BBC News - Mongolian economy: 'Stellar growth' in 2013: "Mongolia's economy is set to grow by 18-20% in 2013 thanks to the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine, says the Economist.
Daniel Franklin, the executive editor of the Economist, has made a long list of predictions for next year, and Asia Business Report's Mariko Oi asked him first if Asia would continue to be affected by the slowdown in the United States."
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November 27, 2012
October 15, 2012
BBC News - Mongolia capital Ulan-Bator removes Lenin statue
BBC News - Mongolia capital Ulan-Bator removes Lenin statue: "Ulan-Bator, the capital of Mongolia, has removed its last bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin, denouncing the communist leader as a "murderer".
The monument was hoisted from its plinth in a park and dropped on to the back of a flat-bed lorry at a ceremony attended by city mayor Bat-Uul Erdene.
During the Cold War, Mongolia was effectively a Soviet satellite state.
Mr Bat-Uul said the statue would be auctioned off with a starting price of about $280 (£174; 216 euros)."
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The monument was hoisted from its plinth in a park and dropped on to the back of a flat-bed lorry at a ceremony attended by city mayor Bat-Uul Erdene.
During the Cold War, Mongolia was effectively a Soviet satellite state.
Mr Bat-Uul said the statue would be auctioned off with a starting price of about $280 (£174; 216 euros)."
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October 9, 2012
BBC News - Kublai Khan: China's favourite barbarian
BBC News - Kublai Khan: China's favourite barbarian: "China has a love-hate relationship with what is foreign. Traditionally all people beyond the Great Wall were barbarians - only part human. But invaders have sometimes been welcomed, in time, into the Chinese family. One was Kublai Khan.
In the 13th Century, no-one knew how big the world was so it was not so wild for the Mongols to set off from the grassland with the idea that they were going to conquer all of it.
When the mighty Genghis Khan died in 1227, he had already claimed an empire stretching from the Pacific to Europe. His grandson Kublai set out to finish the job, and started by moving south to attack China's Song dynasty."
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In the 13th Century, no-one knew how big the world was so it was not so wild for the Mongols to set off from the grassland with the idea that they were going to conquer all of it.
When the mighty Genghis Khan died in 1227, he had already claimed an empire stretching from the Pacific to Europe. His grandson Kublai set out to finish the job, and started by moving south to attack China's Song dynasty."
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August 30, 2012
BBC News - Whisky firm BenRiach on Mongolia mission
BBC News - Whisky firm BenRiach on Mongolia mission: "A Scotch whisky firm has set its sights on Mongolia as it bids to make further inroads into new and emerging markets.
BenRiach Distillery Company managing director Bill Walker is to hold tastings in the central Asian country as part of a trade mission next week.
Mr Walker said there were opportunities worldwide for the Scotch whisky industry, which had entered "a golden age".
He added that "east of Beirut, the world is booming".
Mr Walker said: "Emerging markets like China and India haven't got anywhere near where they will be yet."
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BenRiach Distillery Company managing director Bill Walker is to hold tastings in the central Asian country as part of a trade mission next week.
Mr Walker said there were opportunities worldwide for the Scotch whisky industry, which had entered "a golden age".
He added that "east of Beirut, the world is booming".
Mr Walker said: "Emerging markets like China and India haven't got anywhere near where they will be yet."
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August 18, 2012
BBC News - Gold mining in Mongolia 'like a prison camp'
BBC News - Gold mining in Mongolia 'like a prison camp': "Miner Craig Notman travels from Staffordshire to Mongolia to experience mining in some of the toughest conditions in the world.
He meets local miner, Sukhbaatar, who digs tunnels into the Mongolian Steppe searching for gold buried deep underground.
It is dangerous work and it is not known how many have died trying to earn just a few pounds a day.
BBC Two's Toughest Place to be a Miner is broadcast on Sunday 19 August 2012 at 2100 BST. Or watch afterwards on BBC iPlayer."
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He meets local miner, Sukhbaatar, who digs tunnels into the Mongolian Steppe searching for gold buried deep underground.
It is dangerous work and it is not known how many have died trying to earn just a few pounds a day.
BBC Two's Toughest Place to be a Miner is broadcast on Sunday 19 August 2012 at 2100 BST. Or watch afterwards on BBC iPlayer."
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August 17, 2012
BBC News - Mongolian Paralympic archers train in Haslemere
BBC News - Mongolian Paralympic archers train in Haslemere: "Two Paralympic archers from Mongolia will begin training at a Surrey leisure centre on Friday.
The two women, Natjav Dariimaa and Byambasuren Javzmaa, will be preparing for the London 2012 Paralympic Archery competition in Haslemere.
Waverley councillor Julia Potts, cabinet spokesman for leisure, said she hoped it would inspire residents of all ages to pick up a bow and arrow."
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The two women, Natjav Dariimaa and Byambasuren Javzmaa, will be preparing for the London 2012 Paralympic Archery competition in Haslemere.
Waverley councillor Julia Potts, cabinet spokesman for leisure, said she hoped it would inspire residents of all ages to pick up a bow and arrow."
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August 6, 2012
The Loudest Olympics Fans? The Hardbitten Folks in the Press Box - WSJ.com
The Loudest Olympics Fans? The Hardbitten Folks in the Press Box - WSJ.com: "The excited BBC response seemed almost measured compared with the scene Thursday when three men in “Mongolia National Team” jackets sat in the media bleachers at the Olympic judo venue. They weren’t from the Mongolia National Team. They were from TV5, a Mongolian broadcaster.
When Mongolian judoka Lkhamdegd Purevjargal won in the women’s round of 32, the journalists danced in the aisles of the bleachers, hoisting up their country’s red, blue and gold flag.
There is an edict among old-school sportswriters: No cheering in the press box. It can be pretty strict. Last year, a freelance writer for Sports Illustrated’s website lost his contract after clapping in the media center when a feel-good rookie won the Daytona 500."
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When Mongolian judoka Lkhamdegd Purevjargal won in the women’s round of 32, the journalists danced in the aisles of the bleachers, hoisting up their country’s red, blue and gold flag.
There is an edict among old-school sportswriters: No cheering in the press box. It can be pretty strict. Last year, a freelance writer for Sports Illustrated’s website lost his contract after clapping in the media center when a feel-good rookie won the Daytona 500."
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August 3, 2012
BBC News - Mongolia ex-leader Nambar Enkhbayar jailed
BBC News - Mongolia ex-leader Nambar Enkhbayar jailed: "Former Mongolian President Nambar Enkhbayar has been jailed for four years after being convicted of corruption.
Mr Enkhbayar was arrested in April and charged with misusing property and government power.
The 54-year-old, who served as prime minister and then president until he lost office in a 2009 poll, denied the charges and called them politically motivated.
He says he will appeal."
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Mr Enkhbayar was arrested in April and charged with misusing property and government power.
The 54-year-old, who served as prime minister and then president until he lost office in a 2009 poll, denied the charges and called them politically motivated.
He says he will appeal."
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June 28, 2012
BBC News - Mining wealth key issue as Mongolia votes
BBC News - Mining wealth key issue as Mongolia votes: "Voters are going to the polls in Mongolia to elect a new parliament in the seventh election since the end of communism in 1990.
Voters are choosing between the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP) and opposition Democratic Party.
Both parties are promising better wealth distribution from an economic boom fuelled by mining.
Mongolia's GDP growth was 17% last year but a third of its 2.8m population live below the poverty line.
Foreign investment in the resource rich country stands at $5bn (£3.2bn), led by the coal, copper and gold mining industries.
There are more than 1,900 polling stations across the country and results could be expected within hours of the poll closing with a new electronic voting system in place, reports said."
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Voters are choosing between the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP) and opposition Democratic Party.
Both parties are promising better wealth distribution from an economic boom fuelled by mining.
Mongolia's GDP growth was 17% last year but a third of its 2.8m population live below the poverty line.
Foreign investment in the resource rich country stands at $5bn (£3.2bn), led by the coal, copper and gold mining industries.
There are more than 1,900 polling stations across the country and results could be expected within hours of the poll closing with a new electronic voting system in place, reports said."
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June 3, 2012
BBC News - Mongolia ex-leader Nambar Enkhbayar condemns trial
BBC News - Mongolia ex-leader Nambar Enkhbayar condemns trial: "Former president of Mongolia Nambar Enkhbayar has accused the authorities in his country of waging a politically motivated legal campaign against him.
Mr Enkhbayar was arrested in April and is due to stand trial on Monday on charges of corruption and of misusing property and government power.
He says the authorities want to stop him contesting a parliamentary election on 28 June.
The legal proceedings are threatening to overshadow the election.
Mongolia has previously been praised in the West for its transition to democracy."
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Mr Enkhbayar was arrested in April and is due to stand trial on Monday on charges of corruption and of misusing property and government power.
He says the authorities want to stop him contesting a parliamentary election on 28 June.
The legal proceedings are threatening to overshadow the election.
Mongolia has previously been praised in the West for its transition to democracy."
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June 1, 2012
BBC News - Mongolia's growth potential under scrutiny
BBC News - Mongolia's growth potential under scrutiny: "The outcome of Mongolia's parliamentary elections this month will be closely watched by investors.
Due to its massive and largely untapped mineral potential, as well as its proximity to China, Mongolia could see the size of its economy double every three or four years.
That growth is largely fuelled by foreign investment. But continued investment could be hit by a proposed law that requires government approval for any major foreign investment in strategic sectors such as mining.
Some foreign companies are calling it resource nationalism. But Travis Hamilton, of Khan "
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Due to its massive and largely untapped mineral potential, as well as its proximity to China, Mongolia could see the size of its economy double every three or four years.
That growth is largely fuelled by foreign investment. But continued investment could be hit by a proposed law that requires government approval for any major foreign investment in strategic sectors such as mining.
Some foreign companies are calling it resource nationalism. But Travis Hamilton, of Khan "
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May 29, 2012
BBC News - Chinese wine producers who bury their vineyards in the Gobi desert
BBC News - Chinese wine producers who bury their vineyards in the Gobi desert: "Chinese workers have been unearthing vines they buried in the sands of the Gobi desert in China's vast Inner Mongolia region.
The sand protects them from the harsh winter in this region of extreme weather.
These vines are helping fuel a booming Chinese wine industry that has grown as the country's newly-wealthy become wine enthusiasts."
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The sand protects them from the harsh winter in this region of extreme weather.
These vines are helping fuel a booming Chinese wine industry that has grown as the country's newly-wealthy become wine enthusiasts."
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May 23, 2012
BBC News - Tyrannosaurus dinosaur skeleton sold amid controversy
BBC News - Tyrannosaurus dinosaur skeleton sold amid controversy: "The rare Tyrannosaurus Bataar, seven metres long (23ft), was bought by an anonymous bidder for more than $1m (£630,000) in New York.
The sale went ahead despite protests from the Mongolian president.
Elbegdorj Tsakhia says the skeleton, unearthed in the Gobi Desert, came from Mongolia and that exporting fossils found in the country is illegal.
The auctioneers, Heritage Auctions, say the specimen was imported legally. A restraining court order in the name of the Mongolian leader was put on the sale.
Tyrannosaurus Bataar is an Asian cousin of the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus Rex."
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The sale went ahead despite protests from the Mongolian president.
Elbegdorj Tsakhia says the skeleton, unearthed in the Gobi Desert, came from Mongolia and that exporting fossils found in the country is illegal.
The auctioneers, Heritage Auctions, say the specimen was imported legally. A restraining court order in the name of the Mongolian leader was put on the sale.
Tyrannosaurus Bataar is an Asian cousin of the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus Rex."
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May 16, 2012
BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics: Mongolia's fight for new heroes
BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics: Mongolia's fight for new heroes: "Mongolia, a country once steeped in ancient traditions, is changing beyond recognition.
The country of Genghis Khan where nomads and wild horses roam free beneath brilliant blue skies is in danger of becoming a thing of the past.
An unprecedented economic boom is bringing about far-reaching social change.
Soon, over a third of Mongolia's population will have left the countryside to live in the capital city of Ulan Bator.
Few aspects of life here are untouched by the relentless drive to modernise - and that includes the nation's sport."
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The country of Genghis Khan where nomads and wild horses roam free beneath brilliant blue skies is in danger of becoming a thing of the past.
An unprecedented economic boom is bringing about far-reaching social change.
Soon, over a third of Mongolia's population will have left the countryside to live in the capital city of Ulan Bator.
Few aspects of life here are untouched by the relentless drive to modernise - and that includes the nation's sport."
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BBC News - Former Mongolian President Nambar Enkhbayar is bailed
BBC News - Former Mongolian President Nambar Enkhbayar is bailed: "Mr Enkhbayar was detained on 13 April 2012 when scores of police officers stormed his house.
The Mongolian authorities said he had failed to respond to their demands that he appear for questioning.
State anti-corruption investigators accuse Mr Enkhbayar of misusing state assets while he was in power.
Activists say the authorities want to keep him out of the forthcoming election. They complain that he has been denied basic legal rights in jail.
On 12 May Amnesty appealed to the Mongolian government to ensure that he was treated in line with international human rights standards.
Since the collapse of Soviet communism 20 years ago, Mongolia has been praised in the West for its transition to democracy."
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The Mongolian authorities said he had failed to respond to their demands that he appear for questioning.
State anti-corruption investigators accuse Mr Enkhbayar of misusing state assets while he was in power.
Activists say the authorities want to keep him out of the forthcoming election. They complain that he has been denied basic legal rights in jail.
On 12 May Amnesty appealed to the Mongolian government to ensure that he was treated in line with international human rights standards.
Since the collapse of Soviet communism 20 years ago, Mongolia has been praised in the West for its transition to democracy."
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March 12, 2012
Home is where the ‘yurt’ is - Local - Brighouse Echo
Home is where the ‘yurt’ is - Local - Brighouse Echo: "On arriving at the small international airport on the snowy outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia, I had my Saturday afternoon and evening well planned.
Check in at the hotel downtown, catch up with the world news on BBC, find a nice restaurant for dinner and return to the hotel in time for the highlight of almost every Saturday and Sunday night in East Asia – English Premier League football live on some channel or other, in some language or other.
But when your Mongolian hosts are into the fourth day of their Lunar New Year – Saturday, February 25, to be precise – any thoughts of spending time alone are simply out of the question. As a guest in their country, you are part of the family and most definitely part of the celebrations.
“Welcome to Mongolia,” said my host, whose name has far too many combinations of consonants to write here without painstakingly copying his name card. Thankfully, everyone knows him simply as Oto."
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Check in at the hotel downtown, catch up with the world news on BBC, find a nice restaurant for dinner and return to the hotel in time for the highlight of almost every Saturday and Sunday night in East Asia – English Premier League football live on some channel or other, in some language or other.
But when your Mongolian hosts are into the fourth day of their Lunar New Year – Saturday, February 25, to be precise – any thoughts of spending time alone are simply out of the question. As a guest in their country, you are part of the family and most definitely part of the celebrations.
“Welcome to Mongolia,” said my host, whose name has far too many combinations of consonants to write here without painstakingly copying his name card. Thankfully, everyone knows him simply as Oto."
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February 9, 2012
BBC News - Mongolia resources spur economy
BBC News - Mongolia resources spur economy: "Mongalia has a population of less than three million; but last year its economy grew by about 17%, one of the fastest growth rates in the world.
As with all resource rich nations, it has been helped in the last few years by higher prices for commodities such as copper and coal, selling much of it to neighbouring China."
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As with all resource rich nations, it has been helped in the last few years by higher prices for commodities such as copper and coal, selling much of it to neighbouring China."
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December 4, 2011
Wildlife Charity Wins BBC World Challenge Competition
Wildlife Charity Wins BBC World Challenge Competition: "A program developed by the Snow Leopard Trust, a Seattle-based conservation organization, has won first place in the World Challenge. The program, called ‘Snow Leopard Enterprises,’ was created to protect endangered snow leopards in Mongolia. It was one of 12 projects selected for the global World Challenge competition run by BBC World News and Newsweek Magazine in association with Shell.
Snow Leopard Enterprises was chosen by World Challenge as an innovative business model that also benefits the environment. The program helps herders in Mongolia make and sell fine wool handicrafts to increase their income. In turn, herders sign conservation contracts pledging to protect snow leopards living in their area."
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Snow Leopard Enterprises was chosen by World Challenge as an innovative business model that also benefits the environment. The program helps herders in Mongolia make and sell fine wool handicrafts to increase their income. In turn, herders sign conservation contracts pledging to protect snow leopards living in their area."
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