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Rio Tinto, Mongolia resolve issues over $6.925B Oyu Tolgoi copper project; underground operations to start

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Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) and the Government of Mongolia have reached an agreement that will move the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper mine project ( earlier post ) forward, resetting the relationship between the partners and increasing the value the project delivers for Mongolia.

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China Yuchai enters into joint venture to expand heavy-duty diesel and gas engine production in China

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China Yuchai International Limited announced that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL) and GYMCL’s joint venture company, Y&C Engine Co., Bei Ben), and Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co., Yiji Group), to form a new joint venture company to be located in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.

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SLOCAT preliminary analysis of impact of COVID-19 on regional mobility

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SLOCAT is an international multi-stakeholder partnership that enables collaborative knowledge and action for sustainable, low carbon transport. Mobility to public transport stations has reached pre-COVID-19 levels in Mongolia and Korea. In a few cases, there is already a sign of recovery for a few Asian countries.

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one of the world’s most polluted cities.

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Shell, Shenhua to Partner on RD in Advanced Coal Technology; Shell Qualifies 3 Chinese Companies to Manufacture Gasification Technology

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Additionally, Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Shenhua has built the world’s first million-tonne level direct coal liquefaction project in China’s Inner Mongolia, equipped with two gasifiers using Shell’s coal gasification technology to produce hydrogen from coal. A joint working team will be set up to implement the agreement.

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Saab Automobile enters agreement with Hawtai Motor Group on strategic partnership

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The partnership with the iconic Saab brand will give us access to innovative technologies and an international network which would have taken us decades to build. —Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker and Chairman of Saab Automobile.

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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NuCoal currently has strategic agreements with Sherritt International, Saskatchewan's largest coal producer; Hatch Energy, a major international engineering organization; and the North Rim Explorations and Smart Science Solutions consulting groups.

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