Mar. 14 – Japan and Mongolia agreed on Monday to launch talks on a bilateral free trade agreement and to provide Ulaanbaatar with economic aid, officials said.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Mongolian counterpart Sukhbaatar Batbold, who is on a six-day visit to Japan from Saturday, also agreed that the two countries will boost cooperation in the development of natural resources and infrastructure, according to a joint announcement released after their meeting in Tokyo.
The matter was on the agenda last year as well, but it was stalled when Japan’s prime minister at the time, Naoto Kan, had to deal with the major crisis triggered by the March 2011 natural disasters. Continue reading
Apr. 6 – The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and the Mongolian Government recently released the 10th annual list of the top 100 businesses in Mongolia. Like in previous years, this year’s list is dominated by private enterprises.
Mar. 8 – This week China Briefing offers a special feature on the development of Mongolia – a nation the size of Western Europe with some of the world’s largest mineral deposits located just 90 minutes north of Beijing by plane.
