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13 hrs ago | LiveScience

Smuggled Dinosaur's Return May Boost Mongolian Paleontology

When Mongolia's most famous dinosaur, a relative of T. rex , returns to the Asian country on May 18, it returns to a homeland rich in dinosaur fossils, but with scant resources to display and study them.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology, World News, Asia, Mongolia Travel, Travel, Asia Travel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Fri May 17, 2013

BusinessWeek

James Passin, the American Who Bought Mongolia

The Mongolian Stock Exchange occupies a single room inside a gray building that once housed a children's movie theater, just off SA1 4khbaatar Square in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Theater, Arts,

Thu May 16, 2013

JCN Network

JCB, Bank of Mongolia and Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia Sign ...

Tokyo and Ulan Bator, May 16, 2013 - - JCB International Co, Ltd. , the international operations subsidiary of JCB, Bank of Mongolia , chair of the nationwide payment network, and Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia , a major commercial bank in Mongolia, are pleased to announce the signing of a Master License agreement for merchant acquiring.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

Animal of the day

Marbled Polecats - The Introverts

The small mammal, theMarbled Polecat , belongs to the monotypic genus Vormela and is a member of Mustelinae subfamily.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

Tue May 14, 2013

Foreign Policy

This Alliance Is Brought to You by the Letter 'M' - By Brett Forrest

As a basis for an international alliance, a common first letter might not seem as natural as a common language, religion, or geography.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

Mon May 13, 2013

Deseret News

LDS Mongolian opera star sings with Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Sister Buted Altangerel is a well-known opera singer in Mongolia who recently sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir during a rehearsal.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Chorus, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), Religion

Shanghai Daily

Border town bust nets haul of jade, 5 suspects

CUSTOMS officers in Manzhouli, a city on the Russian border, confiscated jade worth millions of yuan and caught five suspects in an anti-smuggling bust, a radio report said.

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Related Topix: World News

Sun May 12, 2013

India Talkies

First female candidate to run for Mongolian presidency - Indiatalkies.com

Ulan Bator, May 12 : The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party has nominated Health Minister Natsag Udval for the June 26 presidential election, making her the first woman to run for the country's top office.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

Fri May 10, 2013

Bloomberg

Mongolia Rail Gauge Plan to Limit Cost Savings, Group Says

Mongolia's decision to use broad gauge rail for a new line to China will increase costs for coal exporters including Hong Kong-traded Mongolia Mining Corp.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News,

Wed May 08, 2013

Bangkok Post

Hack attack: pmo.go.th gets a new look

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must be wondering if her speech in Mongolia criticising "anti-democratic" forces within her own country was such a good idea.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Startups, Facebook, Canada, Computer Security, Science / Technology

Tue May 07, 2013

Time

Disputed Dino Skeleton Returned to Mongolia

Officials are seen with a Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton during a ceremony in New York marking the fossil's repatriation to Mongolia, May 6, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Home Listing, Home, Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology

Mon May 06, 2013

The Globe and Mail

Mongolia mine tender to help secure new customers - official

ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

Bloomberg

Mongolian Mining to Get $59 Million Compensation for Rail Pact

Mongolian Mining Corp. , the nation's biggest coking-coal exporter, will receive 84.3 billion tugriks in compensation as part of a pact with the government to terminate a rail-concession agreement.

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Inter Press Service

Building an Agricultural Empire

The founder of the Mongol Empire, which spanned most of Eurasia until roughly 1227, Genghis and his clan had to survive on their wits and natural surroundings, often resorting to meals of "green leafy things" when food was scarce.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, World News, Asia, Life, Food, Vegetables, Fruits,

Bangkok Post

'I've got your back'

The Democrat Party slammed Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap on Monday for his threat to silence websites that allow criticism of the prime minister.

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Related Topix: Democrat Party (Thailand), World News, Asia

Sat May 04, 2013

Bangkok Post

No insults, please

The Pheu Thai Party has asked the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to look into programmes that make insulting remarks about Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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Related Topix: The National, Entertainment, Television, World News, Asia

Fri May 03, 2013

The Independent

Jim Armitage: This bond-market lunacy can only end in tears, and we'll be the losers

Jim Armitage is an adviser to Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard and Independent titles, and a former Deputy City Editor of the Evening Standard Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

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Bloomberg

Mongolian President Leads Rivals in Re-Election Bid, Poll Shows

President Tsakhia Elbegdorj leads his nearest rival by 13 percentage points heading into June 26 elections, according to a new poll, making it unlikely that he'll face a serious challenge as he seeks a second term.

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AdelaideNow...

PM sues over Facebook 'hooker' post

Julia Gillard with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in November last year.

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Related Topix: Julia Gillard, Canada, World News, Asia

Thu May 02, 2013

Prague Daily Monitor

HN: Czech businessmen return to Mongolia

Czech businessmen are returning to Mongolia after years to profit from the economic boom in this Asian country, daily Hospodarske noviny writes Thursday, citing Czech Jan Novotny who has been running a water treatment firm with 60 employees in Mongolia for ten years.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News