In 1911, Mongolia proclaimed its independence ensuring the victory of the National Liberation Revolution and established its first government with five Ministries. The 100th anniversary of this historical event will occur on December 29, 2011.

The National Statistics Agency has published the report of the 2008 livestock census. The number of livestock has reached 42 million 195 thousand 800 which is 1.9 million or 4.8 percent more than in 2007.

Marubeni Corp. won priority negotiating rights to acquire stakes in Mongolian uranium mines, with plans to begin production by 2012, Nikkei English News reported, without saying where it got the information.

U.Khurelsukh, a former MP, was elected the new General Secretary of the MPRP, at its plenum on December 20, with 70 percent of those present voting for him. There were two other candidates. Ts.Sukhbaatar got 26 percent of the votes, and G,Shiilegdamba, a former Nature and Environment Minister, 4 percent.

At a meeting with journalists on Friday as part of the program to mark 100 days of S.Bayar’s government, members of the Cabinet restated their commitment to industrialization, stabilizing the banking system, and getting the economy going.