(Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Ulan Bator's central Sukhbatar Square Thursday to demand the resignation of Mongolia's health minister for failing to curtail the spread of the H1N1 strain of influenza. The first demonstration in the heart of the capital since post-election riots in Jul
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Posted by mongoliaonline 1 hour 2 minutes ago (http://www.reuters.com)Sumo-Mongolian 'bete noir' says he was forced to quit
Posted by mongoliaonline 2 hours 29 minutes ago (http://au.news.yahoo.com)TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Former firebrand sumo grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday denied accusations he broke a man's nose in a drunken fight.
The Mongolian, whose real name is Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj, also claimed his decision to quit sumo amid the furore was partly down to forces inside Japan's ancient sport who wanted him gone.
"I didn't commit an act
Mongolia provides field hospital to Darfur
Posted by mongoliaonline 13 hours ago (http://www.sudantribune.com)March 11, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Mongolian government will send a military field hospital to the restive region of Darfur, in response to demand made by the United Nations peacekeeping department.
The hospital will be located at a UNAMID settlement in Kabkabia, about 170 km from El Fasher the capital of North Darfur state.
Rio Discusses Ventures With Chinalco, Financial Review Says
Posted by mongoliaonline 13 hours ago (Editorial)The Bloomberg reporter Angus Whitley referred to the Australian Financial Review while reporting on March 11 that Rio Tinto Group is in talks with Aluminum Corp. of China about potential joint ventures. Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese is expected to visit Chinalco during a trip to Beijing later this month as the miner explores options for renewed collaboration with its largest single sh
Asashoryu denies alleged drunken rampage, undecided on future
Posted by mongoliaonline 13 hours ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)ULAN BATOR (Kyodo) -- Former Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday refuted reports of an alleged drunken rampage that preceded his retirement from sumo.
"I didn't commit any violent act," Asashoryu said at a press conference in Ulan Bator, referring to Japanese magazine reports in January that said he became extremely drunk before striking and seriously i
Hungarian, Mongolian PMs discuss ways to strengthen economic ties
Posted by mongoliaonline 18 hours ago (http://news.xinhuanet.com)The Hungarian PM announced that Hungary would provide technical advice to Mongolia on trading with the European Union, as well as financial support in the fields of animal health and animal rearing technology.
Bajnai also said Hungary would provide a Mongolian food producer with a low-interest loan of 25 million U.S. dollars.
Bajnai added that Hungary would keep Mongolia'
Mongolia Energy to start coal delivery in August
Posted by mongoliaonline 1 day 12 hours ago (http://news.alibaba.com)HONG KONG, March 10 - Mongolia Energy Corp, a former technology company that remade itself into a natural resources developer in 2007, will deliver its first coking coal cargo this August and is also looking at projects beyond Mongolia, a senior executive said.
Mineral rich Mongolia is attracting more attention from global investors after a deal in October with Ivanhoe Mine
Mongolia goes green!!! « Kiva Stories from the Field
Posted by mongoliaonline 1 day 12 hours ago (http://fellowsblog.kiva.org)Yes, it might be the dead of winter in Mongolia, with temperatures hovering around -30 degrees Fahrenheit, but the loan products here have been turning green. Thanks to the hard work of the Eco Products Team at XacBank in Mongolia, Kiva lenders saw an introduction of 3 new types of personal consumption ‘green loans’ in December 2009.











