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Controversy ensues in Mongolia after the government lifts the ban on springtime horse racing

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

5 February 2025

Mongolia's free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union gets postponed after backlash from businesses

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

25 December 2024

Seeking independence from Chinese exports, Brazil enters bid to explore rare earths

Written by Laís Martins, Luo Jieqi

30 September 2024

Mongolia’s new minister is determined to reform its education sector

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

3 September 2024

Stories about Mongolia

‘Buddha is with us!’ How the war in Ukraine has changed Russian Buddhism

Mobilization and the horrors of war have caused a rift

Written by Guest Contributor

21 August 2024

Mongolia’s olympic uniforms draw praise abroad and criticism at home

An obscure fashion label is taking the world by storm

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

19 July 2024

Mongolia's new electoral system results in greater representation in the parliament

The rivals of the ruling party might call it a victory

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

3 July 2024

Wild horses return to their historic natural habitat in Kazakhstan

From living in zoos to roaming the endless steppe

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

14 June 2024

String music performer Tsendsuren Enkhtur bridges Mongolian and Chinese repertoires

The khuuchir features a trapezoidal wooden body and a horsehair bow

Written by Filip Noubel

1 May 2024

How Mongolia became a 3×3 basketball powerhouse

An urban sport became popular in the land of nomads

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

15 April 2024

Natural disasters in Mongolia grow worse and threaten the future of nomadic way of life

Humans, animals, and traditions suffer a pitiless weather phenomenon

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

26 February 2024

For nomads in Mongolia, roaming is a sacred right

They sustain the millenia-old way of life and traditions

Written by Baikal People Journal

9 February 2024

The descendants of Buryat migrants in Mongolia have no feelings towards Russia

Their ancestors left the Soviet Union a hundred years ago

Written by Baikal People Journal

11 January 2024

Mongolia turns to its dinosaurs in an attempt to attract more tourists

The impressive paleontological heritage can attract many foreign visitors

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

28 July 2023

Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan commit to intensifying bilateral cooperation

High-level political engagement is going hand-in-hand with people-to-people interaction

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

26 July 2023

Mongolia embroiled in a major corruption scandal over the allocation of educational loans

The state educational loan fund became synonymous with corruption

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

29 May 2023

Mongolian film ‘If Only I Could Hibernate’ reaches historic milestone at the Cannes Film Festival

Zoljargal's Purevdash's debut film created waves at home and abroad

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

25 May 2023

Mongolians celebrate and fear for an 8-year old boy as Dalai Lama names him their next spiritual leader

The Chinese government is definitely not content with this announcement

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

4 April 2023

Is exile the only solution for queer Mongolians?

Families of LGBTQ+ people see exile as "the best solution"

Written by Filip Noubel

29 March 2023

From ‘forerunner’ to ‘a puppy': How Mongolia got hooked on Russia's ‘Pivot to Asia’

Mongolia’s extreme dependence on energy imports from Russia pushes it one way

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

20 October 2022

The great escape from Russia: Live on Russian Twitter

Are Russians who are fleeing their country refugees?

Written by Daria Dergacheva

30 September 2022

Superstar wrestler jailed for murder as high crime rate alarms Mongolians

Mongolia has one of the worst homicide rates in Asia

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

24 July 2022

Inflation, youth, and protests in Mongolia

Youth took to the streets to make the government work

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

26 April 2022

In Mongolia, awareness about pollution needs to be boosted to prevent further degradation

Old ways can't keep up with new waste

Written by Amedeo Bastiano

19 March 2022

How a young photographer puts modern Mongolia in focus

Kush Zorigt's lens captures all the complexities and contradictions of Mongolia today: gleaming skyscrapers, toxic pollution, and the surprising stories of people who live or survive among them.

Written by Filip Noubel

16 September 2020

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