Some in China are blaming Mongolia for the dust storms they are experiencing. But what are the real causes?
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The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists.
Mongolia, Norway and Kuwait all have one. So too do Texas, Alaska and New Mexico. But a US fund to invest in projects of national interest needs to be free of political interference.
Mongolia has worked hard to craft friendly relations across the globe. But geography means that Russia and China still retain a strong influence.
These uniforms are for the athletes to perform their best, be proud of their national outfits and feel they genuinely represent them.
The largest farm, in the UAE, has more than 10,000 camels.
Fossils suggest that as many as three abelisaurid species coexisted in Morocco around 66 million years ago.
The Catholic community that Pope Francis will visit later this month has a complex history that goes back to the 13th century, when the Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan.
A scholar of Roman Catholicism explains why Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, is significant.
Mongolia is a landlocked country heavily dependent on Russia and China but fighting to retain its independence and democracy.
Beijing is eager for more control over the selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders like the Dalai Lama.
These wartime abductions aren’t specific to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Throughout history, they’ve inflicted trauma on society’s most vulnerable – making them a rich subject matter for the stage.
Russians crossing land borders into Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Georgia to avoid being drafted into the Ukraine war are experiencing very different receptions.
Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China has become the world’s largest country-to-country lender. A new study shows that more than half of its loans threaten sensitive lands or Indigenous people.
From the high Yukon to the mountains of Central Asia, melting ice exposes fragile ancient artifacts that tell the story of the past – and provide hints about how to respond to a changing climate.
Low levels of immunity and high levels of mixing are a perfect setting for the next big outbreak.
In Inner Mongolia, China’s new bilingual education policy comes at the expense of Mongolian language and culture.
We found evidence of irreversible ecological breakdown millions of years ago – this time round, we should heed the warning signs.
Archaeologists have long argued over when and how people first domesticated horses. A decade ago, new techniques appeared to have provided answers – but further discoveries change the story again.
Two scholars report on how conservation policies designed to protect reindeer are harming the nomadic Tsaatan people who rely on them.
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Researcher in Geography, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor and Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research, University of British Columbia
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