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Pope to visit Mongolia at end of summer in visit rich in geopolitical significance www.ap.com

Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia at the end of the summer, a visit that will be a first for a pontiff and one rich in geopolitical significance given its proximity to Russia and China.
The Vatican on Saturday confirmed the Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trip to the landlocked U.S-allied country sandwiched between Russia and China, two countries popes have never visited.
The visit comes as Francis is trying to toe a diplomatic line in his relations with both countries: With Moscow, Francis is seeking an opening for a peace envoy to nudge Russia and Ukraine to negotiations to end the war. With China, the Vatican has seen its landmark 2018 accord over bishop nominations violated, with Beijing making unilateral decisions.
Francis will be ministering to a tiny Christian community in Mongolia, part of his focus on visiting far-flung Catholics on the peripheries of the church’s main centers of influence. According to statistics by the Catholic nonprofit Aid to the Church in Need, Mongolia is 53% Tantric Buddhist, 39% atheist, 3% Muslim, 3% Shaman and 2% Christian.
Mongolia has strived to maintain its political and economic independence from both its Soviet-era patron Moscow — which supplies virtually all of its energy needs — and rising regional power China, which buys more than 90% of its mining exports, mainly coal and copper.
At the same time, many people in Mongolia refer to the United States as their country’s “third neighbor” in recognition of the many varied exchanges between the two that help counter both Russian and Chinese influence.
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Pope to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics www.reuters.com

VATICAN CITY, June 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis will make an Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trip to Mongolia, one of the most far-flung places he has ever visited and which has only about 1,300 Catholics but is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church because of its proximity to China.
The Vatican announced the trip in a brief statement on Saturday, saying it was being made at the invitation of the country's president and Catholic leaders. Details would be announced in the next few weeks, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
Last August, Francis named Archbishop Giorgio Marengo, an Italian, the first cardinal to be based in Mongolia, where he is the Catholic Church's administrator.
Marengo was in Rome last month and met with the pope to discuss the trip.
Francis first spoke of the possibility of going to Mongolia in a conversation with reporters aboard the papal plane returning from a trip to Africa in February.
According to Fides, the news agency of the Vatican's missionary activities, there are about 1,300 baptized Catholics in Mongolia among a population of about 3.3 million people.
According to the U.S. State Department, about 60% of the population identifies as religious while the remainder has no religious identity.
Among those who express a religious identity, 87.1% identify as Buddhist, 5.4% as Muslim, 4.2% as Shamanist, 2.2% as Christian, and 1.1% as followers of other religions.
Although the number of Catholics in Mongolia is smaller that most individual parish churches in many countries, the country is significant for the Vatican.
It has a long border and close ties with China, where the Vatican is trying to improve the situation of Catholics in the communist country.
Mongolia, once known as Outer Mongolia, was part of China until 1921, when it achieved independence with the help of the then Soviet Union. Inner Mongolia remained part of China.
Visiting places where Catholics are a minority is also part of Francis' policy of drawing attention to people and problems in what he has called the peripheries of society and of the world.
He still has not visited most of the capitals of Western Europe in his ten years as head of the 1.3 billion-member Church.
Francis is due to visit Portugal from Aug. 2-6 to attend the World Youth Day in Lisbon and visit the Shrine of Fatima. He has said he said he would probably go to India next year.
Additional reporting by Keith Weir; Editing by Toby Chopra and Mark Potter
 
 
 
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Cardinal Marengo: Pope's Mongolia visit an encouragement for Catholics www.vaticannews.va

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, expresses his joy at the announcement of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Mongolia, on 31 August - 4 September, calling it a "great encouragement" for the missionaries and faithful of the East Asian nation.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
The presence of the successor of St. Peter in Mongolia will offer "a real encouragement for all the faithful and missionaries" and instill a sense of "deep joy" and "grace."
In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, the Apostolic Prefect of Mongolia's capital of Ulaanbaatar, the first-ever Cardinal of the country, expressed his joy in receiving Saturday's announcement that Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to the East Asian nation later this summer.
Pope Francis to make Apostolic Journey to Mongolia
Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, made the following official announcement on Saturday: "Accepting the invitation of the President of Mongolia and the ecclesial authorities of the country," said Mr. Bruni, "Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Mongolia from 31 August to 4 September this year." The Press Office Director added that the visit's programme and further details will be released in the coming weeks.
In August 2022, Pope Francis made Cardinal Marengo the nation's first-ever Cardinal, showing his closeness to the fewer-than 1,500 Catholics in all of Mongolia.
In the interview, the Italian-born Cardinal, who has served Mongolia's small Catholic flock since 2001, discusses the significance of Pope Francis' upcoming Apostolic Visit, which will mark the first-ever papal journey to the country.
He also discusses the nation's Catholic community, relations between Christians and other religions, and his hopes for the Pope's visit.
Q: Cardinal Marengo, how do you welcome Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to Mongolia? What is the Journey's importance?
It is of great importance! First of all, we welcome this official confirmation with deep joy and as an act of grace. I have already received several enthusiastic messages from many people, here in Mongolia, but also from all over the world. So many are saying "what good news!" And it is indeed good news.
This trip is a very important sign for the Church in Mongolia, a sign of care and closeness from the Holy Father for our small and young community. We were already aware of this closeness, because the Pope has always shown special consideration for the peripheries in the world, as special places of witness. But the presence of the Successor of St Peter at our side is a real encouragement for all the faithful and missionaries.
Q: Tell us about the community that will welcome the Pope.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar (which covers the entire territory of the country) counts about 1,500 local Catholic faithful, plus the few foreigners here for work or diplomatic assignments.
The missionary community consists of 75 missionaries, representing 10 religious congregations and 27 nationalities. It is a truly international and very diverse community. There are a total of 29 priests (of whom two are local), 36 women religious, six non-priest religious and three lay missionaries. There are 9 officially-registered places of worship.
The bulk of the missionary work takes the form of human promotion projects, flanked also by cultural research and inter-religious dialogue. The late Fr Stephen Kim Seong-hyeon, who suddenly passed away last week at the age of just 55, often confided to me, dreaming of a possible visit by the Holy Father, that it would probably be the only case of a particular Church where each and every member would be able to meet the Holy Father in person.
We thought with him that it would perhaps be possible to include all the faithful in one photo op with Pope Francis.
The Church in Mongolia is a poor and small Church, we are few, we do not have many resources. But in the small communities there is a particularly strong mutual care, and the bonds that are formed between people are marked by an uplifting sense of truth and authenticity.
This means that fraternal correction for example is very spontaneous, because people want the best for each other! There is something similar to the early Church. Which is not to say that there is no sense of history.
Formally, the Church in Mongolia was born in recent years, but in a rapidly changing world and in a country with a long history behind it, where traces of the Christian presence can be found at certain times. People who visit us from outside are often marked by something on the order of spiritual freshness. As a missionary who has served this Church for some 20 years, I can testify to this freshness.
Q: Christians in Mongolia are a minority. How is the relationship with other faiths?
Interfaith coexistence is a heritage that comes from afar and is rooted in the tolerant policy of the Mongolian Khan [rulers in the 1200s]. Christianity was already known and practised around 1000 and we like to ideally reconnect with this ancient tradition.
Last year, we celebrated the first 30 years of effective presence of the Catholic Church in the country in contemporary times. Interreligious dialogue is part of evangelisation, not so much as a strategy, but as a means of witness for the Church.
The interreligious relationship is like a friendship, a story always based on mutual trust and built over time. It is about experiencing together, walking together. The notion of minority comes from outside observation, but here, people do not think in these terms. They think rather about how to live in faithfulness to the Gospel every day.
Q: What fruits do you hope the Holy Father's presence will produce for Mongolia and Asia?
It is important that Mongolia be better known in the world, precisely because of its cultural and religious richness, as well as its history. The Holy Father's visit will certainly contribute to bringing to the forefront the beauty of this land and the nobility of its people, custodians of very deep traditions that have always characterised this region of Asia.
For the small Catholic community, of course, it will be a special gift of grace, thinking of the silent and fruitful work of so many missionaries who have given their lives for the Gospel and continue to do so, far from the spotlight, for the sole good of the people to whom they have been sent.
My hope is that this journey will mark a further step in building relationships of trust and friendship, within which the Gospel is lived and witnessed.
 
 
 
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Department leader recalls professional legacy during Mongolia visit www.statemag.state.gov

Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in April 2023, returning to the city where she helped open the U.S. embassy in 1988. “This takes me back to my diplomatic beginnings—to that feeling of excitement when the United States is creating a relationship with a country,” Nuland said during her recent visit, where she posed for identical photos, 35 years apart in Sukhbaatar Square. As one of just two U.S. diplomats on the ground in 1988, she served as political and economic officer, defense attaché, cultural attaché, and junior admin officer. Nuland recalled the vibrancy of the Mongolian people and how eager the country was for a transition to democracy—an evolution that has given Mongolians opportunity, progress, freedom, and the ability to speak their minds and choose their government.

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Ambassador Buangan Joins AmCham Mongolia’s Doorknock Mission to D.C. www.mn.usembassy.gov

U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Richard Buangan will join the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Mongolia’s Annual Doorknock Mission to the United States June 7-9.
Ambassador Buangan is looking forward to joining this year’s delegation to strengthen U.S. – Mongolia trade opportunities and noted, “Improving the business climate is essential, and that depends upon the private sector taking the lead. We want to see Mongolia with a diverse economy where investors come in confidence and aspiring young entrepreneurs know their innovation and hard work will be rewarded. The United States is proud to stand with Mongolia as it forges a future that delivers on the hopes and aspirations of the Mongolian people.”
AmCham has been hosting its U.S. Trade Doorknock Mission since 2014 to encourage business leaders from Mongolia to engage with a range of high-level policymakers in Washington, D.C. as part of their ongoing advocacy for growth through a private sector driven, free-market economy to attract and retain investment. The 2023 delegation comes from diverse sectors in Mongolia and will meet with senior officials of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Biden administration, as well as Congressional staff, the Asia Group, and the Center for International Private Enterprise.
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Mongolia raises the number of MPs to 126 www.news.mn

Mongolia will hold its parliamentary elections in spring of 2024.
At an irregular session 31 May, the parliament approved amendments to the country’s Constitution, which increased the number of MPs from 76 to 126.
According to the amendments, the parliament remains unicameral, but with 126 members, which is 50 more than the previous one.
Parliamentary elections will be held under a mixed electoral system. 78 members will be elected by majoritarian system or from constituencies, and 48 members by proportional system or party list.
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The world has a new no. 2 copper exporter www.bloomberg.com

The Democratic Republic of Congo displaced Peru as the second-biggest copper exporter last year, official data from the two countries show, in a changing of the guard for the mining industry.
While the numbers used in the chart below refer to shipments rather than production, the shift in positions underscores a couple of important trends. Firstly, an up-tick in social unrest and political uncertainties are constraining investment in South America, as more money flows into Africa’s rich ore-bodies.
Peru had sat comfortably as the biggest copper producer and exporter after neighboring Chile for years thanks to a wave of projects earlier this century that has largely dried up. In recent years, political upheaval and community protests have helped keep the country’s copper exports fairly flat.
Congo, meanwhile, has been making huge strides thanks largely to the high-grade ore now being tapped by Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in Kamoa-Kakula. Congolese exports have more than doubled since 2018 to 2.4 million tons. Peru shipped 2.2 million tons.
While copper mines in Congo have also faced disruptions, such as a prolonged export halt at Tenke Fungurume, they haven’t halted its growth.
It’s unclear if this is a temporary blip or a more long-lasting reordering. Much will depend on whether Peru can garner political consesus to bring on new projects and prevent disruptions.
In terms of production, the two nations are neck and neck, according to Peru’s mining ministry and Congo’s central bank. Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie said this week that Congo would only fully take over Peru in terms of production by 2026 or 2027.
(By Marcelo Rochabrun and Michael J. Kavanagh)
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Yejin Kang: I was surprised by some Mongolian colleagues can speak Korean better than me www.gogo.mn

Kang Ye-jin, representative of the young generation of South Korea, was invited as the guest of the interview section "Mongols through the eyes of outsiders...". She is working as a young professional in KOICA Mongolia for one year.
Full name: Yejin Kang
Age: 25
Citizenship: South Korea
Living duration in Mongolia: 18th July 2022- 17th July 2023
Current position: Young Professional at Korea International Cooperation Agency
- Please introduce yourself to our audience.
- Hello. My name is Yejin Kang and I'm from Korea. Right now, I'm working at KOICA, which is Korea government company, to support another development country. And I usually support my team project. The project usually supports the government and the people who need to build a capacity building and so on. I majored in business communication. And I studied about public relations and journalism.
They are really good at Korean and know more about Korean trends than me
- What was your first impression when you came to Mongolia?
- When I fly from Korea to Mongolia, I was surprised because the two countries are so close that I thought about that distance. It took just 3 hours by plane. Also, on the flight I could see vast land and Gers. I haven’t seen that landscape. When I entered the UB, it was such good weather, and I could feel energetic and lively emotions from everything in the city. Everything was awesome, and I expected my 1-year life in Mongolia.
- What is it like to work with Mongolians?
- My colleagues, they have been studied in Korea. So, they are really familiar with Korean culture. I think my colleagues can speak Korean better than me. They are really good at Korean and know more about Korean trends than me. So, I always surprise and respect my colleagues. And I can learn a lot of things from them.
- In the other hand, some of the services and convenience stores makes feel like in Korean, right?
- Yeah, I feel like I'm at home. And there are lots of Korean restaurants, so it’s easy to have dinner. And I saw one news about Mongolia has many Korean restaurants in the world.
- What do you enjoy most about staying in Mongolia?
- I really enjoy my free time when I usually met my friends and find some good restaurants for lunch or dinner. And also, I am a travel person, so if I have time, I usually go another aimags and provinces. I go to Terelj and Selenge with my friends and colleagues. Now I’m looking forward to travel Bayan-Ulgii province to see Altai Tavan Bogd which is highest destination of Mongolia so soon.
- How many countries have you travelled?
- I’ve travelled to a lot of countries. I had best travel in Europe, England, France, Czech and so on. But my unforgettable traveling destination was Vietnam because before I came to Mongolia, I had volunteered in Ho Chi Minh City for six months.
- What do you do in your free time here?
- I thoroughly enjoyed my free time in Mongolia. During a warm weather, I worked hard to find delicious restaurants with my friends. If you look at my Google Maps, there are many restaurants I went to in downtown Ulaanbaatar. For those who are curious about restaurants, ask me questions and I can recommend a good place. On cold winter days when it was difficult to go outside, I enjoyed home parties with friends or studied English at home and in cafes. I try to make my body more flexibility and balance myself. So, I usually do work out and exercise in the gym with my friend. Exercise has become my new hobby. Before started to go to the gym, I used to do flying yoga for six months. I think my personality is extrovert and I try to do my best and to be myself in a positive way.
Maintaining integrity in national governance is the top priority for the country's economic development and improvement of the people's quality of life, so I believe that such an incident should not happen again in Mongolia in the future.
- What is your favorite Mongolian traditional meal?
- Undoubtedly Khuushur. I ate many kinds of Mongolian traditional meals such as Horhog, Tsuiwan, Buuz, Milk tea and so on. However, I’d like to say khuushur is one of my best favorite food. It is like Korean fried dumplings. Recently 3 hours ago, I ate two khuushuur. It tastes crispy and delicious. In addition, it is harmonious with Kimchi which is one of the Korean traditional foods.
- What were the good and bad things that happened to you while you are in Mongolia?
- There were so many good things for me in Mongolia, but if I had to choose only one good memory among them, it was meeting Jihyun and KANA, who were dispatched to Mongolia as UN Volunteer. Because they were friends of the same age and dream as me, we communicated well, and it was a special relationship that could motivate each other. Those friends are now back in their respective countries of Korea and Japan, but I'm sure we've become lifelong friends.
A bad incident in Mongolia, I remember the large-scale coal corruption incident. This is an incident in which a high-ranking Mongolian official embezzled a huge amount of national finance. Because of this, on a cold winter day, people could be seen gathering and protesting in Sukhbaatar Square which is near my office. And in that time, I usually saw protesting and got really upset and angry like Mongolian people. I believe that maintaining integrity in national governance is the top priority for the country's economic development and improvement of the people's quality of life, so I believe that such an incident should not happen again in Mongolia in the future.
- They haven’t made any solution still now. In the other hand, what about in Korea? Are there any cases like this? How the Koreans react against if they found out governors are betrayers in illegal way or took bribes?
- Actually, in Korea there are many illegals happen in the government and society. But nowadays Korean people protest to be more peaceful by using social media or they just bring the candle in front of the government building and they don't throw something. They just take a candle and sing a peaceful song in more soft way and nobody got hurt.
- What services or cultures from your country do you want to implement it?
- From a very personal point of view, I hope many trade routes can be developed to import fresh seafood from Korea. I am a big fan of seafood, so I hope that more variety and fresh seafood will be imported into Mongolia.
- Yeah, that’s a good idea. But I think it will be more expensive importing and for keep them so fresh. When I was in Korea, it was easy to go by subway and not crowded, always arrive on time and very clean. So, if I had a chance to implement something from Korea, it will be subway.
- Yeah, right. I really agree with you. I usually take UBCab and it's easy to take a taxi. I think traffic jams are really a problem in the city. But I think it can be solved further. In my opinion one of the solutions is needed to have a campaign to enter the line one by one. There are so many cars on the road, and everyone wants to get in there that makes it more stuck. But I think if one car enters then the next one can go, it's no problem.
- We have this kind of traffic campaign and it's called “After you…” /Та, би, та.../ And there are some of awareness boards are located next to the road to make attention to the drivers.
- As a socially necessary system in Mongolia, it would be good if the Korean road traffic police system was introduced. In addition, since all major functions such as government, finance, and other major agencies are concentrated in the center of Ulaanbaatar, it is necessary to relocate important offices. If the above two systems are introduced according to Mongolia's situation, it will help to solve traffic congestion and mitigate air pollution in Mongolia.
"MONGOLIAN PEOPLE ARE REALLY KIND AND ENERGETIC. ALSO THEY ARE MORE DIRECT AND HONEST"
- Tell us about your opinion about the Mongolians’ attitudes and behaviors?
- I think Mongolian people are really kind and energetic. And they are more direct and honest. The people who I met in Mongolia, they are really kind and if I have some trouble privately or publicly, they always help me and try to their best to solve my problem. So, I really thank them.
Not really long time ago, when I had to return to Ulaanbaatar from Tsenkher soum, a woman I met in Tsenkher province feared that I and my friends would not catch the bus on time, so she called the intercity bus terminal to find out the time and waited for the bus together. I am so grateful for this lady's kindness that I will never forget it.
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Talking with people who work in various international organizations and experiencing their experiences indirectly helped me to further shape my career path.
Maybe she will read this interview. So, I really want to say thank her so much through this interview. I think one more impression is about the Mongolian women. When I walk in the street, there are so many gorgeous Mongolian women. I think they don't follow the fashion trend. They always have their fashion style. So, I really respect it because in Korea there are many people who just follow the fashion trends. But this country is different.
- What are your unforgettable moments or memories that spend in Mongolia?
- Wow, so many things. First of all, it is a great fortune in my life that I was able to intern in Mongolia with a dream in the field of international development cooperation, and I am very happy that I was able to materialize my dream through this. In particular, I will never forget the various people I met in Mongolia. The precious people I met in Mongolia told me many stories. Talking with people who work in various international organizations and experiencing their experiences indirectly helped me to further shape my career path. Based on the lessons I learned from the good seniors, I want to grow into a wonderful adult who can continue to recognize my shortcomings, always be humble and polite, and share plenty of love with the world.
I think this interview is one of the unforgettable moments in my intern period. And also, I cannot forget travel to Terelj, Selenge, Tsenher spring and Gachuurt with my colleagues and friends. I can see giant outdoors and I can feel more to be more natural person myself. It is one of my unforgettable memories in this country. To sum up, I cannot forget the people who I met in Mongolia. Because before I came to this country, my dream was not really specific. But when I arrived in Mongolia and after met many people who has different experiences and different jobs such as like you. And listening to their life story helped to make materialize my dreams and goal myself. So yeah, the people who I met in Mongolia is my unforgettable moment.
"I WANT TO BE A PERSON WHO CAN MAKE THE WORLD TO BE BETTER PLACE"
- You mentioned that your dream. What is your dream?
- Yeah, I want to be a person who can make the world to be better place. And also, I am keep finding a suitable occupation for me and big goal for myself and others. But right now, I am really interested in the international development cooperation part. So, after the experience of intern, I want to apply for the master's degree. And then I’m going to study more about the international development part. After that I want to make a world for a better place.
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I realized that the young generation must be true to the present, to love the uncertainties of each day, and to use our abilities to make the world a better place
- I saw the news about Korean young generations not rushing to marry in their young life period. Most of them don't prefer dating someone and there are a lot of single young generations. What do you think about this issue?
- Korean young generation, they usually work hard like my age. However, if they are really hard to get under money, they cannot buy a house, car, they cannot pay the insurance. So it's social problem. For me, right now I just focus on my career and my dream. If I meet a good guy somewhere then I will think about the date and further marriage. Right now, I don't have any idea.
- Last question. As a young generation, please share your thought about the Mongolian young generation.
- When I reflect on my own journey, I realize that I didn’t have specific dreams from a young age. Instead, I held an abstract desire to positively impact the world. I pursued activities that brought me joy and satisfaction, the activities made numerous ‘dots’ in my life. At this point, looking at the numerous ‘dots’ that I thought I had taken, surprisingly ‘lines’ were formed. The world was a wider place than I thought, and the more I experienced various things, the more my dreams gradually materialized and grew. Now, I am going to slowly lengthen and lengthen this ‘line’. Then someday, when I look back on the path I've walked, I think that 'line' can become my own shape'.
I realized that the young generation must be true to the present, to love the uncertainties of each day, and to use our abilities to make the world a better place. I hope that the young generation of Mongolians like me will find their dreams and goals that can change the world to a better place with courage and the thought that ‘Your stage is the world’. I cheer for our young generation, who have enough potential to change the world and are already changing the world for the better. I hope to work together on the global stage someday. Thank you.
- Thank you for your time with us. Good luck for your further career and life!
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BHP: Mining giant says it underpaid workers for 13 years www.bbc.com

Australian mining giant BHP says it underpaid current and former workers across the country for 13 years.
Around 28,500 employees received less holiday than they were entitled to, a review conducted by the firm found.
Meanwhile, 400 workers did not get additional allowances "due to an error with the employment entity."
BHP says it has reported the incident to the authorities and the errors will cost the company up to $280m (£225m) before taxes.
Some affected employees had their leave incorrectly deducted on Australian public holidays, the company found. As a result they were owed a total of six days of leave on average.
"We are sorry to all current and former employees impacted by these errors. This is not good enough and falls short of the standards we expect at BHP," Geraldine Slattery, BHP's Australia president, said.
"We are working to rectify and remediate these issues, with interest, as quickly as possible," she added.
The firm also said it has commissioned a review of its payroll systems. It added that it would provide an update on its investigations during its full-year earnings call in August.
BHP, which is headquartered in Melbourne, is the world's biggest miner.
It has around 80,000 employees and contract workers at sites including the Escondida mine in Chile, which is the largest copper mine in the world.
As well as its shares being listed in Australia, the company was part of the UK's blue chip FTSE 100 index for around a decade.
In January 2022, the firm took its shares off the London market after coming under pressure from some investors to simplify its corporate structure.
Supporters of the move argued that it would make it easier for BHP to raise money, do deals and return money to shareholders.
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Security measures and transport disruptions likely during the Ulaanbaatar Marathon, June 3 www.crisis24.garda.com

The annual Ulaanbaatar Marathon will prompt security measures and traffic disruptions in Ulaanbaatar, 06:00-18:00 June 3. The worst affected area is likely the Sukhbaatar Square, which will serve as marathon start and end points from 10:00, as well as the main performance venue. More than 30,000 runners, including foreigners, participated in the marathon last year.
Police will almost certainly deploy to monitor Sukhbaatar Square, marathon routes, and the surrounding areas. Road closures and public bus diversions will also affect areas including the Ankara, Beijing, Olympic, Sambuu, Seoul, and Sukhbaatar streets, Partizan Road, Peace Avenue, as well as the region between the Eastern Intersection and Western Intersection of Baga Toiruu. Increased congestion on alternative routes and private hire vehicles are possible. Residual traffic disruptions are possible after the event ends due to clearance works, in addition to the movement of participants and spectators.
Advice
Plan for transport disruptions if operating in Ulaanbaatar, June 3. Confirm road status and allow additional travel time to reach destinations along affected routes. Heed all security and traffic advisories.
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