カテゴリー: Mongolia
Former deputy speaker describes situation as absurd after being charged with ‘effort to unlawfully seize state power’A number of younger Mongolian politicians, including many women, are facing the threat of extended jail sentences for their role in cha…
Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labour – and die – on their herder communities’ long seasonal treksDawn had just broken across the trail through the Pir Panjal mountains when Fatima Deader felt the first labour pains. She and…
Russian president says relations at ‘unprecedentedly high level’ as dozens of leaders gather for Victory Day eventsVladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s “unprecedentedly” high level of ties with China, as dozens of leaders including the North Korean dicta…
Critics had called for Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai to step down after reports of his son’s lavish spending Mongolia’s prime minister has resigned after he failed to receive enough support in a vote of confidence in parliament, Mongolian media has reporte…
Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai is expected to call a vote of confidence this week after questions were raised over his family’s wealthThe political direction of mineral rich Mongolia is to be put to the test, with the country’s prime minister expected to ca…
Decision not to detain Russian leader is ‘heavy blow to ICC and international criminal justice system’, says KyivRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has called for Mongolia to face “consequences” after its failure to arrest Vladimir Putin d…
Six people have died after a fuel tanker exploded and set fire to buildings in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar. Firefighters were among those killed after the truck carrying liquefied natural gas exploded. Fire engulfed several nearby buildings, inc…
Exhibition features objects never before seen in Europe and draws lessons from Mongol empire relevant to todayIt was a major cultural row between France and China, prompting a history museum to pull the plug on one of its most important exhibitions of …
Anti-corruption protests have drawn a stream of European politicians to the country – and the man tasked with cleaning up its act is confident that he can deliverIn December, amid sub-zero temperatures, thousands of Mongolians turned up in Sükhbaatar S…
CCTV footage shows a large part of an open-pit coalmine in the town of Alxa League collapsing, killing at least five people and injuring six others. Almost 50 people were missing after miners and trucks appeared to be swallowed up at the mine, where ev…
On Mongolia’s coal highway to the Chinese border, truck driver Maikhuu dreams of a better life and financial security for her three children. However, the road from the mines to China is riddled with accidents, toxic pollution, poor hygiene and now, am…
On Mongolia’s coal highway to the Chinese border, truck driver Maikhuu dreams of a better life and financial security for her three children. However, the road from the mines to China is riddled with accidents, toxic pollution, poor hygiene a…
Landlocked state is pursuing neutrality despite neighbours’ efforts to create triangle of anti-western cooperationMongolia, a squeezed outpost of democracy in north-east Asia, is under renewed pressure from its authoritarian neighbours, Russia and Chin…
Keith Taylor says Yellowstone in the US is not the first national park to have been establishedIn your article on the climate threat to the Old Faithful geyser (Yellowstone’s most famous geyser could shut down, with huge ramifications, 2 July), it was …
Beijing plan to replace Mongolian language in some school subjects sparks fears of cultural assimilationThousands of ethnic Mongolians have protested across northern China in opposition to Beijing plans to replace the Mongolian language with Chinese in…