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Third annual job fair for Chinese-speaking talents held in Mongolia www.xinhuanet.com

ULAN BATOR, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The third edition of annual job fair for Mongolian students who can speak Chinese was held here on Sunday.

The day-long job fair was co-organized by the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the Confucius Institute at National University of Mongolia, in partnership with the China-Mongolia Cultural and Education Foundation and the Chinese Cultural Center in Ulan Bator, with the aim to offer employment opportunities for Chinese-speaking job seekers in Mongolia.

"China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries," Li Wei, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, said at the event.

She expressed confidence that the event will help Mongolian youth who are fluent in Chinese find suitable jobs.

For his part, Gombo Bumtsend, deputy director of Neighboring Countries Department at the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that in recent years, relations and cooperation between Mongolia and China have been rapidly expanding in a wide range of areas such as trade and economic sectors.

"The job fair is an important event to promote employment for Mongolian students and youth," he added.

Around 30 Chinese companies operating in Mongolia, including Bank of China Ulan Bator Representative Office and Air China Mongolia attended the event and introduced their job vacancies.

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Mongolia and DPRK holds consultative meeting between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs D.Davaasuren paid visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on April 18-19, 2019.

State Secretary D.Davaasuren paid courtesy call on Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), Politburo member, Director of the International Department of the WPC, State Affairs Commission member, Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Ri Su Yong and Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho respectively. He also met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of DPRK Ri Gil Song and held consultative meeting between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

During the official talks, the parties emphasized that the countries have successfully overcame the challenges and maintained the traditional friendly relations thanks to sincere aspiration and friendship of the people of the two countries. The sides also exchanged views on regional issues and expansion of bilateral relations and cooperation.

Mongolia expressed its willingness to further develop existing traditional friendly relations with the DPRK and the strong commitment to addressing the issue of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful way. State Secretary D.Davaasuren also invited Korean delegation to participate in the Sixth International Conference on Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security to be held in June, 2019.

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“Awesome” Mongolian metal in US Billboard’s charts www.news.mn

Mongolian metal music reaches Billboard’s charts, as The Hu’s “Wolf Totem” and “Yuve Yuve Yu” debut on multiple tallies dated April 20.

Thanks to that post, “Wolf Totem” bows at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, up 1,056% to 6,000 downloads sold in the week ending April 11, according to Nielsen Music. The Hu is the first act since Bad Wolves in February 2018 to top Hard Rock Digital Song Sales with its first charting song.

Additionally, “Yuve Yuve Yu,” debuts at No. 7 on Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (3,000 sold, up 929%). Also drawing 272,000 U.S. streams, “Wolf Totem” debuts at No. 22 on the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Rock Songs chart.

Formed in 2016, the four-piece from Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar released the pair of songs last fall. The Hu incorporates traditional Mongolian instrumentation and throat singing into its music, resulting in material that’s often hard-hitting, though sans the sounds that most heavy metal acts might utilize, namely electric guitar.

After some initial buzz and media coverage in January, the songs, particularly “Wolf Totem,” have hit new heights thanks in large part to a viral Facebook post showcasing the track’s official video with the caption, “Mongolian metal is awesome.”

The Hu is currently prepping a debut album, Gereg, due via Eleven Seven Records.

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Mongolia to export cashmere products to US duty-free www.news.mn

A new bill that would allow duty-free imports of products made in Mongolia using Mongolian cashmere was introduced in both the US House and the Senate last week and has gathered support from apparel brands and importers.

The Mongolia Third-Neighbour Trade Act was introduced by Republican congressman Ted Yoho, who explains: ‘the bill is not just about imports of cashmere; it is smart policy that supports a strong, independent Mongolia that continues to be a beacon of freedom in the region and strategic partner of the Unites States. He said ‘It is estimated that this simple act will create upwards of 40,000 jobs primarily for women who make up 90 percent of the garment industry in Mongolia. We look forward the bill will be signed into law by President Donald Trump’.

The bill would support an important sector of Mongolian economy and reduce US imports of Chinese cashmere products. Mongolian cashmere is a brand and of itself.

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Japan’s Mitsubishi to join global airliner challenge to Boeing and Airbus www.rt.com

The aviation unit of Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi is planning to start deliveries of Japan's first homegrown passenger plane since the 1960s as soon as next year.
The 88-passenger jet has a flight range of about 2,000 miles, while a smaller variant can fly up to 76 people for about the same distance. The MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) made its maiden flight in November 2015 with the first deliveries slated for mid-2020.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation initially planned the first deliveries of the jet for 2008. However, the date was pushed back five times due to production difficulties. Orders for the aircraft that once totaled 474 units from US and Japanese carriers have been reportedly reduced to 407 jets so far.

The Japanese conglomerate, a longtime supplier of aircraft components to Boeing, invested over 600 billion yen ($5.36 billion) into MRJ as of March 2018 with another 200 billion yen ($1.8bn) expected to be pumped into the project by the end of 2020. In October, Mitsubishi announced plans to invest an extra 170 billion yen ($1.5bn) in capital into its aircraft unit, canceling 50 billion yen ($446mn) of the debt owed by the division.

The long-anticipated MRJ, which is designed for local air transportation, may become a peer competitor for such mainstays as Canada's Bombardier, whose C Series regional planes are marketed as the Airbus A220, after the 2017 acquisition of the unit by the European aerospace giant. The Japanese jet is also expected to provide keen competition to Brazil's Embraer that announced plans to create a joint venture for Embraer's airliners in 2018.

The newcomers in the sector of regional air service, such as the Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 and the Chinese Comac ARJ21, which are currently undergoing test flights, may also challenge Airbus and Boeing.

Mitsubishi is currently involved in legal proceedings with Montreal–based Bombardier. In October, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer filed a lawsuit, accusing the Japanese corporation of stealing secret information and causing Bombardier “to suffer irreparable financial loss.”

Mitsubishi counter-sued, saying that the Canadian aircraft producer had violated antitrust regulations through “a multifaceted scheme to expand its power within the regional jet market by impeding the entrance of a new competing aircraft.”

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Experts warn of pre-election year impact on improving economy www.zgm.mn

Public investment expenses almost tripled compared to the previous years to MNT 1.2 trillion. As a reminder, the economic growth slowed down during the three previous parliamentary elections and the MNT rate declined sharply. Thereby, analysts are being cautious towards the election that could potentially change the economic and business environment and the fiscal discipline that is currently improving.

Since 2012, the volume of the economy has expanded and the budget revenue outreached the trillion mark. As a result of mega projects in the mining industry, such as Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia's economy has developed its basic structure. Also, public expenditures, revenues, and investments have improved from the 1990s. The amount of capital that is being allocated from the budget to rural administrations is reaching billions of MNT. As a result, companies' investment in the public sector such as schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and road bidding are becoming more competitive.

However, some of the taxpayers' money is being wasted in the name of financial investment. In particular, the construction costs have exceeded budget allocation over the years. Many of the buildings, roads, and bridges that have not been completed after the election still remain as carcasses. Construction costs have been increased 2-5 times.

According to a survey conducted by the Open Society Forum, the Government budgeted MNT 2.5 trillion to finance 887 projects, activities, and constructions in 2019.

In general, major maintenances burden the budget. A total of MNT 84.9 billion has been planned for 75 major maintenance works this year. The maintenance budget is mainly expected to contribute to the transport sector.

Mongolia is expected to purchase 42 new equipment worth MNT 102.4 billion this year. If the MNT rate falls, this figure will rise. Analysts believe that budget management is deriving and that it is time to estimate the socio-economic efficiency of the budget.

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All roads lead to China: 17 Arab countries join Beijing’s new Silk Road www.rt.com

Beijing has inked cooperation deals on its multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with 17 Arab countries, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the results of a joint Sino-Arab forum.
The second China-Arab Forum on Reform and Development, which was held in Shanghai on Tuesday, attracted more than a hundred businessmen, politicians, and academics from China and Arab states, including Egypt, Lebanon, Djibouti, and Oman. This year’s meeting, dubbed ‘Build the Belt and Road, Share Development and Prosperity’, was dedicated to boosting the project.

Arab countries have shown great interest in cooperation with Beijing. Apart from joining the Belt and Road Initiative, 12 Arab states established strategic partnerships, including comprehensive ones, with China.

“The Arab representatives said the BRI cooperation with China brings immense opportunities to Arab countries to advance reform and accelerate growth,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday.

The Sino-Arab cooperation on the project is to receive another “strong impetus” as many Arab state leaders are expected to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which will be held in Beijing later this month, according to the diplomat.

China is the second-largest trading partner for the Arab world with $190 billion trade turnover as of 2017, according to the assistant secretary general of the Arab League, Khalil Thawadi, as quoted by the Jordan Times. The official noted that 21 Arab states signed memoranda of understanding on the new Silk Road in 2018.

China’s ambitious global trade infrastructure project is expanding globally. This week, Switzerland showed its intention to sign up for the BRI. In March, Italy faced criticism from its European allies as it officially became the first G7 nation to join the initiative, and shortly afterwards, Luxembourg signed a memorandum of understanding on participation in the project. Memoranda of understanding were also signed by Greece and Portugal in August and December last year respectively.

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Official assignment issued to resolve complications in coal transportation www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ The Cabinet on April 17 issued an official assignment with a purpose to resolve complications arising in regard with Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait coal transportation and improve labor conditions of drivers.

First of all, L.Oyun-Erdene, head of the Cabinet Secretariat of Government, was given a duty to study a possibility to depute a government representative in charge of providing state organizations with unified management and improving their coherence, in the Gashuunsukhait border checkpoint, and resolve this issue before June 1.

The Board of Directors of the Erdenes Mongol LLC and authority of Gashuun Sukhait Road LLC were assigned to complete maintaining auto roads in route Tavantolgoi – Gashuunsukhait and improving traffic signs within the second quarter of this year. A road repair and upkeep unit will be set up in the Gashuun Sukhait Road LLC with provision of necessary equipment.

D.Sarangerel, Minister of Health, and authorities of Erdenes Mongol LLC, Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, Tavantolgoi and Energy Resources companies were obliged to fund for providing health services along Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait road.

To protect interest of Mongolian drivers, D. Tsogtbaatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was given a duty to scrutinize a possibility and necessity to open a branch of the Mongolian General Consul in Hohhot, China at Gants Mod border checkpoint.

In addition, corresponding ministers and officials were assigned to put permanent control on food supply, hygiene and safety of drivers and pay attention on their social issues.

There are 176 companies transporting coal in route Tavantolgoi-Tsagaan Khad-Gashuun Sukhait border checkpoint by 12918 vehicles.

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New Dinosaur Species Uncovered in Mongolia www.sci-news.com

Paleontologists in Mongolia have discovered a new species of hadrosauroid dinosaur that roamed what is now the Gobi Desert approximately 90 million years ago.

Members of the dinosaur family Hadrosauridae, also known as duck-billed dinosaurs, were widespread and ecologically important large herbivores during the Late Cretaceous epoch, but little is known about their early evolution.

In recent years, many new hadrosaurid species have been filling in this picture, but few complete remains are known from the early part of the Late Cretaceous, which is when the group originated.

Dr. Khishigjav Tsogtbataaar from the Mongolian Academy of Science and colleagues found a new species closely related to Hadrosauridae, Gobihadros mongoliensis.

An almost complete and undeformed skull and skeleton of this dinosaur, as well as extensive referred material, were unearthed in the Bayshin Tsav region of the Gobi Desert.

An anatomical analysis revealed that Gobihadros mongoliensis doesn’t quite fit into Hadrosauridae, but is a very close cousin, making it the first such dinosaur known from complete remains from the Late Cretaceous of central Asia.

“Gobihadros mongoliensis did not directly give rise to later Asian hadrosaurs,” the paleontologists said.

“Instead, those Asian hadrosaurs appear to have migrated over from North America during the Late Cretaceous.”

“The new species and its close Asian relatives seem to disappear as these new hadrosaurs enter Asia, suggesting that the invaders might have ultimately outcompeted species like Gobihadros mongoliensis.”

The discovery of Gobihadros mongoliensis is reported in the journal PLoS ONE

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Paving the way to sustainable heating in Mongolia www.blog.worldbank.org

In Ulaanbaatar (UB), the coldest capital city in the world, and one with the highest recorded levels of air pollution—surpassing even the megacities of Beijing and New Delhi—access to reliable and clean heating services is essential for survival.

Driven by population growth, urbanization, and economic development in UB, the demand for heating has been increasing rapidly. But the current district heating (DH) infrastructure that serves most urban buildings is insufficient, unreliable and deteriorating due to the lack of funds for investments and maintenance. System losses are high, and more than half of transmission pipelines are in urgent need of repair. To make matters worse, the fragmented institutional structure limits incentives to make the system more efficient and constrains long-term investment planning. Meanwhile, on the demand side, the poor thermal insulation of buildings means significant heat losses, adding to the sector’s struggle to meet the increasing demand.

In urban areas, many people live in old pre-cast panel buildings with insufficient thermal insulation of walls and roofs and poorly sealed windows. Customers must therefore increase their heating use to compensate for high heat losses and to maintain warm room temperatures. What’s more, the heat tariff levels are way below cost-recovery level, customers are billed based on square meters of space for heat, and devices are not installed for customers to control their heat consumption. This inadvertently discourages conservation practices.

In ger districts—informal settlements in the outskirts of UB where nearly half of the city’s population lives—homes are not connected to the DH network. Most of them burn raw coal and/or wood to keep warm in winter. The predominantly lower- to middle-income migrant workers who reside in these unplanned districts burn over a million tons of raw coal per year. This is one of the leading causes of the city’s high levels of air pollution in winter, as well as smog-induced public health problems. On January 30, 2018, one station in UB recorded a reading of 3,320 micrograms per cubic meter — 133 times what the World Health Organization considers safe, and more than six times what it considers hazardous.

The government of Mongolia has long recognized the urgent need for action in the heating sector. As a top priority, the government has set the vision to develop a reliable, adequate, sustainable and self-financed district heating systems in urban areas and to reduce emissions from non-network heating by switching to cleaner alternatives in ger areas.

What needs to be done to realize the government’s vision? Through the Ulaanbaatar Efficient Heating Project supported by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the World Bank has helped the government identify a combination of investment measures and recommendations for institutional and regulatory reforms to improve efficiency and the financial and environmental sustainability of the heating sector to put it on a more sustainable path.

Key recommendations to improve the DH sector include:

Rehabilitate and expand heat production, transmission, and distribution to improve service quality and supply reliability, and connect new customers in urban and selected ger areas to the network;
Introduce a joint water management program to identify the location of water leaks, thus creating water balance and targeting leak repairs and water quality improvement;
Introduce a facilitated transition to consumption-based billing (CBB) so consumers can pay their bills based on based on their consumption levels;
Gradually implement heat tariff reforms to recover costs for sustained system operations and maintenance in the sector and incentivize customers to make energy efficiency improvements;
Streamline the institutional arrangement of housing companies and improving the contracts between the generation, transmission, distribution companies and their consumers;
Improve regulatory frameworks to ensure all DH companies along the supply chain comply with strengthened standards for accountability.
The study also provided recommendations for non-network heating solutions in UB’s ger areas:
Replace polluting solid fuel-fired stoves, low pressure boilers, and heat-only-boilers in households and buildings in ger areas with clean alternatives, which could include clean stoves and boilers, DH systems, and electric heating appliances such as thermal storage heaters and heat pumps when suitable;
Implement an energy efficiency program for public buildings and residential houses in ger areas;
Strengthen the regulations and enforcement of standards of clean heating appliances (clean stoves and boilers, electric thermal storage heaters, etc.) and codes of house/building construction; and
Improve city planning and expand affordable housing in ger areas.
Based on a cost-benefit analysis of a comprehensive list of measures, priority investment plans were developed to include measures that are likely to have the highest economic return or are critically important to DH operations. It estimated that a $50 million investment program could connect 2,000 ger households to the DH network, improve service for 88,000 DH households, achieve 293 GWh fuel energy savings (representing approximately 15% of the heat energy delivered by the transmission company), and reduce 100,000 tons CO2 per year.

While the investments required to ensure a sustainable heating sector in UB are significant, the impacts for people and the environment are substantial. These investments can be carefully prioritized and financed through both public and private resources. Providing reliable, efficient and clean heating services is critical to building and maintaining a healthy workforce, a well-functioning economy, and improved quality of life for all residents in and around Ulaanbaatar.

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