"The government made the decision to help more people have access to houses ... in Ulan Bator. There are many people who want to apply for mortgages," Badyelkhan said at a press conference.

Currently, tens of thousands of residents in the shantytowns of the capital Ulan Bator and the country's 21 provinces want mortgages, the minister said.

In the first 10 months of the year, a total of 237 billion Mongolian tugriks (90 million dollars) in mortgages have been granted to about 3,600 borrowers, according to the Bank of Mongolia.

Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh has played a key role in ongoing negotiations between senior Japanese intelligence agents and North Korean officials, permitting the meetings to take place in Ulaanbaatar in 2018 -- most recently in November.

Kyodo News reported diplomatic sources on both sides say if the summit between Khürelsükh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does take place as planned, the two leaders are to discuss cooperation on resolving the issue of abducted Japanese citizens.

Abe may also stress the importance of maintaining economic pressure on North Korea through sanctions, according to Kyodo.

Abe has said he is open to a summit with Kim Jong Un, but North Korea has not responded to requests.

North Korean and Japanese officials have been quietly meeting behind the scenes, however. The meetings may have consistently taken place in Mongolia, since June, when the two sides met in Ulaanbaatar during an international conference.

North Korea has turned down offers of a summit with Abe, citing poor relations that have its origins in history.

Japan colonized the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945, and North Korea officially credits founder Kim Il Sung with ending colonization -- although Japan left the peninsula after surrendering to the United States.

Anti-colonial guerrilla fighters are revered in the North and their death is publicly memorialized.

Korean Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported Wednesday a veteran of a past anti-Japanese movement had died, and that the North Korean leader had sent flowers to his family.

Kim Chol Man was a member of the Korean Workers' Party's central committee and died on Monday at the age of 98, according to the Rodong.

The device is widely used in China and has capacity to purify gas such as sulphur, nitrogen and carbon which come from steam boiler at 95 percent. By putting smog and chemical solution into chemical reaction, it purifies smog and raises in the air making it wet steam. “The device is suitable for our country’s climate and it is possible to produce the device domestically” said B.Tumurchuluun, head of secretariat of the National Committee on Water Pollution.

If the test shows positive results the device is planned to be installed in some 3000 stream boilers in the capital city as well as steam boilers in rural areas.

Mongolia launched construction of its first oil refinery in June, a long-awaited project that is funded by India and designed to end the country’s dependence on Russian fuel.

The refinery, in Altanshiree soum of Dornogovi province will be capable of processing 1.5 million tonnes of crude oil per year – or 30,000 barrels per day (bpd).

Mongolia’s new refinery, planned for completion in late 2022, will meet all of the nation’s demand for gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Specifically, according to customs statistics, Mongolia exported 43.2 thousand tons of meat in total as of October, of which 27.2 tons of meat and 16 thousand tons of heat processed meat products. Amount of exported mutton and goat meat reached 3.8 thousand tons this year which was 2.6 thousand in 2017, but it is not sufficient compared to export of other types of meat. Therefore, there is necessity to increase opportunities to export mutton. “Sheep and goats dominate in the livestock population, forming 45.4 per cent and 41.2 per cent respectively. Scholars say that composition of livestock becomes not proper leading to overgrazing, pastureland deterioration and weakening productivity. Considering the livestock population growth and pastureland capacity we have a reserve to export 180 thousand tons of meat annually” said Deputy Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry J.Saule.

Attendees focused on how to raise benefits of sheep, which makes up 43.3 percent of whole livestock population, putting mutton into economic circulation. They agreed that herders should satisfy livestock sanitation and biosecurity requirements whereas when making it final products meat producers need to give attention on processing methods, choosing heat treatment or halal methods.

For mutton export, Mongolia has been mostly exporting ram lambs. Mutton export to countries in the Middle East is increasing recently.

The project was proposed by provincial Governor’s office when they identified capacity challenges in town’s school system. Students were studying in multiple shifts due to lack of classrooms creating unfavorable environment for students and teachers and Khanbogd children had limited access to kindergarten.

Khanbogd students will now be studying under teachers and management’s best practice from 'New Era' government laboratory school of Ulaanbaatar which has been implementing the globally up to date Cambridge school standard in the nation’s capital. The new school will apply the national curriculum implemented by international management standard for next three years with the aim of becoming a leader in natural science field in secondary education. The management costs and teacher training are covered by the fund.

According to a calculation by the Global Partnership for Education, “A 0.1% improvement in a country's education equality can, over 40 years, raise its per capita income by 23%.” The following investment into education aims to close the education gap between urban and rural Mongolia. Khanbogd students can now enjoy regular classroom schedule and utilize their after school time for research and development activities.

The school with 29 classrooms and the kindergarten with 8 classrooms are fully furnished and equipped with all the tools and equipment necessary for setting of learning with project budget at MNT 7.2 billion.

Oyu Tolgoi CEO Armando Torres said, “As you know, Khanbogd is a cornerstone for Oyu Tolgoi’s achievements and is one of the fastest growing development hubs in Mongolia. Therefore Oyu Tolgoi devoted its efforts to turning Khanbogd into a self-sustainable town through its contributions in critical infrastructures, such as power, water, roads, healthcare, environment and education. With the addition of this school and kindergarten complex, we are certain that the foundation of a robust community will be strengthened and many more doors will open for the future generations to come.”

Oyu Tolgoi has previously funded the construction of three kindergartens in Dalanzadgad soum and establishment of a special auditorium for children with disabilities in the secondary School No. 186 in Sukhbaatar district. In addition Oyu Tolgoi has provided local and domestic scholarships to over 1000 students and firmly believe in our vision of transforming natural wealth to enduring value, knowledge and skills to our countrymen.

source: ot.mn

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The survey, which sampled the soil in Ulaanbaatar city, shows that 88 percent of the territory has been highly polluted with bacterial contamination according to Battulga Erkhembayar, Director General of UED. Furthermore, Mr. Battulga highlighted the necessity to focus on soil pollution and health issues caused by urbanization that are close to danger level.

The UED also conducted a survey on ground breaks recently. The study unearthed several soil erosion caused by mining a mineral that is widely used for constructions. Based on these studies, the UED decided to restore these areas by planting trees and bushes that soak up pollutants and developing apiculture (beekeeping) in areas that have fewer species of plants.

Mr. Battulga addressed, “Regarding the apiculture, bees pollinate plants. This project model was implemented in a locally protected area near Selbe river and was successful. Thus, we will support private entities, especially the beekeepers, next year. Starting from January 1 of next year, households living near river basins will be banned from using pit latrine. This is a significant step towards securing clean water source in the capital.”

Participants pointed out that pit latrines are the main cause for soil pollution in the capital. As of today, about 800,000 households live in ger districts in Ulaanbaatar, of which 95 percent use long drops. In total, there are 190,000 pit toilets in Ulaanbaatar. The highest contamination is around 2.8 meters underneath surface, which is the average depth of a long drop. Furthermore, the study also confirms that the soil pollution is contaminating deep water with microorganisms. In specific, the study on 1.5 meter deep well, which is closest to the surface, came out with high pollution and the deepest (47 meters in depth) well was also had certain amount of contamination.

According to the UED, the lack of waste management is another factor for soil contamination. Thus, the capital city officials addressed the immediate need to install waste segregation system and as its first step, to adapt waste monitoring system. In order to address this issue, over 10 private and public organizations conduct soil surveys; however, due to lack of coordination, ineffective projects and overlapped surveys are conducted. Thus, the discussion further picked up on improving coordination.