Mongolia

China may seek more coal from Mongolia as Russia’s share shrinks

CHINA’S record coal purchases last year were driven by big increases in supplies from Australia and Mongolia, while Russian cargoes actually fell.

The majestic Flaming Cliffs are where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered.
TRAVEL

Memories of Mongolia

A visit to this rugged land offers a peek at life from an ancient time, and an eye-opening experience not easily forgotten

Owned entirely by about 1,400 of its employees, Trafigura is relying on continued bumper profits to pay out a wave of retiring top executives.

Trafigura facing US$1.1 billion hit in Mongolia after fraud probe: sources

Trafigura Group is preparing to take a US$1.1 billion hit after discovering what it suspects was fraud involving employees in its Mongolian oil business, according to people familiar with the matter. 

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Mongolia's President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh attend an official welcoming ceremony in Ulaanbaatar on Sep 3, 2024.

Putin greeted by Mongolian President despite calls for his arrest

Police detained six people who tried to disrupt the welcome ceremony

Malaysia’s ringgit at one point saw its best single-day rally since 2015, and outperformed all emerging-market peers on Monday.

The unexpected winners and losers as markets went into meltdown

THE market wipeout that swept through equities, bonds and currencies on Monday (Aug 5) left just a few resilient pockets relatively unscathed.

Dubbed “Eternal Mongolia” it will see a global donor-supported transition fund worth US$71 million combined with a government commitment to spend US$127 million on conservation over a 15-year period.

Mongolia signs landmark climate finance deal for its grasslands

It has seen temperatures rise 2.25 Deg Celsius over the last 80 years – more than anywhere else on earth

Mongolia churns out some of the most coveted circus performers in the world for marquee names including Cirque du Soleil (above) and Ringling Brothers.

Mongolians are circus stars all over the world, except at home

IT IS cold as a walk-in refrigerator at the Mongolian Circus School, housed in a once proud edifice now on the verge of collapse with cracked walls, mouldy ceilings and the stale smell of decades of c...

The writer herding the host family’s cattle to their nighttime pasture before sunset in the Orkhon Valley.
LIFE & CULTURE

On the Eastern Steppe

MONGOLIA is a land of extremes – entirely landlocked and with a population smaller than Singapore spread over the 17th-largest land area of any state, it has the lowest population density in the world...

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (right) and Mongolia’s Minister for Environment and Tourism Bat-Erdene Bat-Ulzii (left) signing the Memorandum of Understanding between Singapore and Mongolia to enhance cooperation in carbon credits.

Singapore, Mongolia sign MOU to collaborate on carbon credits

SINGAPORE will work with Mongolia to identify potential carbon projects that can yield carbon credits supporting the two countries’ climate ambitions, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Envir...

An aerial view of residential buildings in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar. Locals say the construction boom – fuelled by a decade-long mining windfall – is squeezing out room for much-needed public services, from new hospitals to children’s playgrounds.

Mongolia's building boom traps capital residents in concrete jungle

Otgoo recalls running around freely as a child in Mongolia’s once sparsely populated capital city, but he fears a rapid construction boom has now trapped his children in a concrete jungle.