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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ From foreign press On September 1st the office of former US president George H.W. Bush mistakenly announced the death of Nelson Mandela. The family of the former US president has offered condolences to the relatives of the first black President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, "The USA Today" reported. "Barbara (the wife of George H.W. Bush) and me are mourning the death one of the most prominent political figures who remained committed to the ideals of freedom. We had the honour to meet him," came in a statement of the press service of George H.W. Bush."Nelson Mandela was a courageous man who changed the course of history in his country. We are offering our sincere condolences to his family and to all his compatriots," the former US president said. Official representative of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush Jim McGrath has already offered his condolences over the release of this statement. "It was completely my fault. I read the headline incorrectly ( in the news about Nelson Mandela's health condition). I'm offering my deep condolences to everybody," Jim McGrath wrote in his Twitter blog. 95-year- old Nelson Mandela, who has left the hospital in a critical condition and returned to his home near Johannesburg, will continue to receive intensive care at home. The former South African president was taken to the hospital on June 8th with a lung infection. He suffered from tuberculosis during the years he spent in prison under the apartheid regime. xxxxxx Japan sets direction for drawing foreign students. An Education Ministry panel has come up with a basic plan for attracting top-class students to Japan from around the world. The panel has been studying the issue amid intensifying global competition for talented students. University professors and members of economic organizations are among the panel members. The panel decided to put emphasis on the fields of engineering, medicine, law, and agriculture. According to the plan, study abroad coordinators will be placed in 9 regions, including Southeast Asia and Africa. New selection methods, including online examination, will be adopted to allow students to apply without leaving their countries. About 140,000 foreign students were attending classes in Japan as of May of last year. The panel hopes to increase the number to 300,000 by 2020 and to that end will compile a final strategy later this year. The Education Ministry says Japan is lagging behind China and South Korea, which are drawing an increasing number of foreign students. Officials say they want to compile a strategy soon to help Japan's development. xxxxxxx Vietnam bans political discussions on social networks. According to a new law in Vietnam, political discussions on social networks will henceforth be illegal. According to the law, users of social networks are allowed to post personal information, but posting information other than personal or publishing news on blogs and social networks is now forbidden. Thus, political discussion on the internet has been banned in Vietnam, reported the BBC. The law also directs foreign internet service providers to place local servers within Vietnam. The law has been heavily criticized by human rights organizations. xxxxxxx Bolivian President Evo Morales rode a bicycle for some 20 kilometers on Sunday in the city of Cochabamba to mark National Pedestrian and Cyclist Day, when automobile traffic grinds to a halt across the entire country for 8 hours. Morales said that he'd bought the bike back in the 80s, when he stepped up to head a trade union of coca growers. Before moving to the top of a column of cyclists, which also included the Governor of Cochabamba, Edmundo Novillo and Mayor Edwin Castellanos, Morales called on all those present to find time to "reflect on environment issues". "The Pedestrian and Cyclist's Day," he said, " allows Bolivians to breathe clean air, while permitting Mother Earth - to rest". "This day should not be just a national one, but an international event," - he added. The Government of Bolivia in 2011 decided to celebrate every first Sunday of September as National Pedestrian and Cyclist Day, while in Cochabamba this tradition has been around for more than a decade.