Mongolian Economy and Finance

SEOUL, March 4 (UPI) -- North Korean diplomats in charge of smuggling sanctioned goods into the country are using a route to Mongolia to transport the items.

Air Pollution is all at all time high on the Asian Continent. China has reached record-breaking levels of air pollution that the monitoring equipment can no longer keep track.

ISTANBUL – The One Belt, One Road initiative to rejuvenate the old Silk Road, and efforts to convert the former Soviet republics of Central Asia into a bridge between China and Europe, were the main points discussed Thursday at a regional investment forum in Istanbul.

ASTANA – A total of 963,540 people received Kazakhstan citizenship from 1992-2015, with the vast majority (858,661) being ethnic Kazakhs wishing to immigrate back to Kazakhstan (known in Kazakh as oralmandar or “returnees”).

A woman was killed and over 20 protestors injured on Monday in clashes with police over a copper mine in Myanmar after a Chinese company announced it would resume construction at the site.

The Roman Empire did it. The British Empire copied it in style. The Empire of Chaos has always done it.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- "The Korean Peninsula's stability is crucial for maintaining regional peace and security," Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized Wednesday at a forum examining Mongolia's role in Korean diplomacy co-hosted by the Global Peace Foundation and CSIS in Washington, D.C.

At the end of October it was announced that Mongolia will host the 2016 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).

Nestled between Russia and China, Mongolia is a geographically obscure country with the sparsest population density in the world.

China and Mongolia are calling for a three-party meeting among presidents of China, Russia and Mongolia in the near future, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday.

Reports suggest that India, Pakistan, Mongolia and Iran will be invited to become full members of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation.If true, India’s membership could have a major impact on its relations with China, the United States and Russia. It could also have a paradigm-changing impact upon India-Pakistan relations, with a radical effect on India’s energy security and its overall economy.

ZHURIHE, Inner Mongolia, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Five Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states carried out a massive live fire drill on Friday in north China's Inner Mongolia.

China's military drones participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) anti-terror drills in Inner Mongolia for the first time on Tuesday.

ULAN BATOR, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China supports Mongolia's bid to join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) mechanism, said a joint declaration signed here Thursday by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Mongolian counterpart, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.

BEIJING Russian army helicopters have landed in northern China to take part in multinational anti-terrorism drills, underscoring continuing close ties between Beijing and Moscow despite tensions with the West over Ukraine.

The Eurasian SCO will be admitting four new full members at their next summit.

The United States and Mongolia will conduct humanitarian assistance operations Aug. 11-16 as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Mongolia.

Mongolian Foreign Minister Luvsanvandan Bold told his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Sunday that he welcomes progress in dialogue between Japan and North Korea over the abduction issue.

Representatives from the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) recently gathered in Washington to discuss economic issues impacting the 14,000 American businesses operating throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

UST KAMENOGORSK. KAZINFORM The international youth summer camp ashore Alakol Lake started its work in the West Kazakhstan region that brought together student's delegations from Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan.