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Nearly intact Tarbosaurus dinosaur skeleton uncovered in Gobi (Jul 23)
A Mongolian-Japanese team announced Wednesday that they had discovered a nearly complete skeleton of a Tarbosaurus dinosaur. Found in the Gobi Desert, the Tarbosaurus is closely related to the better-known Tyrannosaurus. Experts believe this is...


Elbegdorj's letter and appeal to the international commnity (Jul 4)
Mongolia’s democracy is in jeopardy. Five people including four died of bullet wounds of AKA shot by the police aiming at them, more than 119 people wounded, 712 people were arrested and being tortured by the authority to...


Walk out by protesting Democratic Party prevents Mongolian parliament from being inaugurated (Jul 23)
Mongolia’s opposition Democratic Party (DP) walked out of today’s session of Parliament to prevent members from being sworn in and a new government being formed. Claiming the June elections were fraudulent, the walk out by the 25 Democratic members...


QGX, owner of Baruun Naran and Golden Hills, to be sold for $259 million (Jul 22)
Mining operator QGX Ltd. (TSX:QGX) is to be purchased by Kerry Holdings Ltd. and MCS Holding LLC. The reported sales price is $259 million. QGX's properties include the Baruun Naran and the Golden Hills...


Agreement signed to allow Mongolian handcrafts to enter U.S. duty free (Jul 22)
An agreement has been signed allowing certain Mongolian handcrafts to be sold in the United States duty free. A joint venture of the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Mongolia...


Different Religions, Same Ethics? Comments on the Recent Religious Controversy in Mongolian Media (Jul 22)
Ueli Minder, Director of the Golden Light Sutra Buddhist Center gives his view on the recent controversy of Christian and Buddhist supporters ventilating their opinion in the Mongolian media. For a long time I thought...


Miners win concession from mining company, strike averted (Jul 21)
Following negotiations on issues of pay, a labor strike has been called off at the Russian owned gold-mining Altan Dornod (Zolotoy Vostok) Mongol Company. Miners at Altan Dornod accused the company of maintaining artificially...


World Health Organization again warns Asia about spread of drug-resistant TB (Jul 21)
On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that Asian nations, including Mongolia, have failed to stop the growth of the deadly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB). The WHO stressed that the disease could soon...


Eagle TV's schizophrenic mission (Jul 21)
Mongolia Web News, Ulaanbaatar (GV). Recent controversy over Eagle TV's director Thomas Terry exposes the contradiction of the channels mission as both an independent news provider and as a christian missionary promotion machine. A letter sent to media in...


Grim tally shows over 1,000 pieces of art destroyed during July 1 riot (Jul 20)
Officials figures released Friday indicate that losses at the Fine Art Gallery following the July 1 riots may take decades to restore, according to officials. Rioters in Ulaanbaatar burned the gallery on July...