The Supreme People's Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of Hu Yifeng, former president of the Higher People's Court of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and secretary of the court's leading Party members group, for suspected bribe-taking.

The National Commission of Supervision has completed an investigation into Hu's case and handed it over to prosecutors, the SPP said.

Further handling of the case is underway.

The representatives led by Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry J. Ganbaatar visited Mount Thorley Warkworth coal mine of Yancoal mining company, which operates in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, on November 2022.

This is the largest open-cut mine in the state that has been operating since 1982 and will continue to be used for another 16 years.

After becoming acquainted with the mine, the representatives met with management to exchange views and discuss the coal royalties in New South Wales, government policies aimed at supporting the operations of the companies in the mining industry, mine closure plans, related regulations, and enforcement, and ecological restoration practices.

The working visit of the Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry, J. Ganbaatar, to Australia has been organized successfully within the framework of the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC). During the visit, meetings were held with leaders in the mining industry, investors, and leaders of the best techniques, technologies, and innovations. He also studied experience, gave information to investors about the policy followed in the mineral resources field of Mongolia, had an open discussion, and sought investment opportunities for development.

U.Khurelsukh, the President of Mongolia, will participate in the high-level meeting of world leaders on climate change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on 7-8 November.

During the conference, the President of Mongolia will present the policies and activities implemented by Mongolia on combating climate change, desertification, and reducing global warming.

Furthermore, U.Khurelsukh will hold meetings with heads of state of some countries and leaders of international organizations. The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will be attended by Heads of state and government of 110 countries.

Mongolian mas wrestlers participated in the continental mas-wrestling championship for the first time and returned home with a total of 13 medals. The Asian Mass-Wrestling Championship was held on November 1-7, 2022 in Almalyk, Uzbekistan. 18 athletes from Mongolia, led by the president of the Mongolian Mass-Wrestling Association, E. Munkhsuren, participated in the tournament.

Mongolian wrestlers won 1 silver and 7 bronze medals in the adult category. Munkhtuya Khukhuu, who won a bronze medal in women's 65 kg, doubled her medal in absolute weight.

In the unofficial team event, the third team cup was taken by the Mongolian team. In particular, Mongolian youth athletes won 1 gold and 3 bronze medals at the Asian Mas-Wrestling Championship among boys and girls aged 15-16. By winning a gold medal in the 50 kg weight for youth category, Dulguuntuya Tuvshinbayar opened a new chapter in the history of Mongolian mas wrestling.

Mongolian women boxers claimed 3 cups and 3 golden medals at the Cologne Boxing World Cup 2022, the German Boxing Federation`s leading international event, held on November 1-6.

Specifically, E. Michidmaa in women's 54 kg weight, M. Enkhjargal in 57 kg weight, and G. Badmaarag in 60 kg weight won gold medals. The Mongolia national team athlete E. Michidmaa was recognized as the athlete with the best technique in the tournament, while the young athlete, N. Oyun-Erdene, won the bronze medal.

Among the male athletes, Kh. Enkh-Amar in 56 kg, and L. Davaadorj in 52 kg weight, won silver medals at the Cologne Boxing World Cup 2022. Also, O. Tulga and T. Enkhtor won bronze medals at the tournament.

Twitter has confirmed plans to allow users to buy blue-tick verified status.

In an update for Apple devices, the company said the feature would be open to users in certain countries who sign up to its Twitter Blue service for $7.99 (£7) per month.

The policy change is controversial, amid concerns that the platform could be swamped with fake accounts.

It follows Twitter's takeover by Elon Musk, who on Friday laid off around half of the company's workforce.

The sought-after blue tick was previously only available to high-profile or influential individuals and organisations - who were asked to prove their identity.

It has been used as a sign that a profile is authentic, and is a key tool to help users identify reliable information on the platform.

The policy change may fuel worries that government figures, celebrities, journalists and brands could be impersonated by any user willing to pay a monthly fee.

Mr Musk, the world's richest person, appears to be looking to diversify Twitter's income, following his acquisition of the firm late last month in a $44bn (£39bn) deal.

On Friday, the billionaire said Twitter was losing more than $4m (£3.5m) per day, insisting that this gave him "no choice" over culling around half the company's 7,500-strong workforce.

The cuts - as well as Mr Musk's fierce advocacy of free speech - have caused speculation that Twitter could water down its efforts on content moderation.

However, Mr Musk has insisted that the firm's stance towards harmful material remains "absolutely unchanged".

On Saturday a top United Nations official, Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk, urged Mr Musk to "ensure that human rights are central to the management of Twitter".

The unusual UN intervention pointed to the sacking of Twitter's whole human rights team, saying this was "not an encouraging start" under Mr Musk's ownership.

There was no immediate response from Twitter.

Few details were publicised relating to the change in verification policy, and a Twitter Blue subscription reportedly remained at its old price of £4.99 in the UK following Saturday's announcement.

Twitter's update said the changes would apply only in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand at first.

A flurry of tweets from Mr Musk himself suggested the changes would be rolled out worldwide after they were observed in the initial handful of countries.

It was not clear what would happen to those profiles which already had a blue tick - or if Twitter still planned to "verify" a user other than by charging them a subscription.

Responding to one user who asked what would happen to existing verified profiles, Mr Musk said the timeline for changes to be implemented was a "couple [of] months".

Answering another question about the risk of users pretending to be notable figures, he said Twitter would "suspend the account attempting impersonation and keep the money".

Previewing other upcoming changes, Mr Musk said Twitter would soon allow users to attach long-form text to tweets, "ending [the] absurdity of notepad screenshots".

Earlier on Saturday, Twitter co-founder and ex-CEO Jack Dorsey addressed the mass sackings, saying sorry to employees for what had unfolded at his former firm.

Mr Dorsey - who quit as CEO in November and left the board of directors in May - said he was aware Twitter staff were "angry with me".

His statement continued: "I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation: I grew the company size too quickly. I apologise for that."

Mr Dorsey appeared to endorse the need for dismissals. Earlier this year, he expressed support for Mr Musk's takeover.

A host of major brands have halted advertising spending with Twitter in recent days amid the company's upheaval.

Mr Musk has been looking to decrease the platform's reliance on adverts - and Saturday's update also promised "half the ads".

Minister of Foreign Affairs B. Battsetseg today received Chief Executive Officer of Oyu Tolgoi LLC Ms. Deirdré Lingenfelder.

The Minister emphasized that the successful implementation of the Oyu Tolgoi project not only increases the country’s budget revenues and the income of national suppliers but also makes invaluable investments in young Mongolians by teaching them advanced mining technologies and Western business methods. Foreign Minister Battsetseg confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia would provide all necessary support to the Oyu Tolgoi project.

Ms. Deirdre Lingenfelder briefed the Minister on current developments in the Oyu Tolgoi project, stressing that the project’s mining and financing activities are proceeding according to plan with a focus on achieving sustainable production of quality copper concentrate. Mrs. Deidre Lingenfelder also invited Foreign Minister B. Battsetseg to visit the Oyu Tolgoi mine site.

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Newly appointed US Ambassador Richard Buangan is taking Mongolian language classes. “Started my Mongolian language lessons this week, starting with all the letters of the alphabet,” the Ambassador wrote in Twitter.

Based on his State Department profile, Buangan joined the US Department of State in 1999 and was assigned to Israel, China, France and the Ivory Coast. He also served as an executive assistant to then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and more recently as the acting assistant secretary to the Bureau of Global Public Affairs from April 4 to June 30.

Born to a Filipino family in San Diego, California, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, and speaks four languages fluently.

Representatives of the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry of Mongolia, and the members of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and Japanese scholar and businessman Dr. Masao Tokita visited Steppe Metal Powder LLC and exchanged ideas with the plant staff.

During the visit to the plant, Dr. Masao Tokita, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NJS Co.,LTD, mentioned that he was pleased that copper and copper alloy powder production commenced in Mongolia, and advised on the many possibilities and technological solutions of using metal powders to produce parts needed for the production of automobiles, aerospace, and industrial equipment. Dr. Masao Tokita specifically mentioned that even though Mongolia is decades behind in industrialization compared to developed Western countries, it could compete on an equal footing with industrialized countries in the world market by using modern 3D printers, “spark plasma sintering” and “metal-injection molding” technologies. The guests noted that the partnership between business, government and academic institutions is very important, and the parties need to work out a plan.

NJS Co.,LTD installed spark plasma sintering equipment at the School of Mechanical Engineering of Mongolian University of Science and Technology as part of the Japan-Mongolia MJEED