No more than 25 students are allowed in each classroom at all levels of educational institutions, according to the country's Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

Children, who wear face masks, have had their body temperature checked and rubbed their hands with sanitizer, are allowed to enter schools and kindergartens.

General educational schools in the capital city of Ulan Bator and capitals of all 21 Mongolian provinces will organize classroom training for three days a week and TV or online classes for the remaining two days a week until Sept. 21.

Schools in rural areas in the country are resuming normal classes.

The country is expected to restart classes for students of vocational training and production centers on Sept. 14, while university students will return to classes on Oct. 5.

All educational organizations in the Asian country have been closed since January as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

As of Tuesday, the country has confirmed 304 COVID-19 cases so far, with no local transmissions and deaths.

At the meeting, Minister N.Tavunbekh said the Government will provide policy support in renewable energy sector and expressed an interest in deepening cooperation between the two countries in hydropower. Mongolia has made a request to join the International Solar Alliance, a joint initiative of India and France.

The Indian Ambassador noted that the countries could cooperate in training and upskilling specialists in the fields of solar and hydro power energy. Moreover, there is a possibility to involve herder mothers in rural areas who use renewables for household in The Solar Mom training program.

Within its frames, a total of 14 types of 71 vehicles are planned to be provided. So far, 40 firetrucks and its corresponding tools and equipment have been delivered to the National Rescue Brigade of the National Emergency Management Agency, with preparations for the reception underway.

Ambassador I.K.Azizov congratulated Minister T.Munkhsaikhan on his appointment and briefly outlined the Covid-19 situation in Russia, while informing the Health Minister of the efforts and initiatives that have been jointly undertaken by the two sides in healthcare.

He said less than 5,000 cases were recorded in Russia per day over the last 9 days and that the number of new cases has been relatively low in its territories bordering Mongolia and high in Moscow. The Russian side also voiced its readiness to provide Mongolia with 'Sputnik V' coronavirus vaccine if it proves to be a success in trials.

Ambassador I.K.Azizov invited Mongolian healthcare professionals to participate in maternal and child health training sessions at Russian research institutions between this October and December and commended the effectiveness of the Mongolian government’s Covid-19 efforts.

Minister T.Munkhsaikhan concurred with the Ambassador that bilateral relations and cooperation in healthcare have been expanding and noted that the regular participation of Mongolian healthcare workers in the theoretical and practical training sessions held at research institutions in Moscow and Saint Petersburg greatly contributes to the improvement of maternal and child healthcare services in Mongolia.

The Minister thanked the Russian side for providing rapid tests amid the pandemic for hospital pandemic preparedness and infection prevention and informed that the government is now taking precautions to further prevent local transmissions and cope with a local outbreak with least damage possible should any occur and to be fully prepared for seasonal flu.

Moreover, at the meeting, the sides discussed at length the above-mentioned matters and other joint efforts and Minister T.Munkhsaikhan spoke of his plans for the sector.

“The index has now risen for four months in a row, reflecting that the manufacturing sector continued to recover from the impact of the pandemic, and that the momentum of the recovery remained strong,” Dr. Wang Zhe, senior economist at Caixin Insight Group, said in a commentary accompanying Tuesday's report.

Positive performance of the key sector was driven by expansion of output and new orders, which also saw the most remarkable growth in nearly a decade. The results of the Caixin survey, which is more focused on small- and medium-sized companies, showed that Chinese factories recorded an increase in new export orders for the first time this year as the coronavirus outbreak showed signs of slowdown in some countries outside China.

While employment remains in negative territory for the eighth straight month, in August it edged closer to stabilization, according to the Caixin/Markit data.

The findings of the Caixin survey were slightly more positive than the official manufacturing PMI published by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. According to official data, the manufacturing sector continued to expand last month, by at a slightly slower pace than in July. The official August non-manufacturing PMI showed continued recovery as the service sector expanded at the fastest pace since January 2018.

“Overall, the post-epidemic economic recovery in the manufacturing sector continued. Supply and demand expanded with the pickup in overseas demand. Backlogs of work continued to increase. Both quantity of purchases and stocks of purchased items also grew,” Wang added, commenting on the report.

“AAFT is one of the best institutions in the World as far as film, television and media education is concerned. With an experience of 27 years in media education, we will be able to enhance our current courses and can launch more courses of different duration time to come. No body can compete with the qualifications of AAFT,” said Prof. Alima Dorj of Ulaanbaatar Erdem University, Mongolia while signing the MOU.

“We are happy to join hands with Mongolian University. We are already associated to the Republic of Mongolia through H.E. Gonchig Ganbold Ambassador of Mongolia to India in New Delhi. Recently we have also created Indo Mongolia Film And Cultural Forum to promote relation between two countries. The efforts have been blessed by H.E. Khaltmaagiin Battulga President of Mongolia personally during his visit to New Delhi,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah was invited by the Mongolian University to visit their country to see for himself the day to day affairs of the University.

New rules to limit foreign worker visas won’t affect Singapore’s status as a business hub, Chan said Friday in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin. The city-state is trying to attract higher-skilled workers and will remain open to foreign talent, he said.

“We are making a move toward quality rather than quantity,” he said. “We really want to create more space for people at the very top, but for those jobs that can be done by Singaporeans, it will not require that many foreigners within the country.”

Singapore on Thursday announced an increase in the minimum salaries for employment and S-pass holders, which could make it tougher for firms to hire foreigners over Singaporean applicants. Employment pass holders must now earn S$4,500 ($3,293) a month, up from S$3,900, and S-pass holders must meet a S$2,500 threshold instead of S$2,400.

Singapore’s business community has been under pressure to maintain an appropriate balance of local and foreign workers. Monetary Authority of Singapore Managing Director Ravi Menon said last week the MAS would “intensify” its engagement with financial firms on their hiring practices in order to grow the “Singaporean core.”

Chan said officials are “quietly confident” in the city-state’s economic recovery through year-end, with fiscal stimulus helping to support domestic consumption and enable businesses and workers to shift to new industries. Still, much of the outlook will depend on external demand, he said.

“We are quite happy with the progress that we have made so far,” Chan said. At the same time, “we can’t replace external demand with domestic stimulus.”

Even with the economy expected to improve from the record 13.2% year-on-year contraction in the second quarter, officials have warned that retrenchments and business closures could continue to rise. The jobless rate hit its highest level in the second quarter since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago.

— With assistance by Philip Heijmans, Faris Mokhtar, Anand Menon, and Joyce Koh

On Wednesday, the Amazon CEO's wealth reached an estimated $202 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index, as the company's shares soared. That's up about $87 billion since January.
The explosive growth in Bezos' fortune is being driven by his holdings in Amazon (AMZN). The company's stock is up about 25% over the last three months and 86% so far this year, according to data from Refinitiv.
Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, keeps breaking records with his wealth. In 2017, he became the richest person on the planet. And last month, his estimated net worth jumped to almost $172 billion, marking a new global high.

The billionaire isn't alone — other tech tycoons have been getting much wealthier throughout the pandemic as demand for their companies' goods and services continue to grow.
Earlier this month, Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg was dubbed a "centibillionaire," as his wealth surpassed $100 billion. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, with a net worth of $96 billion, is close to achieving that extraordinary status. Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates has already made it.
And Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook also became a billionaire recently as shares of his company — now the world's most valuable — have soared. Cook is a rare example of an executive who didn't help found their company breaking into the ranks of the super rich.
Though Amazon is Bezos' biggest asset, it's not the only big brand he oversees. Outside the company, Bezos also owns Blue Origin, the space travel company he founded in 2000, and The Washington Post newspaper, which he acquired in 2013.

The latest case was found in a 35-year-old Mongolian man who returned home from South Korea on a chartered flight last week, Amarjargal Ambaselmaa, head of the NCCD's Surveillance Department, told a daily press briefing.

Meanwhile, two more patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the national couont to 291, Ambaselmaa said.

One of the remaining 10 patients being treated at the NCCD is in serious condition, she added.

All the confirmed cases were imported, mostly from Russia, according to the center.

No local transmissions or deaths have been reported in Mongolia so far.

According to an information provided by the Cabinet Secretariat of the Mongolian government yesterday, the coal exports from Mongolia have been growing, beginning from this month, and the number of coal transportation trucks has been increasing. The daily volume of coal transportation freight trucks to cross the border checkpoints to China was usually around 1,800 lately. However, in the recent several days, the number has exceeded 2,000.

In particular, on August 25, a total of 2,001 heavy duty trucks for coal transportation moved through Gashuunsukhait, Shiveekhuren, Yarant, Khangi border crossing points to China, which shows that the daily volume of coal trucks has returned to the pre-COVID-19 level.

As informed by the Cabinet Secretariat, the growth of coal exports to China is thanks to the Mongolian and Chinese governments’ joint implementation of the ‘Green Gateway’ temporary regulation at border crossing points.

To prevent from the spread of COVID-19, sterilization, and disinfection measures are being conducted for all trucks transporting coal and other minerals before they enter the country across border checkpoints and heavy-duty trucks conducting exports and imports transportation are being escorted under police surveillance to clearance terminals.

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