Mongolia
‘I go through a can of hairspray a week’: The humid reality of expat life in Asia
Whether you make the move for love, work or adventure, creating a new life in another country is equal parts exhilarating and challenging.
- by Dilvin Yasa
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Amazing and crowd-free: 12 of the world’s most underrated countries
Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.
- by Brian Johnston
China bans West End-bound theatre production
China has banned the West End-bound theatre production of The Mongol Khan and put the cast, including foreigners, under surveillance.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
How do you deliver mail to someone with no fixed address?
Three words are being used to deliver mail to nomadic herders in Mongolia, direct taxis in Tokyo and mark the locations of walkers around Sydney harbour.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
A journey of 1300km as an Aussie crosses Mongolian dunes and mountains on horseback
Recreating Genghis Khan’s 13th-century messenger trail, Judith Jaeckle rode 29 different horses across more than 1300 kilometres to place third.
- by Alex Crowe
‘I might die or be murdered’: The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing
Inner Mongolians fear their home is the next Xinjiang, the Chinese province that has seen minorities facing re-education camps and round-the-clock surveillance.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Scenes from a fallen empire: Abandoned Russian bases dot Mongolia’s border
Wary of growing Chinese power, Mongolian ties to Moscow still run deep, even as its influence crumbles into the landscape.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Anand Tumurtogoo
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World politics
The nomadic ‘oasis of democracy’ with a mission to become the next South Korea
Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia’s prime minister is trying to wean the nation off its giant neighbours. It’s not going to be easy.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Why Rio Tinto’s massive Mongolia mine needs China and Russia
Oyu Tolgoi mine is one of the world’s most remote mining operations run by Anglo-Australian resources giant Rio Tinto.
- by Simon Johanson
Rio digs deep for copper to power green energy technologies
Mining giant Rio Tinto is pressing ahead with its enormous copper project in Mongolia, sinking 1.3 kilometre-deep shafts beneath the Gobi Desert.
- by Simon Johanson
More bodies found in China mine collapse, dozens remain missing
Six people are dead and six have been pulled out alive of the collapsed open-pit coal mine. Rescue efforts have resumed.
- by Ng Han Guan
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