Provincial level power transmission companies, such as Inner Mongolia Power Company, operate locally and independently.

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This takes them through China and on to countries such as Thailand or Mongolia.

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None of his companies is listed?except for a small copper-and-gold play in which he holds a small stake?and valuing assets such as real estate and undeveloped mining properties in Mongolia is more than tricky.

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Children's charities, such as the Christina Noble Children's Foundation, have launched international appeals to help Mongolia's street children.

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