minister L.Bold is continuing his visit to
the Kingdom of Denmark scheduled on May 27-28, 2014.
Related:
Foreign
Minister Visits Sweden – Montsame,
May 28
Khan Bank Awarded as “The Most Active Issuing Bank” in Mongolia under EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Bank for Fourth Time
May 27 (Khan
Bank) London headquartered European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD) again awards Khan Bank as “the Most Active Issuing Bank” in Mongolia
under its Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) for the fourth time.
The Trade
Facilitation Programme held its yearly award ceremony at the EBRD’s Annual
Meeting on May 16th in Warsaw, Poland to honor outperforming banks from 107
banks from 23 countries as the most active issuing and confirming. The
winners were announced based on the number of guarantee transactions.
EBRD named Khan
Bank as “the Most Active Bank” under the TFP in 2009, 2011, 2012 and
2013. This dynamic and proven success is a direct result of our
customers’ continued tight and trustworthy collaboration for years.
Khan Bank
joined TFP in 2007 to provide its clients with support they need to increase
their access to import and export trade. Since joining the TFP, Khan Bank
increased its market share in trade finance business to 23%.
Through the
programme, EBRD provides guarantees to international confirming banks, taking
the political and commercial payment risk of international trade transactions
undertaken by Khan Bank. It aims to promote foreign trade to, from and
amongst the EBRD countries of operations and offers a range of products to
facilitate trade, including consumer goods, commodities, machinery, power
supply, cross-border engineering, construction, ship-building, technical and
other services.
Khan Bank is
committed in delivering variety of trade finance services, tailor made to
specific nature of foreign trade transaction for every one of its customers by
matching their trade cycle with financial needs while effectively managing
foreign trade risks.
Moreover, the
Bank focuses on introducing internationally recognized financial instruments
into Mongolia’s market, utilizing them efficiently and providing cheaper
financing to its customers for their export and import needs.
Emma Ellis ’14 awarded a Fulbright to teach in Mongolia
May 28
(noodls.com) Emma Ellis '14, of Northwood, N.J., has been awarded a
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Mongolia.
Ellis, an English major with a concentration in creative writing,
was a peer consultant at Colgate's Writing and Speaking Center, where she found helping students
to effectively communicate their thoughts to be inspiring and personally
gratifying. Ellis said she hopes to have similar impact on her students in
Mongolia.
"My first
goal is, of course, to improve my students' English language skills, and
thereby increase their chances of success in an English-speaking global
community," Ellis said. "I also hope to promote intercultural
understanding and the sharing of art and ideas between Mongolia and America by
developing relationships outside the classroom and by volunteering at galleries
that are bolstering the up-and-coming Ulaanbaatar art scene."
Outside the
classroom, Ellis plans to organize English-related cross-cultural student
activities and to engage in embassy-organized public outreach activities.
As a writer
with a particular interest in literary journalism, Ellis intends to produce
travel articles and short stories about her experiences in Mongolia, to help
increase awareness of Mongolian culture and promote the sharing of art and
ideas.
"Emma is
an exquisite writer who is highly committed to using both her writing and her
teaching to further the project of intercultural exchange," said Kim
Germain, Colgate's assistant dean for fellowship advising and a close adviser to all Fulbright
applicants. "She is mature and poised, and I'm certain that she will
thrive and have great adventures as an ETA in Mongolia."
At Colgate's
recent awards convocation, Ellis won the Lasher Prize for Distinction
in English Composition from the English Department. In the future, Ellis hopes
to launch a career in journalism.
Ellis is one of
four Colgate seniors awarded a Fulbright grant for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange
program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual
understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other
countries.
Recipients of
Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic achievement, as well as
demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.
Ch.Mongondalai to Tour Western Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) A Mongolian man suffering from impaired hearing and speaking
is planning to travel alone all through the western part of the country.
The bike tour
of Ch.Mongondalai to the mountainous part of the country will kick-off from
Ulaanbaatar on June 7 to cover 5,500 km. He has been looking forward to this
tour for many years.
The Young
Bicyclists Club of the Mongolian Youth Federation, where Mongondalai has a
membership, is supporting the tour, along with many donors, including
Cannondale shop staffers who gave Mongondalai a GT Avalanche bicycle. A
Governor of Hotol town of Selenge province S.Enkhtaivan donated a hundred
thousand togrog for the fearless tour, while Compass travel shop presented him
a tent. Another generous gift has come from Atilla bike shop, who promised to
provide spare parts of the bike.
First Lady Helps Provincial Hospital
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) A spouse of Mongolia's President Ts.Elbegdorj and a head of
“Trust” national fund for cancer-free Mongolia Kh.Bolormaa gave an equipment
assistance to a health center of Bulgan province on Tuesday.
With a 20
million togrog financial support of the fund, two wards for cancer patients
have been equipped with oxygen thickeners, controlling screen, nurse drawers,
trolleys, stethoscopes, blood pressure devices and electrocardiogram apparatus.
Mongolia-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission meet
May 28
(news.mn) Ulaanbaatar hosted the 6th meeting for the intergovernmental
commission between Mongolia and Kazakhstan on trade, economy, science,
technical and cultural cooperation on May 26th and 27th.
The meeting was
represented by officials from ministries, agencies and provinces from both
countries, the Ambassador from Mongolia to Kazakhstan J.Sukhee and the
Ambassador from Kazakhstan to Mongolia K.I.Koblandin. Mongolian representatives
were chaired by the Minister of Population Development and Social Welfare and
the chairman of the Mongolia-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission S.Erdene,
and Kazakhstan`s representatives were chaired by the Minister of Labor and
Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chairwoman of
the intergovernmental commission, Tamara Duisenova.
At the 6th
meeting of the intergovernmental commission between Mongolia and Kazakhstan,
bilateral relations and cooperation as well as the main directions and key
targets for 2016 were discussed.
Parties
specified particular bilateral cooperation on investment, agriculture,
transport, mining, and collaboration in the region on environment, culture and
education and agreed to establish a medium term program for bilateral
cooperation between Mongolia and Kazakhstan. The parties also agreed on direct
flights between the two countries.
Ministers also
stated that the intergovernmental commissions, ministries and agencies
provincial administrations would play important roles to implement these actions.
The bilateral
cooperation documents on trade, economy, science, technology and culture were
signed by the Minister of Population Development and Social Welfare S.Erdene
and Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
Tamara Duisenova.
Cooperation
Memorandum of Understanding between Mongolian and Kazakhstan Airlines was
signed by Ch.Nyamsaikhan, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Authority of
Mongolia and by T.T.Lastayev, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Committee of
Kazakhstan.
The Prime
Minister of Mongolia, N.Altankhuyag, received Kazakhstan`s delegates led by the
chairwoman of the intergovernmental commission Tamara Duisenova.
The next
meeting of the Mongolia-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission is scheduled to
be held in Astana in 2016.
60th Anniversary Conference for Mongolia-Vietnam relations
May 28
(news.mn) As part of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of diplomatic
relations between Mongolia and Vietnam, an anniversary conference “Sixty years
of good relations and cooperation” was held on May 27th.
The conference
was represented by officials from both countries including MP and chairwoman of
the Vietnam-Mongolia Friendship Parliamentary Group Z.Bayanselenge, Deputy
Foreign Minister D.Gankhuyag, Ambassador of Vietnam to Mongolia Phan Dang Duong
and Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
MP and
chairwoman of the Vietnam-Mongolia Friendship Parliamentary Group
Z.Bayanselenge gave anniversary greetings in her opening speech, emphasizing
intensive bilateral development in politics, economy, business and
science. Z.Bayanselenge also expressed appreciation for the good start in
bilateral cooperation between the science academies of the two countries
because the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Vietnam Academy of Social
Sciences signed a cooperation agreement.
At the
conference cooperation opportunities in industry, mining, energy, infrastructure,
road, construction and sea transport, ports and agriculture were exchanged.
Direct Flights between Ulaanbaatar and Astana Negotiated during 6th Mongolia-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission Meeting
May 28
(infomongolia.com) The Sixth Intergovernmental Commission Meeting between
Mongolia and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Trade, Economy, Science, Technical
and Cultural Cooperation was successfully organized in Ulaanbaatar on May
26-27, 2014.
Mongolian
representatives attended the intergovernmental meeting was chaired by Minister
for Population Development and Social Protection Mr. Sodnomzundui ERDENE and
the other part by Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the
Republic of Kazakhstan Ms. Tamara Kasymovna Duissenova. Besides, other officials
from relevant Ministry, Authority, Aimag and Province were present as well as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr.
Jagir SUKHEE and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of Kazakhstan to Mongolia Mr. Kalybek Ibragimovich Koblandin have attended.
The Meeting
focused on Mongolia-Kazakhstan relations, important directories of partnership
and other measures to co-implement until 2016. For instances, it was determined
bilateral cooperation in investment, business sectors, agriculture, road transportation,
mining and regional collaboration. Also, parties agreed to develop
Mongolia-Kazakhstan mid-term program of cooperation.
In the
frameworks, two sides negotiated to conduct direct flights between the
Ulaanbaatar and Astana cities.
Also, parties
resolved to accelerate some works on strengthening the legal basis of
cooperation between the two countries and agreed to finalize some types of
documents, where relevant organs and authorities are entrusted to implement
shortly.
Afterwards, a
Protocol on the Sixth Intergovernmental Commission Meeting between Mongolia and
the Republic of Kazakhstan on Trade, Economy, Science, Technical and Cultural
Cooperation was signed by two chairing Ministers.
A Memorandum on
Cooperation between the two civil aviations was inked by Deputy Chairman of
Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia Chimeddorj NYAMSAIKHAN and Deputy Chairman
of Civil Aviation Committee under Ministry of Transport and Communications,
Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Talgat Lastayev.
Following the
meeting, Prime Minister of Mongolia N.Altankhuyag received the Kazakhstani
delegates led by Minister Tamara Duissenova.
The previous V
Intergovernmental Commission Meeting between Mongolia and Kazakhstan was held
in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2008 and the next is scheduled to take place in Astana
in 2016. Mongolia and the Republic of Kazakhstan have established diplomatic
relations on January 22, 1992.
EBRD to Invest 50 Million EUR to Mongolia in Ger Areas Development and Investment Support Program
May 28
(infomongolia.com) Minister for Economic Development of Mongolia N.Batbayar was
entrusted to sign the General Financing Agreement on "Ger Areas
Development and Investment Support Program" issued by the Prime Minister
of Mongolia from the Decree No.172 dated on November 06, 2013.
The Program is
aimed to restructure the Ger Districts in Ulaanbaatar with participation of
residents by expanding water supply, sewerage and heating service systems,
improving socio-economic infrastructure, supporting micro financing and
implementing project capacity.
In the scope of
implementing the Program in water supply and sewerage systems improvement in
the Ger Districts of Ulaanbaatar city, it was cited in the General Financing
Agreement that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to
invest 50 million EUR (60.3 million USD) and the preliminary negotiations on
loan agreement conditions between Mongolia and the EBRD were held in the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg on May 19-21, 2014.
The
negotiations were successfully conducted, reports the Ulaanbaatar Administration
Office today on May 28, where Mongolian Government was represented by a working
group headed by an Acting Director of Investment Department at the Ministry of
Economic Development S.Javkhlanbaatar.
In conjunction,
the Government of Mongolia and the Asian Development Bank had also signed a 320
million USD General Financing Agreement on "Ulaanbaatar Urban Services and
Ger Areas Development Investment Program" in December, 2013.
New Members of Public Council at IAAC Promoted
May 28
(infomongolia.com) A ceremony to hand over a Presidential Decree on nominating
new members of the Public Council under Independent Authority Against
Corruption (IAAC) was held on May 28, 2014.
The Decree was
conferred by Head of the Office of the President P.Tsagaan, where Advisor on
Human Rights and Legal Policy to the President Ch.Unurbayar and Head of the
Public Relations and Press Division of the President’s Office P.Sainbileg have
introduced newly promoted candidates.
The Public
Council at IAAC is represented with 15 members and promoted by the President of
Mongolia for the term of four years that aims to actively involve community in
the fight against corruption, deliver their views and introduce anti-corruption
legislations to public and with purpose to recommend on implementation of
anti-corruption tasks, which is been operating since 2007.
Members of the Public Council at IAAC are:
1 B.Amar,
Project Development Manager at Zorig Foundation
2. R.Batsaikhan,
Director of “Nirun” Film Studio
3. N.Dorjdari,
Revenue Watch Institute
4. M.Munkhbat,
School of Law, National University of Mongolia
5.
Kh.Naranjargal, Globe International NGO
6.
S.Nasanjargal, “Channel 25” Television
7. B.Nyamdorj,
“Udriin Medee” LLC
8.
M.Oyunchimeg, Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
9. L.Sumati,
Sant Maral Foundation
10. L.Tur-Od,
Transparency International Mongolia
11.
N.Urantogtokh, Mongolian Academy of Political Education
12.
M.Ulambadrakh, NTV Television
13.
T.Khasbaatar, Association of National Environmental Cooperation
14.
D.Tserenjav, Transparency Fund
15.
P.Erdenejargal, Open Society Forum
Draft New Wording of Law on Combating Family Violence Submitted
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) The Minister of Justice Kh.Temuujin MP Tuesday submitted to
the Speaker a draft new wording of the law on combating family violence.
Passed in 2004
law on combating family violence did not have a clause on punishing those using
violence in a family, for this was treated as a human right conflict. To deal
with it, three Ministries--of Justice, of Health and of Social Welfare and
Labor--approved some rules in 2007 in order to realize a national programme on
preventing and combating family violence. In addition, the government set up
some centers to protect and shelter victims of family violence and to give them
advice through professional organization.
Despite all
this, said the Minister Temuujin, a number of the family violence-related
crimes is still high and takes a critical form. Main reasons of the problem are
false regulations in the law and a neglecting of a matter on ensuring safety
for the victims and their family members, he said. The new wording of the law
has been formulated by a working group in accordance with present time
requirements. It aims to protect the victims in the first turn, to prevent such
violence and to upgrade the law based on a principle of the inter-sector
collaboration.
The new wording
also has been harmonized with other bills--on crimes, on conflicts, on law
enforcement actions and on criminal procedure, which have been adopted or are
being formulated in frames of the court reforms.
Parliament to Pass State Education Policy
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) The parliamentary session discussed Tuesday a resolution on
amendments to the State policy on education.
In this
reworded draft, the educational development strategy defines the goal of
pre-school education as development of children’s creativity rather than
preparing for schools. In a similar way, goals of educational periods of
primary school, secondary school, high school and university are redefined in
accordance with contemporary educational tendencies.
According to
this new wording, the elementary education will give importance to mother
language learning and information processing ability development of children,
while secondary school education will highlight learning of life skills and
sciences, as well as mastering in self-teaching.
The draft is
expected to get passed by parliament on Thursday.
Ulaanbaatar City to Cooperate with EIB
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) A working group led by S.Javkhlanbaatar, an acting head of
the Investment Department of the Ministry of Economic Development, has held
preliminary negotiations in Luxembourg with the European Investment Bank (EIB)
for a general agreement of financing.
Earlier, this
Ministry was authorized by the Premier to sign the general agreement for a
programme on developing ger (national dwelling) areas and investments, having
purposes to re-plan the ger areas with civil participation, to augment water
resources, sewage plants and heating services, to support small-sized financing
and to empower project implementing bodies.
This programme
reflects a financing of EUR 50 million to be given from the EIB for improving
the water resources of the ger areas and sewage plants.
The working
groups includes S.Ochirbat, a deputy Mayor of Ulaanbaatar in charge of urban
planning and investment affairs; D.Otgonbaatar, a head of the project and
cooperation section of the city’s administration; Ts.Ravdandash, an expert from
the Ministry of Economic Development; and Ts.Bayarsaikhan, an expert.
Gold Exports Collect USD 89.8 Million
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) The lower royalty for gold production has given its fruit, as
the amount of gold sold to the Mongolbank in the first four months increased
26.8% against the same period of 2013 and two times against 2012.
The gold
royalty was reduced from 5 percent to 2.5% in February of 2014 in order to make
it comparable to those of neighboring countries–China (2%) and Russia (4%).
In the first
four months of this year, gold producers sold a total of 1,797 kg of gold to
the Central Bank of Mongolia (Mongolbank), says the National Statistical
Commission. For the same period, Mongolia earned incomes of USD 89.8 million
from gold export.
Mongolia Exports 8 Million Ton Coal in First Four Months
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) During this period, the nation exported 8.05 million ton of
coal out of 35 million ton planned for this year.
The amount of
the coal exported had been increasing year after year, as the export that
weighed at 5.1 million ton in 2008 escalated to 20.5 million ton in 2012.
However, the amount has been on a decline since the last year, and specialists
reached a consensus on the importance of the quality of the coal exported
rather than its quantity. As a part of this effort, the produced in Tavan
tolgoi deposit coal has begun going through a washing process in a coal washing
plant of "Energy Resources" before being exported to China. The
washing plant with annual capacity of coal processing of 15 million ton washed
549 thousand ton of coal in the first four months of this year.
Mongolia is
planning to reach a coal exporting ability of 50 million ton by 2020.
Wheat Sowing Stands at 80%
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) Nationwide, farmers have thus far sown wheat in 246.1
thousand ha land out of 304 thousand ha planned for this year, which means 80%
of wheat sowing has been completed.
As May 27,
barley and oat have been sown in similar extent of land–nearly 2,300 ha each.
Seeding of vegetables are going on in full swing nationwide; farmers have
planted vegetables in nearly half of the planned lands--potatoes in 7,267 ha,
and other vegetables in 3,558 ha.
Wheat sowing is
expected to end within May, while vegetable planting will continue until the
end of this June. Nationwide, nearly 1,200 farmers are engaged in agronomy this
year, with goals to harvest 426 thousand ton of wheat, 198 thousand ton of
potatoes, 106 thousand ton of other vegetables and ten thousand ton of
oil-bearing crops (flax).
Us Neurosurgeon Works at State Third Hospital
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) In a line of “Virtue Foundation”, international charitable
organization, an instructor of neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital Mr Reza
Yassari worked in the State Central Third Hospital May 21-24.
He successfully
ran four surgeries on spine and cerebellum, together with specialized doctors
of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center where he works as a chief of department of
neurosurgery, and gave the hospital staffers a lecture on vertebral column
problem.
The hospital
and the “Virtue Foundation” agreed to expand cooperation in the neurosurgery
field, particularly in spine surgery.
International Marathon Approaching
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) An "Ulaanbaatar--Marathon" international
competition is to run here June 7.
The
organization of the event will be eased by a car-free action announced the same
day. The contest will gather not only our best ones but also foreign top
runners, including S.Korean coach Hwang Young-cho, Olympic Gold medal
marathoner of 1992 and Asian Game of 1994 Yamamoto Yoshihiro, a silver medalist
of the Asian Games of 2010 Japanese Ito Koichi and others.
Our Mental Athletes Head to Philippines
Ulaanbaatar,
May 28 (MONTSAME) Mongolian mental athletes have left to Manila of Philippines
to participate in the International Open Memory Championship.
The events will
be organized by the Philippine Mind Sports Association and sanctioned by the
World Memory Council May 31-June 1.
Our team
consists of Grand Master of Memory /GMM/ S.Tsogbadrakh, a winner of National
Memory Championship of 2014 T.Enkhjin and E.Enkhmonkh and a coach B.Baasandorj.
A director of
Mongolia's Intellectual Academy (MIA) Kh.Khatanbaatar will work in judges'
team.
Japanese Famed Teacher of Ikebana, Mrs. Kazuko Fujii to
Perform Art of Flower Arrangement in Ulaanbaatar
May 28
(infomongolia.com) Mongolian "Florever" Studio in collaboration with
Japanese "Aucnet" company for the first time in Ulaanbaatar is
organizing the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as Ikebana on May
30, 2014.
The event will
be held between 01:00 pm and 06:00 pm at “Platinium Shopping Center” formerly
known as Solongo Restaurant, where a famed teacher Ms. Kazuko Fujii will be
attending upon the invitation and will be performing a ceremony “giving life to
flowers” under melody depicting its traditional culture, origin and customs.
During the
event, a flower exhibition of over 20 types brought from Japan will be also
displayed and the highlight of the day is an auction of ikebana created by
Kazuko Fujii Sensei herself.
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