Mongolia

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The Pope, Mongolia and China

The Pope's visit to Mongolia sent clear signs of friendship toward China and its President Xi Jinping, but Beijing's response hasn't been encouraging.

07/09/2023

Mongolia

Pope Francis opens clinic on first papal visit to Mongolia

Pope Francis wrapped up the first-ever papal visit to Mongolia on Monday by inaugurating a church-run homeless clinic and shelter, insisting that such initiatives aren’t aimed at winning converts but are simply exercises in Christian charity.

04/09/2023

Mongolia

Pope joins shamans, monks to highlight Mongolia's faith diversity

With China's crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace, as he presided over an interfaith meeting highlighting Mongolia's tradition o

03/09/2023

Mongolia

Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country's religious freedom

Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a plea for peace and an end to the “insidious threat of corruption”.

02/09/2023

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Mongolia's children greet Pope Francis in traditional dress

With just 1,450 Roman Catholics, Mongolia is one of the newest catholic communities in the world.

01/09/2023

Mongolia

Pope Francis visits Mongolia, home to 1,400 Roman Catholics

The Pope will visit a cardinal and a charity run by nuns as well as meeting political leaders in Mongolia

01/09/2023

Mongolia

Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar at start of historic visit to Mongolia

The former Soviet country has fewer than 1,500 Roman Catholics

01/09/2023

Sport

Japanese judoka on amazing form in Ulaanbaatar

Japan takes all four gold medals up for offer on day two in Mongolia

24/06/2023

Mongolia

Searching for uranium in Mongolia, Macron stirs up mining controversy

The French president is trying to boost a project that could strengthen domestic energy independence, but which is considered controversial by some in the Asian nation.

24/05/2023

Sport

Judo: Women shine on Day 3 of Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam

On the final day of Mongolia's inaugural Judo Grand Slam, it was time for the heavyweights -- and the competing women rose to the occasion.

26/06/2022

Sport

Day 2 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam sees Japan and Mongolia go for gold

Day 2 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam sees Japan and Mongolia go for gold with Japans Nabekura winning Gold for the women's under 63kg category and Mongolia's Tsend-Ochir Tsogtbaatar for the men's under 81kg group

25/06/2022

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Mongolia & Japan tie in gold medals on Day 1 of Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam

Mongolia and Japan receive gold medals on the first day of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam.

24/06/2022

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Mongolian doctors trek to remote areas to give herders jabs

Nurse Sodkhuu Galbadrakh clutches a box of Covid vaccines on his lap as he journeys along a bumpy track through a remote region of the Mongolian steppe, going home-to-home to offer booster doses to herders

24/12/2021

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COVID-19: Mongolia's traditional Naadam festival goes ahead online

Mongolia's Naadam sporting festival goes ahead behind closed doors but a select audience, including politicians, caused some resentment on the streets

12/07/2020

Mongolia

Why electric cars aren’t as environmentally-friendly as you think

There are ecological question marks over the components used in electric cars, including the battery and the use of rare-earth metals.

17/08/2019

Sport

Navigation problems shake things up during Stage 6 of Silk Way Rally

In partnership with Gazprom

Several riders and drivers got lost during Stage 6 of the Silk Way Rally, but Nasser Al-Attiyah still leads the cars and GB's Sam Sunderland the bikes

12/07/2019

Sport

Riders and drivers do battle during tough Stage 5 of Silk Way Rally

In partnership with Gazprom

Riders and drivers battle it out during a tough Silk Way Rally fifth stage as Nasser Al-Attiyah dominates the cars and Sam Sunderland leads the bikes

11/07/2019

Sport

Tough fourth stage takes toll on drivers and riders at Silk Way Rally

In partnership with Gazprom

A marathon Stage 4 of the Silk Way Rally took a toll on drivers and riders, as Nasser Al-Attiyah leads the cars and Britain's Sam Sunderland the bikes

10/07/2019

Sport

Dusty trails and tricky navigation during Stage 3 of Silk Way Rally

In partnership with Gazprom

Drivers and riders had to contend with dusty trails and tricky navigation on Stage 3 of the Silk Way Rally, with Nasser Al-Attiyah leading the cars

09/07/2019

Mongolia

Tourists quarantined in Mongolia after two die of bubonic plague

Tourists and residents at a city in Mongolia have been in quarantine for almost a week after two people died of the bubonic plague after eating what one tourist called a 'woolly, fat hamster,'

07/05/2019

Mongolia

Watch: Endangered wild donkeys reappear in northwest China

WATCH: About 400 of the rare species were spotted in their homeland. Their sharp decline over the past six decades has been attributed to poaching and poor ecological conditions.

15/08/2018

Mongolia

Mongolia hunting ban clashes with centuries old tradition

The Dhuka reindeer herders of northen Mongolia say the new regulations threaten their way of life

23/05/2018

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Hundred's head to Mongolia's Yak festival

28/07/2017

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Meet Mongolia's President-elect: a former wrestler

Populist Khaltmaa Battulga owns a Genghis Khan-themed amusement park

10/07/2017

Mongolia

Mongolia's new president, the martial arts star

A former martial arts star has won a run-off in Mongolia's presidential poll, according to the General Election commission.

08/07/2017

Mongolia

Battulga Khaltmaa set to take Mongolian presidency

08/07/2017