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Otgontenger Calamity: death toll 17
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that three more bodies have been found on Otgontenger Mountain.
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Prime Minister meets Russian Ambassador
Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh has appreciated the re-opening of Russian Trade Representation Office in Ulaanbaatar, emphasizing that establishment of a Free-Trade Agreement with Eurasian Economic Union would be an opportunity for Mongolia to strengthen trade and economic cooperation with Russia.
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Otgontenger Calamity: 14 bodies brought to capital city
Bodies of 14 mountaineers who lost their lives on Otgontenger Mountain were brought to the capital city around 9 pm on October 24.
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PM addresses at National Forum on Air Pollution
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ At the National Forum on Air Pollution, held on October 23 at State House, Prime Minister U. Khurelsukh delivered a speech. He said, “In 2008-2016, the country spent over MNT147 billion for projects and programs to reduce air pollution in Ulaanbaatar city. With the loans of international organizations worth USD60 million, it has implemented many projects on improving stoves, low-pressure stoves and fuels, and increasing consumption of gas fuel and eco-bus and conducting experiments to connect households into gas. They showed certain results, but did not reach expected outcome."
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Ministers address national forum on reduction of air pollution
Speeches were delivered by U.Khurelsukh, Prime Minister, D.Sarangerel, Health Minister, N.Tserenbat, Environment and Tourism Minister and others at a national forum on reduction of air pollution  started Tuesday in the State House.
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President Battulga: Our country will start growing when we get rid of smoke
At the initiative of President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga, a national forum on reduction of air pollution commenced on October 24 in the State House. The forum is being co-organized by the Office of the President, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, the Office of the Governor of Ulaanbaatar and the World Health Organization.
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Otgontenger Mountain: death toll 12
Search operation began around 6.20am on October 24 on Otgontenger Mountain in Zavkhan aimag and two more bodies were found at 9.43am.
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Prime Minister meets Ambassador of China
Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh expressed Mongolia’s concerns about the decreasing amount of export through the Gashuunsukhait-Gants Mod border checkpoints, on October 23.
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Mountaineers' death toll reaches 10
In a latest update on the search-and-rescue mission on Otgontenger Mountain, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that three more bodies had been found.
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Seven bodies found as NEMA continues search
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported Monday afternoon that seven of the 17 missing mountaineers had been found dead.
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MNT 9.2 billion to be spent on night-time electricity discount
Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh delivered a report on the current state of energy sector during a plenary meeting of the Parliament held on October 20.
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Mountaineers still missing on Otgontenger Mountain
The State Emergency Commission reported on October 23 that the 17 mountaineers missing on Otgontenger Mountain haven’t been located. During the State Emergency Commission meeting on Monday morning, reports on the ongoing search-and-rescue operation being conducted in Zavkhan aimag were delivered to Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin.
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NEMA runs emergency operation for missing mountaineers
The National Emergency Management Agency is conducting a search-and-rescue mission around Otgontenger Mountain (4,008m) in Zavkhan aimag where 17 mountaineers went missing after a snowslide.
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Newly appointed Ministers of PM U.Khurelsukh's Cabinet
On October 18-19, the Parliament discussed and appointed fifteen Ministers of the Cabinet of Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh.
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Regional transport and logistics cooperation under discussion
An international conference themed ‘Regional Transport and Logistics Cooperation – Development Road’, organized by the Ministry of Road and Transport Development and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, opened on October 19 in Ulaanbaatar.
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Parliament continues discussion on appointment of Ministers
The Parliament appointed two Ministers of the new Cabinet by Thursday noon.
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Eight Ministers of new Cabinet appointed on Wednesday
The Parliament extended its irregular plenary meeting on October 18 to appoint three more Ministers.
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Linguists discuss challenges for Mongolian language
Participants of ‘Challenges and Future Trends in Mongolian Language’ symposium have emphasized the importance of discussing the problems surrounding the mother language.
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President meets Mayor of Ulaanbaatar
President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga received S.Batbold, Mayor of Ulaanbaatar on October 17. Beginning the meeting, the Mayor presented his works toward resolving some urgent problems faced to Ulaanbaatar. He mentioned that reducing air pollution and renovation of treatment facility are the main points of focus. S.Batbold said he had issued three directions regarding reduction of air pollution and had been engaged in discussions on building a new treatment facility and improving the existing one.
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Deputy Speaker Ya.Sanjmyatav addresses IPU Assembly
On October 17, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ya.Sanjmyatav, who heads the Parliamentary delegation of Mongolia, delivered a speech at a plenary session of the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly under the theme 'Promoting Cultural Pluralism and Peace Through Inter-Faith and Inter-Ethnic Dialogue'. The Assembly is taking place on October 14-18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Prime Minister of Mongolia Resolves to Establish Economic Development Board as Permanent Body 16 hours
Inspections Target Air Pollution Sources in Ulaanbaatar 16 hours
Greenhouse Complex Project to Be Implemented in Shuvuun Fabrik 17 hours
Current Assets of Top 5 Banks Rise by 27 Percent from Last Year 19 hours
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Fukushiro Nukaga: “New Chapter Opened in Interparliamentary Cooperation” 6 days
MIAT’s New “Irves” Aircraft Lands in Mongolia After 12,265 km Trip 6 days
Five Aimags Classified as High-Risk for Drought 7 days
Mongolia and the Republic of Türkiye to Expand Historical and Cultural Cooperation 7 days
Prime Minister of Mongolia Receives Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam 7 days
Over 180 Countries Participate in the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 7 days
Prime Minister Reviews Progress at Kharkhorum Redevelopment Site 7 days
Mongolia Wins Bronze in 8th Asian Junior Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 7 days
39 Mongolian Students to Study in Germany Under “President's Scholar - 2100” Program 7 days
Lun Soum Agroforestry Project Experiments with Korean Vegetable Seedlings 8 days
SOAP II Project Makes Progress in Darkhan-Uul Province 8 days
Greenhouse Propagation Technology for Coniferous Trees Under Testing 8 days
Monument of Late People’s Artist G. Tumendemberel Erected in Ulaangom 8 days
Over 3,900 Mongolian Citizens Working in Japan 8 days
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Ulaanbaatar and Beijing to Cooperate on Reducing Traffic Congestion 8 days
First International Jeonju-Murun Flight Operated 8 days
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Uvs Aimag Awarded Order of Sukhbaatar on 100th Anniversary 8 days
Battushig Batbold on Mongolia’s Olympic Rise and Global Ambitions 9 days
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Bus Rapid Transit Project to Accelerate Traffic by 10-20 Percent 9 days
Mongolia’s Pavilion at Osaka-Kansai Expo Draws 2.2 Million Visitors 9 days
President of Mongolia Partially Vetoes Parliamentary Resolution on the Implementation of “Gold-3” National Campaign 9 days
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State Visit of President Khurelsukh Uknaa to the Republic of Tajikistan Concludes 10 days
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