The Cube

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?

07/07/2020

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

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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.

07/08/2018

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.

28/07/2018

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

Mongolia

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

Mongolia

No booze today: fed-up Mongolians elect new president

The Asian nation holds its first-ever presidential runoff, after a campaign marred by corruption scandals.

06/07/2017

Sport

Japan end 19-year wait for home-grown sumo grand champion

For the first time in 19 years Japan have a Sumo Grand champion.

25/01/2017

Sport

Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix: Mongolian judokas star on home tatami

The seventh and final IJF Grand Prix before the Rio Games started on Friday in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar.

01/07/2016

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Kerry attends "naadam" competition in Mongolia

During a visit to Mongolia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched…

06/06/2016

Sport

Mongolia and Japan call the shots at Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix

At the Judo Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar local hero Lkhagvasuren Otgtonbaatar claimed the gold in the -90 class with victory over China’s Cheng

05/07/2015

Sport

Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix visitors impress in Mongolia

On the second day at the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix, the home crowd got just what they wanted in the women’s final of the -63kg class when Tsend

04/07/2015

Sport

Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix: Home judoka's dominate day one

Five gold medals were up for grabs on day one of the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix in Mongolia. The home nation dominated proceedings at the

03/07/2015