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CU's Mongolian master franchisee listing on the MSE www.koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

The master franchisee for CU convenience stores in Mongolia is going public.
Central Express will be listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) on Monday, according to BFG Retail, which owns CU.
A total of 140 CU stores operate in Mongolia. CU said Central Express leads convenience store market in Mongolia, with a 74 percent market share.
Central Express plans to operate 300 stores by 2022 utilizing funds from the IPO.
In the offering, a total of 40.1 billion tugrik ($14.1 million) was collected from around a 10,000 people, according to BGF Retail.
BGF Retail owns around 10 percent of Central Express.
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World’s biggest aviation market may soon welcome back exiled Boeing 737 MAX www.rt.com

After a more than two-year flight ban, a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX is expected to finally return to the skies of its biggest consumer, China, as Beijing signals approval of the proposed changes to the plane.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reportedly told the nation’s air carriers it is satisfied with the design alterations the plane manufacturer has proposed for the 737 MAX, and that these changes could resolve safety issues.
The aviation regulator suggested that airlines should give feedback on the airworthiness directive for the 737 MAX by November 26, according to an undated notice seen by Reuters.
The move is projected to finally bring the troubled aircraft back to Chinese skies, prompting the country’s air carriers to start ordering the plane again.
The potential return would be a major boon to Boeing, giving a 5% boost to its stock price, Jefferies brokerage told Reuters in September.
Last year, the US and Europe sought industry feedback on similar proposed directives as a final step before ultimately approving the 737 MAX’s return.
Earlier, a Boeing spokesperson said the aerospace giant continued to work with aviation regulatory authorities across the globe to return the aircraft to service. The company also reported a successful test flight performed by the 737 MAX for CAAC back in August.
In October, Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun said the multinational was working to obtain Chinese approval for the plane to fly by the end of the current year. It expects deliveries of new aircraft to resume in the first quarter of 2022.
Boeing was reportedly selling about a quarter of the planes it manufactured annually to Chinese airlines before the 737 MAX was grounded. Nearly a third of some 370 undelivered aircraft in storage are for Chinese customers, the company said last month.
The 737 MAX was universally banned from taking to the skies after two deadly accidents in late 2018 and early 2019 but began flying again in the US, Brazil, Panama and Mexico in late 2020.
The two accidents claimed 346 lives. In October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff, killing 189 people. In March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near the town of Bishoftu just six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.
Other Asia-Pacific nations that have approved the return of the 737 MAX so far include Singapore, Malaysia, India, Japan, Australia, and Fiji.
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Elon Musk ends the week selling another $1.2 billion of Tesla shares www.cnn.com

New York (CNN Busines)Another day, another billion dollars.
Or in Elon Musk's case, $1.2 billion.
A filing late Friday shows that Musk sold another 1.2 million shares of Tesla stock on Friday, at an average price of $1,030 a share.
It brings his sales for the week to a total of 6.4 million shares, for a grand total of $6.9 billion.
Still, that only amounts to less than 4% of the shares he holds directly, or less than 3% if you include all the options he owns to buy additional shares.
A week ago Musk posted a Twitter poll asking if he should sell 10% of his holdings as a way of increasing his tax liability, and 58% of those who responded said yes. His sales of stock this week have pushed down the value of Tesla shares for shareholders -- including himself, since he is by far the largest shareholder. Tesla (TSLA) shares ended the week down $189 a share, or 15.4%.
It's unlikely that the Twitter poll was the main motivation for the sale. Rather, he faces a looming tax bill that will be triggered by his need to exercise 22.9 million options to purchase shares before next August. That bill would be nearly $10 billion at current market prices.
If he doesn't exercise the options by then, they'll expire and he'll lose the right to buy each share for a mere $6.24. But when he does, the value of the shares at that time will be treated as normal income, and he'll have to pay a 40.8% federal tax rate. It's also possible he could owe state income tax to California, which has a top tax rate of 13.3%. Even though he has moved to Texas, which has no state income tax, he conceded in a recent tweet that he'll still owe considerable California state income taxes based on the considerable time he still spends working in the state.
Musk exercised the first block of 2.2 million of those soon-to-expire options on Monday, and then sold 934 million shares in order to pay the taxes on that exercise. The shares he has sold since, however, have come from his direct holdings, most of which he has owned since the company's 2010 initial public offering. And Musk will owe only a 20% long-term capital gain tax on the $5.8 billion from the proceeds of those stock sales, or roughly $1.2 billion.
Tesla is still the most valuable automaker in the world, with a market cap greater than that of the 12 largest automakers by volume. Last month it became only the sixth US company to reach a $1 trillion valuation. Musk's stake in the company has declined slightly with these sales but for now it is still equal to a 23.7% stake in the company, down from from the 24.3% he would have held without the sales.
It's not just Elon Musk: Here's who else at Tesla has been selling the stock
It's not just Elon Musk: Here's who else at Tesla has been selling the stock
Until this week, Musk had not sold any shares of company's stock since 2016. But other board members and top executives have been selling stock all along, including his brother Kimbal Musk, a Tesla board member, who sold $108 millon worth of Tesla shares a week ago, equal to about 15% of his shares in the company, just before his brother's sales started pushing down the value of the stock.
Musk is the world's wealthiest person, with a net worth estimated by Bloomberg at $294 billion. The $6.9 billion he received from this week's transactions was already included in that calculation, since the estimated value of the stocks and options is a significant part of his net worth. His net worth has fallen this week as the price of Tesla shares have declined.
The recent stock sales don't appreciably change Musk's financial position. The $6.9 billion from sales would be like a typical American family selling about $2,900 worth of stocks it already owned. The Federal Reserve's most recent estimate puts the median household net worth at $121,700.
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Mongolia logs 666 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths www.xinhuanet.com

Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia reported on Sunday 666 new COVID-19 cases and nine more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 374,041 and the national death toll to 1,805.
More than half of the new cases and deaths were reported in the capital of Ulan Bator, the area hardest hit by COVID-19 in Mongolia.
Currently, 10,379 COVID-19 patients are being hospitalized across the country, while 24,742 are receiving home-based care, according to the ministry.
So far, 65.9 percent of Mongolia's population has received two COVID-19 vaccine doses, with over 501,100 Mongolians aged over 18 having received a booster shot.
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AIBA set to open boxing academy in Mongolia after President Kremlev visits country www.insidethegames.biz

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev visited Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to propose the hosting of an international tournament in the country.
Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, the Mongolian President, held a reception for he AIBA delegation led by Kremlev.
"I would like to express big gratitude to head of the country, Mr Khürelsükh, Mongolian Boxing Federation and Ministry of Sports for their constant support of global sport and boxing in particular," said Kremlev.
"Popularisation of a healthy lifestyle among the younger generation should be one of the prerogatives of the Government of each country.
"Mongolia has all necessary conditions to host major sport events at international level starting from venues, arenas and accommodation opportunities."
The Russian official also stated that he plans to implement a number of joint projects and programmes with the Mongolian Boxing Federation, including the establishment of a boxing academy.
"We would support any and all initiatives which would serve the development of boxing, notably, one of the top four sports in Mongolia," said Khürelsükh.
"I am glad that AIBA and Mongolian Boxing Federation have such a close professional relationship and ambitions that align."
As a part of the visit, Kremlev met with elite, youth and junior boxers on the national teams and took part in a joint training session.
"We want that every boxer to know that AIBA is his or her home," said Kremlev.
"We strive to create all the necessary conditions for this.
"Boxers and coaches are the most important people in AIBA family."
The meeting is a part of the Kremlev's engagement programme, which the AIBA President claims is aimed at giving all boxers the opportunity to be heard.
"Mongolia is one of the Asian boxing powers which earned medals and titles throughout their history at all levels of events including top international boxing events like the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships, the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, the Asian Games and the ASBC Asian Boxing Championships," Kremlev added.
"This country has a great tradition of boxing and AIBA is going to support it in all initiatives."
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China and Mongolia expect to strengthen cooperation in epidemic prevention and block the cross-border spread of COVID-19 www.globaltimes.cn

China and Mongolia expect to strengthen cooperation in epidemic prevention and control and resolutely block the cross-border spread of COVID-19, according to a meeting between the diplomats of the two countries on Thursday.
The Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of China's Foreign Ministry, Liu Jinsong, met with Mongolian Ambassador to China Tuvshin Badral on Thursday to exchange opinions on China-Mongolia relations, cooperation on the fight against COVID-19 and international and regional issues of mutual interest.
China attaches great importance to its relations with Mongolia as the two nations are friendly neighbors with a shared future, Liu noted, adding that the frequent high-level exchanges between the two nations this year have led to a sound momentum of development in bilateral relations.
It is expected that the two nations will actively implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and push forward a better development of bilateral relations.
Since the pandemic situation across the world is still complex and severe, China persists in taking strict measures to prevent imported cases that cause flareups at home.
"It is expected that China and Mongolia will strengthen cooperation, meet each other halfway, earnestly implement prevention and control measures and resolutely block cross-border spread of the virus," Liu said, noting that China is willing to cooperate with Mongolia in the fight against COVID-19 and provide help to develop the economy and improve the people's livelihood in Mongolia.
Mongolia also attaches great importance to its relations with China and hopes to deepen friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation, Badral said, noting that Mongolia is deeply grateful for the support from China in alleviating problems in Mongolia and fighting against the epidemic.
Mongolia is ready to take strict and effective measures and adhere to standards to work with China in epidemic prevention, in addition to ensure the safe and stable operation of the ports in both countries.
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Largest national entities pledge to plant over 600 million trees www.montsame.mn

More than 21 major entities have signed on a certificate, as expression of joining the ‘One billion trees’ nationwide campaign, initiated by the President of Mongolia, today, November 12.
With an aim to fight against the climate change and desertification, ‘One billion trees’ national campaign was launched on October 8. The national companies such as ‘Erdenes Tavantolgoi’ JSC, ‘Oyu Tolgoi’ LLC, ‘Bold Tumur Eruu Gol’ сompany, have pledged to plant a total of 608.5 million tree. Minister of Environment and Tourism will collaborate with the entities by providing advice on methods, techniques for planting trees.
‘One billion trees’ nationwide campaign is expected to be implemented in three phases. The first phase or the preparatory phase will be taking place in 2021-2024, and the second or the intensification phase will be implemented in 2024-2026, while, the third or sustainable implementation phase is planned for 2027-2030
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2022 State Budget approved with a deficit of MNT 2.4 trillion www.montsame.mn

The State Great Khural has approved the 2022 State Budget with MNT 16.4 trillion in total revenue and MNT 18.2 trillion in total expenditure.
More specifically, at the plenary session of the State Great Khural today on November 12, the fourth discussion took place for the bills on the 2022 State Budget, the 2022 Budget for the Social Insurance Fund, the 2022 Budget for the Health Insurance Fund, and the 2022 Budget for the Future Heritage Fund.
By cutting on costs and making changes to the current financing mechanism for public services, the Government has set several major objectives such as improving the accessibility of quality education and healthcare services, increasing the number of job opportunities, increasing the profits of Future Heritage Fund, and reducing traffic congestion in the capital city.
With a deficit of MNT 2.4 trillion (5.1 percent of GDP) for the 2022 State Budget, the Government estimates the country’s economy to grow by 5 percent in the coming year.
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Investors pushed mining giants to quit coal. Now it’s backfiring www.mining.com

It was supposed to be a big win for climate activists: another of the world’s most powerful mining companies had caved to investor demands that it stop digging up coal.
Instead, Anglo American Plc’s strategy reversal has become a case study for unintended consequences. Its exit has transformed mines that were scheduled for eventual closure into the engine room for a growth-hungry coal business.
And while it’s a particularly stark example, it’s not the only one. When rival BHP Group was struggling to sell an Australian colliery this year, the company surprised investors by applying to extend mining at the site by another two decades — an apparent attempt to sweeten its appeal to potential buyers.
Now, after years of lobbying blue-chip companies to stop mining the most-polluting fuel, there’s a growing unease among climate activists and some investors that the policy many of them championed could lead to more coal being produced for longer. Senior mining executives say the message from their shareholders is evolving to acknowledge that risk, and they’re no longer pushing as hard for blanket withdrawals.
BHP may end up holding on to the Australian mine it was battling to sell, Bloomberg reported last week. Earlier this year, Glencore Plc sounded out a major climate investor group before announcing it would increase its ownership of a big Colombian coal mine, according to people familiar with the matter.
“Everyone in the industry is starting to be more sophisticated, more nuanced and more careful on the way they think these issues through,” said Nick Stansbury, head of climate solutions at Legal & General Group Plc.
Who should own the world’s coal mines is a question that resources giants and their investors may be grappling with for years to come. At the global climate talks in Glasgow, world leaders have fallen short on the U.K. host’s ambition to “consign coal to history.” It continues to dominate the world’s electricity mix and energy shortages in Europe and China this year have only reinforced the message that the world remains deeply dependent on coal.
The campaign to force coal out of the hands of the biggest diversified miners kicked off about a decade ago, with limited success. That changed after some of the world’s most powerful investors, including Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund and BlackRock Inc., began introducing policies to limit their exposure to coal.
By early 2020, pressure was mounting on Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani. He’d already watched rival Rio Tinto Group sell its last coal mines. BHP was looking at options to get out and even Glencore, coal’s biggest champion, had agreed to cap its production.
Cutifani’s original plan had been simple: it was increasingly unlikely that Anglo would invest more in its seven South African mines — which accounted for a fraction of its overall profits — and the company would ultimately close them when they ran out of coal over the next decade or so.
But for some investors that wasn’t soon enough.
The solution Anglo came up with was a spinoff company — Thungela Resources Ltd. — to be run by a senior Anglo executive, and handed over to its own shareholders.
The plan meant Anglo could get out of coal without having to cut any jobs in a country facing massive unemployment, and leave the mines in trusted hands until they were depleted. Anglo investors could decide for themselves whether to hold or sell the shares they received.
Yet within days, Chief Executive Officer July Ndlovu was laying out big ambitions for the company and its mines. Thungela was looking to grow, not shrink coal production, he said.
“I didn’t take up this role to close these mines, to close this business,” Ndlovu told Bloomberg at the time.
The company’s Zibulo, Mafube and Khwezela mines have the potential for extension to add at least another decade of mining and perhaps much longer, producing more than 10 million tons of coal a year.
Thungela’s creation has come at a time of great flux for the industry. As the global economy recovers from the pandemic, demand for electricity and the fuels used to produce it surged around the world, sending thermal coal prices to the highest on record.
That’s meant windfall profits for producers and their investors, making it more lucrative to keep digging as much as possible. Thungela’s shares have soared since its June initial public offering, although they’ve pulled back recently as coal prices eased.
With billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs at stake, the question has always been who — f not the publicly traded mining companies — should be running their collieries?
Companies like Anglo and BHP have long argued they are the most responsible operators, with deep pockets and sophisticated approaches to climate, the environmental impact of their operations and worker welfare. There is no guarantee new owners will act in the same way, or have the financial muscle to ride our volatile swings in commodity prices.
“Selling the problem to a third party has unintended consequences,” said Ashley Hamilton Claxton, the head of responsible investment at Royal London Asset Management, who argues that mining companies should hold onto fossil fuel assets and manage their decline. “We need to shift the debate in the investment industry about being more sophisticated around these things.”
It’s a theme that has played out elsewhere. Some observers of the oil industry say campaigns by activists to have oil majors divest from fossil fuels could end up accelerating a shift to government owners who operate with less transparency and, occasionally, worse environmental records.
In an attempt to fill the gap, other ventures have sprung up. Citigroup Inc. and Trafigura Group were one, pitching a coal-focused company to investors early this year, with the idea that it could snap up cheap mines and run them for cash — not growth — before eventually closing them.
But there’s also growing evidence that investors are changing their approach.
When BHP and Anglo wanted to sell their stakes in a big Colombian coal mine earlier this year, the third partner, Glencore, was the obvious buyer. In the past, a move to increase its exposure to coal might have drawn criticism from climate-focused investors. The company already agreed in 2019 to cap its coal production, under pressure from Climate Action 100+, an investor group with 545 members managing a combined $52 trillion of assets.
As Anglo and BHP pushed to sell the mine, Climate Action became a surprising behind-the-scenes sounding board for Glencore, according to people familiar with the matter. The group saw the transaction as a way of preventing any mine extensions or the asset being passed to a less responsible owner. Glencore agreed to further tighten its emissions-reduction goals as part of the deal.
While Climate Action has not spoken out publicly, the Colombian purchase was seen by many in the industry as further proof that investors’ positions have fundamentally changed.
Meanwhile, BHP, which has been planning an exit from thermal coal since at least mid-2019, has rejected multiple approaches for its Mt Arthur mine in Australia. The sale has dragged on as the pool of potential buyers dwindled and the offers it got were either too low or rejected because the company didn’t consider them responsible new owners.
Earlier this year, it emerged that BHP had applied to extend the mine’s life by almost 20 years. It didn’t take long for concerned investors to start asking why the company was preparing the mine to keep digging coal for longer.
Since then, pressure has mounted on BHP to u-turn on its exit strategy. Market Forces, which coordinates groups of shareholders on climate issues, has called on the company to abandon plans to sell out of fossil fuels, and instead responsibly close down the operations.
“The big push from investors is around ensuring that any divestment that occurs is to parties that are responsible,” BHP CEO Mike Henry said at the company’s shareholder meeting in October.
Now, the sale process appears to have stalled and the company could end up keeping Mr Arthur, after coal’s rally made the asset more valuable, and it’s no longer under as much pressure from some investors to sell, people familiar with the matter said.
Glencore, meanwhile, has promised to run its coal business to closure by 2050, which received overwhelming support from its shareholders, but it’s also prepared contingency plans to exit should investors force it. The developments of the past six months suggest that’s looking less likely.
“Divestment is convenient and easy to communicate,” said Hamilton Claxton. “Helping companies manage decline is difficult to do from an investment perspective and showing our customers that we’ve been effective is difficult to do.”
(By Thomas Biesheuvel, with assistance from David Stringer and Felix Njini)
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Daily number of booster shot recipients increased by 2-3 times www.montsame.mn

The number of people receiving the third dose or a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine per day has increased by 2-3 times, said Ch. Bolortuya, Spokeswoman of the Prime Minister, today.
As of November 9, the coverage of 1st dose reached 69.4 percent, 2nd dose – 65.8 percent and 3rd dose or a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines – 14.0 percent of the total population.
Ch. Bolortuya said, “When the country started administering the third dose, around 4,000-5,000 people received the shot per day, but in recent days this number has doubled to 8,000-11,000. Among the provinces, Zavkhan and Selenge aimags have a higher involvement in the 3rd dose, while this number is lower in Dundgobi, Khovd and Bayan-Ulgii aimags. As the vaccination drive intensifies, there has been a positive indication that COVID-19 infections are decreasing."
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