On May 27, Construction of railway on connecting Shivee Khuren port with Chinese Ceke port began. The railway section will connect two ports. It will be implemented on the basis of public-private partnership. LLC “Nariynsukhayt tomor zam” will finance the project. Shivee Khuren is a strategically important port through which 48 percent of coal exports pass.…
Month: May 2023
Systemic corruption surrounding the State Educational Loan Fund
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Mongolian media space blew up on 16 May with the report on systemic corruption surrounding the State Educational Loan Fund. Based on the audit data in the report, the fund has been ridden with violations and corruption since 1997, when it started issuing loans to students pursuing higher education abroad. The list of all loan…
Yokozuna Terunofuji wins Summer Grand Sumo Tournament
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On Sunday , Sole yokozuna Terunofuji wrapped up the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record by beating ozeki Takakeisho in the final bout of the 15-day meet. The 31-year-old grand champion had clinched his eighth Emperor’s Cup by beating sekiwake Kiribayama a day earlier at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan after coming into the tournament facing questions over his…
Mongolia hosts the 65th Session of APO’s Governing Body
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The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) successfully concluded the 65th Session of its Governing Body (GBM) with representatives of 19 APO member economies attending in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 24–26 May. This marked the first in-person assembly in three years, symbolizing a promising return to normalcy after the shift to virtual meetings due to the pandemic. This year’s…
A head of Chinese ruling party’s Central Committee receives Mongolian delegation
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Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with delegation from Mongolia in Beijing. He met with a delegation led by S. Odontuya, vice chairwoman of the State Great Hural, Mongolia’s parliament, and chairwoman of the Women’s Federation of the Democratic Party of Mongolia. Liu had…
Mongolia and Georgia to collaborate to address the global shortage of medical doctors
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A joint high-level delegation of leaders from the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) and the International Education Exchange Association (IEEA), visited Georgia State University 10 May to renew a collaboration that supports a special pre-med program to address the global shortage of medical doctors. Established in 2018, the special pre-med program is a…
Mongolian foreign minister meets with Saudi counterpart
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday met with Mongolian Foreign Minister B.Battsetseg at the ministry in Riyadh. They reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries, and discussed regional and international developments of common interest. Prince Faisal and B.Battsetseg signed an agreement on political consultations between the Saudi and Mongolian ministries of foreign…
Egypt, Mongolia talk boosting tourism cooperation
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Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs, Ghada Shalaby, met at the ministry’s headquarters in Abbasiya with Ambassador of the Republic of Mongolia to Cairo, E.Bulgan, to discuss strengthening tourism cooperation between the two sides and pushing more incoming tourism to Egypt. At the beginning of the meeting, the Deputy Minister welcomed…
City Council Special Work Session
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Event date: May 30, 2023 Event Time: 05:00 PM – 08:00 PMLocation: Northfield, MN 55057
Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting
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Event date: June 1, 2023 Event Time: 06:00 PM – 08:00 PMLocation: 801 Washington StreetNorthfield, MN 55057