BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - Landlocked Mongolia sits on vast quantities of untapped mineral wealth and analysts say it could be one of the fastest growing economies of the next decade, as well as a key investment target for global mining giants.
The $5 billion Oyu Tolgoi project, jointly owned by Ivanhoe Mines and the Mongolian government, will be the world's biggest copper mine
Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia said Monday that demands of a group of protestors, who have launched a hunger strike against the parliament since Thursday, should be expressed legally.
"The protestors' demands should be expressed legally. And citizens should avoid using the struggling ways that might be harmful to their life, freedom and health," Elbegdorj Tsakhi
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia -- Mongolia's prime minister was appointed chief of the country's ruling party Thursday in a move to consolidate his power at a time when the country's capital has been rocked by protests.
Prime Minister Batbold Sukhbaatar replaced Bayar Sanjaa as head of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party after the former prime minister resigned, citing health reaso
Protesters are continuing to stage a sit-in around the central square of Mongolia's capital. The government is facing growing public pressure to dissolve the Parliament.
The demonstrations began on Monday with more than five-thousand participants demanding that Parliament be dissolved, and promised aid be handed out.
The protesters have been criticizing the government's
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) — The chief of Mongolia's ruling party said Thursday he is resigning to allow the current prime minister to consolidate his power, at a time when the country's capital has been rocked by protests.
Former Prime Minister Bayar Sanjaa cited health reasons for his resignation during a meeting of the ruling council of the Mongolian People's R
About 5,000 protesters surged through Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator urging that parliament be dissolved and promised aid handed out.
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — More than 5,000 protesters surged through the center of Mongolia's capital Monday to demand that parliament be dissolved and promised aid be handed out.
The largely peaceful rally was the biggest in Ulan Bator since July 2008 when five people were killed and more than 200 hurt in riots over alleged election fraud.
(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 July 2008 ended peacefully, but protesters warned of further unrest if th
