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COVID-19: 2,263 new cases, 8 deaths reported www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A single-day record of 2,263 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded from over 10 thousand tests processed nationwide in the past 24 hours.
1,650 of the new cases were detected in Ulaanbaatar city and 613 in rural areas. Specifically, 106 cases were newly confirmed in Orkhon aimag, 91 in Darkhan-Uul, 17 in Khuvsgul, 24 in Selenge, 7 in Bulgan, 72 in Khovd, 13 in Khentii, 34 in Tuv, 28 in Arkhangai, 32 in Dornod, 45 in Uvurkhangai, 97 in Gobi-Altai, 36 in Bayankhongor, 23 in Uvs, 8 in Bayan-Ulgii, 15 in Zavkhan, 8 in Gobisumber, and 22 in Sukhbaatar.
26.3 percent or over 500 of the new cases are children under the age of 17, 66 percent are people aged between 18 and 59, and 7.8 percent are people aged over 60.
78,347 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in the country. In the past 24 hours, 523 people were discharged from hospital, which takes the total number of recoveries to 57,025. 9,323 people are currently receiving hospital treatment for COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health also reported that 8 people died from COVID-19, which brings the COVID-19 death toll to 369.
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U.Khurelsukh to take presidential oath on June 25 www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On June 11, the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia passed a resolution setting a date for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect U.Khurelsukh.
In the presidential election that took place on June 9, 2021, candidate from the Mongolian People’s Party U.Khurelsukh led the ballot with 823,326 votes or gained 67.8 percent of total votes, whereas candidate from the Right Person Electoral Coalition D.Enkhbat followed with 246,968 votes (20.3 percent) with candidate from the Democratic Party S.Erdene collecting 72,832 votes (6 percent).
77 percent of the MPs voted in favor of the resolution to have U.Khurelsukh sworn in as the sixth President of Mongolia at 11:40 AM on June 25.
As stated in the Constitution of Mongolia, within 30 days after the election, the President-elect shall take the following oath before the National Parliament:
“I swear that I will guard and defend the independence and sovereignty of Mongolia, freedom of the people and national unity, and that I will uphold and observe the Constitution and faithfully perform the duties of the President”.
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G7 nations seek to counter China’s Silk Road projects with ambitious infrastructure plan www.rt.com

The Group of Seven (G7) countries have announced plans for a major infrastructure project for developing nations in a bid to rival China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as “One Belt, One Road.”
The agreement on the initiative titled Build Back Better World (B3W) came on the second day of the Cornwall summit of the seven richest democracies carried out in southwestern England.
The vast project is aimed at providing a transparent infrastructure partnership to “help narrow the $40+ trillion infrastructure need in the developing world, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a senior official in the US presidential administration.
“This is not just about confronting or taking on China,” the top official said. “But until now we haven’t offered a positive alternative that reflects our values, our standards and our way of doing business.”
According to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the “important initiative” is much needed in Africa.
“We can’t sit back and say that China will do it but it’s the G7’s ambition to have a positive agenda for a number of countries in the world which are still lagging behind… I welcome it,” the German leader said.
It was not immediately disclosed how the project would be implemented or how much investment it would ultimately take. The G7 members also didn’t specify an implementation time.
China’s BRI, dubbed the 21st century Silk Road project, was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping eight years ago. The major project involves development and investment initiatives that would stretch from Asia to Europe and beyond. Since then, Beijing has inked around 200 cooperation documents with 167 countries and international organizations.
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The multi-trillion-dollar initiative aims to boost connectivity and cooperation between Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Experts say it will significantly boost global commerce, cutting trading costs by half for the countries involved.
The project has been sharply criticized by the US and EU officials as a vehicle for the expansion of Communist China with Beijing saying that those doubts betray the “imperial hangover” of many Western powers that humiliated China for centuries.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Mongolia's Khurelsukh on election win www.news.cgtn.com

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on his election as Mongolian president.
In his message, President Xi said China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors and sincere cooperative partners linked by mountains and rivers.
Bilateral relations have maintained a sound momentum of development in recent years, Xi pointed out, adding that the two sides have made concerted efforts to combat COVID-19 and achieved positive results.
Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Mongolia relations, and is ready to continue working with President Khurelsukh for new and greater development of the China-Mongolia comprehensive strategic partnership.
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Mongolia's daily COVID-19 cases top 2,000 www.xinhuanet.com

June 13 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia reported 2,188 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the first time that the country hit the 2,000 threshold on a daily basis, the health ministry said Sunday.
The latest confirmed cases, which were all locally transmitted, brought the national tally to 76,084, said the ministry in a statement.
The country meanwhile reported 10 new fatalities and 496 more recoveries, taking the nationwide counts to 375 and 56,947, respectively, it said.
Noting that children account for more than 30 percent of the recent daily cases, the ministry urged the public to follow all health guidelines to protect the minors.
The virus has spread to the capital Ulan Bator and all the 21 provinces of the country, with the capital city, which is home to over half of the country's population of 3.3 million, being the hardest-hit area.
Mongolia launched a national vaccination campaign in late February with a target of 60 percent coverage. So far, more than 1,891,800 people in Mongolia have received a first dose, and over 1,642,600 have been fully vaccinated.
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New international airport to be put into operation on July 4 www.montsame.mn

On June 10, Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene became acquainted with the new Chinggis Khaan International Airport as well as the progress of the Bogdkhan Railway Bypass Line project.
“Despite the order that was issued to put the Chinggis Khaan
International Airport into operation starting from July 1, 2021, we are
currently carrying out works to open the airport on July 4. There will be no
flights conducted at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport from July 4,”
introduced Deputy Director of Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (MCAA)
N.Myagmarsuren.
According to officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (MCAA), an operative team has been established with 38 members at the new airport so far. Prior to the opening, the aircraft at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport will conduct test flights to the new airport.
They then introduced that it is currently being planned to
conduct a flight in route Ulaanbaatar - Tokyo - Ulaanbaatar at 11.40 am on the
opening day of the airport. Preparations are also underway to receive a charter
flight in route Frankfurt - Ulaanbaatar on the same day.
Regarding the matter of receiving foreign nationals during the National Naadam Festival, Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene said, “Firstly, Mongolia will receive citizens that have been fully vaccinated. If necessary, it should also be made possible to be involved in vaccinations and be put in mandatory isolation in the country,” noting that issues such as moving the operations of Buyant-Ukhaa airport and stabilizing flight operations needs to be discussed at a Cabinet meeting.
He then continued on to say, “A free economic zone should be
established in Khushig Valley, with transport and logistics centers located at
this place. Furthermore, the Bogdkhan Railway Bypass Line project needs to be
launched before July 4. To establish its route, it is crucial to cooperate with
the private sector.”
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High workload of investigators negatively affects fight against corruption www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. One of the key anti-corruption activities is to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Corruption offenses are often committed by high-level executives at the decision-making level, and the failure to impose appropriate penalties on the perpetrators undermines public confidence in the government, and citizens start feeling that the law is not exercised impartially. Thus, increasing the level of corruption and negatively affects society as a whole.
The level of corruption in a country is highly dependent on the activities of the Anti-Corruption Authority, which is usually the only entity authorized to detect and investigate corruption crimes. Therefore, it is possible to fight corruption effectively by keeping the workload of the Anti-Corruption Authority’s investigators at a normal level and conducting investigations efficiently.
According to research conducted by The Asia Foundation's Evaluation Team under the Asian Development Bank-supported “Strengthening the Anti-Corruption System” project in Mongolia, a high number of investigators in the Anti-Corruption Authority has been shown to have positive effects on the Corruption Perceptions Index. The correlation between the percentage of investigators in the organization and the CPI is shown in Figure 1.
Increased workload appears to be closely connected to the increasing number of complaints, but also to the special attributes of corruption crimes as well as the complexities that make these crimes difficult to investigate. It is clear that accessing, collecting, and studying information, and obtaining various expert opinions, and prosecutors’ approvals are taking significant time and effort and can include some processes that seem inefficient when viewed from the outside. This slows down investigations, even as more cases are coming in, and adds to the high workload of investigators.
According to a survey conducted on investigators of Mongolian Independent Authority Against Corruption, 56 percent said that the workload has a very high effect on the investigation of corruption crimes.
The workload for one investigator at the IAAC is significantly higher than compared to other countries. The IAAC receives 800 crime reports annually, which means there are 17 reports per one investigator which have a significant negative impact on the effective fight against corruption, as well as, the detection and investigation of perpetrators.
Furthermore, OECD’s ‘Anti-Corruption reforms in Mongolia project’ report also highlighted increased workload of IAAC’s investigators.
It is clear that the number of investigators is not in accordance with the increasing volume of work the institution has experienced. In 2018, the IAAC investigated 1040 cases involving 1126 suspects, while in 2017 it investigated only 427 cases with 654 suspects. The workload practically doubled while staff remained practically unchanged. Increasingly active work of the IAAC in 2018 is explained by the legislative amendments which excluded damages as an element of abuse of power and assigned to its jurisdiction all criminal offences committed by police officers while fulfilling official duties.
Therefore, it is clear that Mongolia needs to increase the number of investigators and reduce the number of cases per investigator as part of its effective Anti-Corruption efforts. A high workload can have a significant negative impact on the health and well-being of investigators in addition to the investigation.
Source: Independent Authority Against Corruption
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2021 Presidential Election: Preliminary results and voter turnout www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. As of 1:30 AM, June 10, 99.3 percent of the polling stations across the country have submitted the results of presidential election to the General Election Commission.
Specifically, candidate from the Mongolian People’s Party U.Khurelsukh led the ballot with 823,092 votes or gained 67.76 percent of total votes, whereas candidate from the Right Person Electoral Coalition D.Enkhbat followed with 246,968 votes (20.3 percent) with candidate from the Democratic Party S.Erdene collecting 72,832 votes (5.99 percent). Moreover, 71,937 (5.93 percent of all votes) blank ballot papers have been counted.
Voter turnout was reported to be at 59.24 percent on the national level. In particular, out of 2,041,985 voters on the national electoral register, 1,208,408 have cast their votes.
With latest amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia made in December 2019, the new president will be appointed for a single six-year term, instead of the renewable four-year term.
However, this is only preliminary results and the General Election Commission will announce the official final results by June 10 afternoon.
As stated in the law, the General Election Commission is required to submit the final results of presidential election and the resolution on approving the authority of the President of Mongolia to the State Great Hural within 10 days after the vote.
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China racing to build coal storage capacity as prices soar www.mining.com

China’s authorities are accelerating efforts to build infrastructure to store reserves of coal after southern cities endured a new power crunch and with prices of the fuel still stubbornly high.
The coal sector must improve mechanisms to store supply and speed up construction of reserve capacity, Xu Wenbin, an official from China’s state planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a meeting in Jining city, Shandong province, according to a CCTD report.
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“Improving coal reserve capacity is enhancing national energy security,” CCTD cited Xu as saying. A fax to the NDRC seeking comment didn’t get an immediate response.
Thermal coal futures on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange traded 3% higher at 827.2 yuan a ton as of 4:59 pm in Singapore.
China has rolled out a raft of measures to tame surging prices of fuels to metals and food staples. Coal is winning additional scrutiny amid concerns over power security, with two dozen cities across China’s key industrial province of Guangdong forced to ration electricity last month. The crunch comes months after severe winter weather crippled power supplies across Northeast Asia.
Officials visited a port in Tangshan on Thursday to investigate if there has been any coal hoarding, according to Futures Daily. Authorities are also mulling a cap on prices, and three provinces have eased restrictions on some imports.
Following a spate of fatal accidents and with the Communist Party’s 100th anniversary celebrations approaching, safety inspections are also being made more stringent. The Ministry of Emergency Management said Friday it would raise its maximum fine for safety accidents to 100 million yuan ($15.7 million) and said it will shut output at firms that refuse to change unsafe operations.
“Although efforts to ensure supply security have been boosted, their impact in reality is not obvious,” Mysteel analysts said in a report Friday. “Safety inspections have become the normal occurrence, and new capacity needs time to come online.”
(By Krystal Chia, with assistance from Martin Ritchie)
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G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change www.bbc.com

World leaders meeting in Cornwall are to adopt strict measures on coal-fired power stations as part of the battle against climate change.
The G7 group will promise to move away from coal plants, unless they have technology to capture carbon emissions.
It comes as Sir David Attenborough warned that humans could be "on the verge of destabilising the entire planet".
He said G7 leaders faced the most important decisions in human history.
The coal announcement came from the White House, which said it was the first time the leaders of wealthy nations had committed to keeping the projected global temperature rise to 1.5C.
That requires a range of urgent policies, chief among them being phasing out coal burning unless it includes carbon capture technology.
Coal is the world's dirtiest major fuel and ending its use is seen as a major step by environmentalists, but they also want guarantees rich countries will deliver on previous promises to help poorer nations cope with climate change.
The G7 will end the funding of new coal generation in developing countries and offer up to £2bn ($2.8bn)to stop using the fuel. Climate change has been one of the key themes at the three-day summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
Leaders of the seven major industrialised nations - the UK, US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy - are expected to set out plans to reduce emissions from farming, transport, and the making of steel and cement.
They will commit to protecting 30% of global land and marine areas for nature by 2030. They are also expected to pledge to almost halve their emissions by 2030, relative to 2010 levels. The UK has already surpassed that commitment.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a news conference on Sunday afternoon, the final day of a summit where he has clashed with EU leaders over the Brexit deal's requirements for checks on goods from Britain to Northern Ireland.
A video message from Sir David Attenborough will be played to world leaders in Cornwall on Sunday as they set out their plans for meeting emissions targets.
Speaking beforehand, Sir David said: "The natural world today is greatly diminished... Our climate is warming fast. That is beyond doubt. Our societies and nations are unequal and that is sadly plain to see.
"But the question science forces us to address specifically in 2021 is whether as a result of these intertwined facts we are on the verge of destabilising the entire planet."
He said the decisions facing the world's richest countries were "the most important in human history".
As well as the measures on coal and ending almost all direct government support for the fossil fuel sector overseas, the G7 is expected to phase out petrol and diesel cars.
BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin said there had been "a crucial lack of detail on two questions so far: the proposed green masterplan to help developing countries get clean technology and the amount of cash richer [countries] will hand to the poorer to tackle the climate crisis".
China, which according to one report was responsible for 27% of the world's greenhouse gases in 2019 - the most of any country - is not part of the G7.
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What is climate change?
The Earth's average temperature is about 15C (59F) but has been much higher and lower in the past.
There are natural fluctuations in the climate but scientists say temperatures are now rising faster than at many other times.
This is linked to the greenhouse effect, which describes how the Earth's atmosphere traps some of the Sun's energy.
Solar energy radiating back to space from the Earth's surface is absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-emitted in all directions.
This heats both the lower atmosphere and the surface of the planet. Without this effect, the Earth would be about 30C (86F) colder and hostile to life.
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Scientists believe we are adding to the natural greenhouse effect, with gases released from industry and agriculture trapping more energy and increasing the temperature.
This is known as climate change or global warming. You can read our simple explainer here.
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The G7 leaders are also expected to endorse a plan aimed at reversing the loss of biodiversity - a measure of how many different species live in ecosystems - by the end of the decade.
Mr Johnson is also launching a £500m fund to protect the world's oceans and marine life.
The "blue planet fund" will help countries including Ghana, Indonesia and Pacific Island states, tackle unsustainable fishing, protect and restore coastal ecosystems like mangroves and coral reefs, and reduce marine pollution.
A major UN report from 2019 said that global emissions of carbon dioxide must peak by 2020 to keep the planet from warming by more than 1.5C.
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