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‘Greening the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor: A visual synthesis’ report launched www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The launch of a new report ‘Greening the China–Mongolia–Russia economic corridor - A visual synthesis’ took place in both virtual and face-to-face format on October 1 at the International Environment House in Geneva, Switzerland. The report, illustrating the Belt and Road developments in Mongolia, was prepared by Zoï Environment Network, with the support of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations in Geneva.
The report launch event was attended by L.Purevsuren, Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Martine Rohn, Deputy Head, International Affairs Division, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland, Otto Simonett, Director, Zoï Environment Network, Rowan Palmer, Programme Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, representatives of Geneva-based international environmental organizations and Swiss private sector and Chamber of Commerce and Industry and some researchers..
Ambassador L.Purevsuren noted that major infrastructure projects of railroads and roads to be implemented as part of the Trilateral Corridor Program will not only connect Russia and China, but also create the shortest corridor between Europe and Asia. He stressed that these projects are open to third-party involvement and investment and that the Mongolian side is committed to using the most advanced environmentally friendly technologies in the projects implementation in compliance with international standards.
“Mongolia launched an initiative aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability in infrastructure projects in 2017 and had a resolution adopted at the UN Environment Assembly in 2019. The initiative has been widely appreciated at the global level,” said United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) representative Rowan Palmer, adding that Mongolia was the first country to join UNEP's Partnership for Action on Green Economy.
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BoM purchases 2.3 tons of precious metal in September www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. In September 2020, the Bank of Mongolia purchased 2.3 tons of precious metal, raising the BoM’s total precious metal purchase of 2020 to 17.1 tons, of which 15.4 tons were gold and 1.7 tons were silver. It means the amount of precious metal purchase increased by 6.0 tons compared with the same period of previous year.
In September, the BoM branches in Darkhan-Uul and Bayankhongor aimags bought 123.9 kg and 154.5 kg of precious metals respectively. The average price of BoM’s purchase of 1 gram of gold was MNT 176,494.48 in September.
 
 
 
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Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Mongolia www.news.mn

Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi plans to visit Mongolia next week to seek cooperation in resolving the issue of North Korea’s abductions of Japanese nationals. Mr Motegi is expected to meet with Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh and Foreign Minister N.Enkhtaivan during the visit.
Mongolia has close ties with North Korea and Japan has often looked to Mongolia to act as a mediator.
Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new prime minister, has said he will make every effort to resolve the abduction issue and is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un without any preconditions, a position inherited from his predecessor Shinzo Abe.
Mr Motegi is also expected to discuss ways to ease travel restrictions between Japan and Mongolia that have been imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
It will be the first trip to Mongolia by a Japanese foreign minister since Taro Kono visited the country in June last year.
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‘E-Mongolia’ electronic platform launched to provide 181 government services www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. E-Mongolia electronic platform, which is intended to serve as a one-stop shop for various government services, launched officially yesterday, October 01. The Communications and Information Technology Authority, the developer of the E-Mongolia system, today organized a presentation on the system.
The system, which compiles and integrates government services to provide easy and smooth round-the-clock access, now allows citizens to obtain 181 government services through mobile application (iOS and Android) and online website, such as references, submission of request to government services, tracking of application processes without limitation of geography, locations, and time and so on. Furthermore, users are able to submit their requests and petitions to the government agencies, and get address location, office hour, and service conditions of the government agencies.
Other government service systems, such as E-barimt (VAT promotion system under the Ministry of Finance) and E-halamj (social welfare services under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection) have also been integrated into the E-Mongolia platform. Another 492 government services will become available on the system within the next year, according to the developer. E-Mongolia app users will not be charged for data used while accessing the app until the end of 2020 in agreement with mobile service providers, such as Mobicom, Unitel and Skytel as part of their social responsibility.
During the presentation of E-Mongolia platform, Chair of the Cabinet Secretariat L.Oyun-Erdene underlined that the system has been developed and introduced within the framework of the government’s long-term development policy ‘Vision – 2050’ and the government’s action plan for until 2024 with a view to reduce red tape and bureaucracy for citizens of the country and develop single-window service concept.
“As five to seven years are estimated to be required for Mongolia to make a complete digital transition, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Innovation and Digital Policy is developing several bills to ensure digital transition, such as bills on information security, data protection, etc. At minimum, MNT 10 billion could be cut on annual expenses related to paper-based document flings and postal services with the help of the full digitization of government services” said Oyun-Erdene.
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Reviving Earth Building in Mongolia www.switch-asia.eu

Mongolia’s ger district is the main residential area in Ulaanbaatar, hosting 60% of the country’s capital city population. The detached houses or gers/ yurts located in this district are usually surrounded by almost two-meters high wooden fences, and are mainly constructed by non-professional builders or house owners themselves.
Empowering community members to rediscover their ancient knowledge and skills on sustainable housing and construction techniques, using locally available materials from their immediate surroundings, not only gives the people involved greater independence but also strengthens their local economy. As environmental pressures continue to increase and concerns about resource scarcity continue to grow, a number of architects and builders are returning to one of the world’s oldest construction methods: earth building.
Supported by the SWITCH-Asia Switch Off Air Pollution project, PADEM and its partner local organization Healthy Life Organization (HLO) Mongolia organised and delivered in June 2020, a two-weeks workshop on “Reviving Earth Construction Techniques in Mongolia”, facilitated by specialised architect Chinbadam D.
HLO Mongolia, the Mongolian Women’s Fund, the Parents-Teachers Association Mongolia and the Mongolian National Federation of the Blind, selected 30 participants from groups in the ger districts of Ulaanbaatar. Two craftsmen of the Switch Off Air Pollution project also attended the workshop.
Construction with earth materials is one of the oldest traditional technologies, widely employed in the past thousands of years by world civilizations. Compressed earth bricks and rammed earth, for example, have been used in ancient times as construction material in Mongolia’s Buddhist monasteries, as well as in Mongol artistic heritage. As a result of their inherent sustainability, these earth construction techniques are experiencing a revival in Ulaanbaatar.
Workshop participants were enthusiastic about learning ancient earth building techniques and expressed the need for promoting these on a larger scale, educating young generations to think about sustainable housing and its long-term benefits for communities and the environment. Several trainees also expressed their willingness to apply acquired skills in compressed earth brick production for income generation. This is the case of Sukh-Ochir Sodnompuntsag, an active participant during the training who dreams to open a small-sized enterprise centered on earth construction techniques.
“Mongolian monastery constructions have endured for centuries in the harsh climate and they are only one of the rare examples of ancient knowledge techniques of sedentary Mongolian construction. Traditional construction techniques updated with current modern knowledge have proven to be the best adaptation from an environmental and social point of view in the projects implemented by Geres in Morocco and Tajikistan. Hence, we wanted to test those technologies in Mongolia too,” explained Beatriz Maroto Izquierdo, Geres Mongolia Country Director.
Today, EARTH, the world’s most primitive building material, is increasingly being used to create some of our most advanced homes. This initiative in Mongolia reminds us that cheap, easy to make, durable materials and solutions have a long history in humanity’s existence. We have an opportunity to bring the most ancient building techniques back into our lives, blend them with modern engineering methods to develop the sustainable housing solutions we need in our present and in our future.
Original article featured in Montsame Mongolian News Agency
For more information on this initiative contact:
Odonchimeg.I,
Geres Mongolia Communications Officer
T: +976-95007392
Email: o.idersaikhan@geres.eu
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Mongolia begins flu vaccination campaign www.xinhuanet.com

Mongolia on Thursday started a 10-day flu vaccination campaign to prepare for the upcoming flu season.
According to the country's health ministry, people belonging to at-risk groups, including kindergarten children, the elderly, patients with chronic diseases and medical workers, can be vaccinated free of charge.
Offering flu vaccinations before the start of the flu season can significantly reduce the risk of hospitalization associated with flu and flu-like illnesses, according to Mongolian health experts.
In Mongolia, the peak flu season starts from December to next February.
 
 
 
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Mongolians Rally Against China Days Before Pompeo Visit www.barrons.com

AFP NEWS Dozens of protesters demanding the release of ethnic Mongolians arrested in China for criticising a controversial language policy rallied in the Mongolian capital Thursday, days before a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The country of Mongolia neighbours China's province of Inner Mongolia, which has seen weeks of protests and school boycotts over a policy requiring schools to teach politics, history, and literature in Mandarin rather than the local language.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will stop in Ulaanbaatar during an Asia tour next week that also includes Japan and South Korea but omits China.
Some protesters -- wearing facemasks as a precaution against the coronavirus -- were dressed in traditional Mongolian outfits and carried banners showing pictures of alleged Chinese atrocities against ethnic Mongolians.
Pompeo has previously criticised China's coercive attempts to assimilate local minorities into the dominant Han population.
Ethnic Mongolians in China and elsewhere fear the move -- which limits the opportunity to use Mongolian in schools -- will lead to the language's extinction.
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi's visit to Mongolia last month was also overshadowed by protests.
"During the Wang Yi's visit Mongolian leadership should have spoken up and stated that China must release the arrested Inner Mongolians," protester Elbegdorj told AFP.
Rallies in Inner Mongolia last month were the largest seen for decades, but a crackdown was swift, with armoured vehicles surrounding schools in some areas.
Police also offered cash bounties for leads on ringleaders and publicised the arrests of dozens of suspects accused of gathering signatures and sharing dissenting messages on WeChat.
The clampdown echoes Beijing's moves in Xinjiang and Tibet, where similar policies to assimilate local minorities into the dominant Han population were implemented in line with Xi's vision of national and ideological unity through cultural identity.
"Obtaining an education in its native language is universally recognised human rights," protest organiser Zolzaya Nyamdorj said.
"China is violating those rights."
 
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Mongolia's new parliament opens its first regular session www.xinhuanet.com

Mongolia's new parliament opened its first regular session here on Thursday after June's parliamentary election to review bills and rules concerning the country's economy and society.
During the 75-day regular autumn session, legislators of the country's 76-seat unicameral parliament will discuss 112 draft laws and regulations covering many areas of the country's society and economy, said parliament speaker Gombojav Zandanshatar at the opening ceremony of the session.
Particularly, as part of the policy to reduce banks' interest rates and help more people have access to houses, the parliament is expected to consider a bill to lower the interest rate of housing mortgage loans from 8 percent to 6 percent, according to the speaker.
Housing is one of the most pressing issues in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator, which is home to over half of Mongolia's 3.2 million population.
More than half of Ulan Bator's population live in the city's ger districts, with no running water, central heating or sewerage systems.
The ruling Mongolian People's Party won a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections on June 24, taking 62 seats out of 76 in the parliament.
Zandanshatar was re-elected as parliament speaker during the first session of the new parliament in June. Enditem
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307 out of total 313 coronavirus patients recover in Mongolia www.akipress.com

The number of people who recovered from coronavirus in Mongolia increased to 307 as of October 1, the National Center for Communicable Diseases said.
On September 30, two more patients were discharged from the hospital after complete recovery from COVID-19. Now they will stay in a 14-day quarantine.
Mongolia reported a total of 313 cases of coronavirus, all of them were imported.
6 patients with coronavirus stay in hospital, 4 of them have a mild form of the disease, 2 are in serious condition.
No deaths from coronavirus were reported in Mongolia.
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Over 16 thousand citizens arrived on 82 charter flights www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ According to the decision of the State Emergency Commission, a total of 82 charter flights have been conducted from January 28 to September 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
22,973 Mongolian nationals have repatriated from 81 countries by air and auto. In particular, 16,438 citizens arrived on charter flights while 6535 citizens entered through auto border crossings.
In addition, 30 citizens, who requested to return home from China, have been repatriated through Zamyn-Uud-Eren border crossing on September 29. Moreover, last Tuesday, September 29, a charter flight from Seoul to Ulaanbaatar brought 216 foreign citizens of 15 countries, who work in Mongolia and have permanent residence permit.
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