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Solo travel: The women celebrating their divorce by hitting the road

Bookings for solo female travellers have soared this year and one particular group is taking advantage of newfound freedom.

Sport

Golds for Brazil and Mongolia in Judo World Championships

There was triumph and tribulation on day three of the World Judo Championships in Tashkent.

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.

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

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Sport

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.

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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

Conscious Travel

Why is community immersion the future of responsible tourism?

Jenny Southan argues how community-based travel will be a cornerstone of tourism in 2021.

Conscious Travel

How can we travel to remote communities while still being ethical?

Jenny Southan talks with three industry experts about how to take part in community immersion trips responsibly.

Mongolia

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

Europe Decoded

What is the bubonic plague and is new case in China cause for concern?

After one person was confirmed to have contracted the bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia, is there really cause for concern?

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

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

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

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,'

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.

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Deadly tornado hits northern China

Five people died after a rare tornado struck a desert in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Turkey

Gulenist Turkish teacher kidnapped in Mongolia freed

A Turkish teacher, who was allegedly kidnapped in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar and taken to the city’s airport, has been released after authorities temporarily grounded an airplane.

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

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Hundred's head to Mongolia's Yak festival

Mongolia

Meet Mongolia's President-elect: a former wrestler

Populist Khaltmaa Battulga owns a Genghis Khan-themed amusement park