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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…
Read MoreExhibition 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 …
Read MoreAnti-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…
Read MoreCCTV 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreLandlocked 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…
Read MoreKeith 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 …
Read MoreBeijing 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…
Read MoreTwo years ago the photographer Palani Mohan received life-saving heart surgery. After his recovery he started to see the world and his work differently. He was drawn to images, old and new, that evoked silence and peace, and inspired reflection. ‘As we…
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