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A herder couple rest in a tent in central Mongolia.
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Mongolia

The resource-rich nation of Mongolia is located in Central Asia and borders China and Russia.

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Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene walks past journalists as he arrives to vote at a polling station in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, June 28, 2024

Mongolian PM resigns after losing confidence vote

Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene's ouster follows days of anti-corruption protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar.
PoliticsJune 3, 2025
Horses stand on a hill covered with snow

Climate change endangers Mongolian herder's livelihoods

Beset by climate change and extreme weather, traditional herders are struggling to get by on the Mongolian steppe.
ClimateMarch 22, 20257 images
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Exiled Chinese in Japan encounter the long arm of Beijing

Dozens of Chinese who have settled in Japan say they are the target of threatening phone calls and messages.
Freedom of SpeechOctober 15, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin (front right), walks alongside Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh (front left) during a welcoming ceremony

Mongolia hosts Putin despite arrest warrant

Despite being a member of the ICC, Mongolia did not arrest Russia's president on a warrant for alleged war crimes.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 202402:22 min
People vote at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June

Mongolia's ruling party wins slim majority in election

Mongolia's ruling MPP maintained its majority by a much smaller margin in a newly expanded parliament.
PoliticsJune 28, 2024
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh

Germany's Steinmeier seeks deal with mineral-rich Mongolia

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Mongolia as the two countries mark a diplomatic anniversary.
PoliticsFebruary 7, 2024
Snow removal vehicles move on a street amid a blizzard in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. November 6, 2023.

Heavy snow blankets northern China

China canceled trains and shut schools in the northeastern Heilongjiang province in response.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 6, 2023
Young female artists practice acrobatic figures at the Flower Studio in Ulan Bator

Mongolia: Circus artists fight for their craft

The circus used to be hugely popular in Mongolia but, with a lack of support, more and more artists are leaving.
SocietyOctober 14, 20237 images
Pope Francis greeting two Mongolian children at the House of Mercy

Pope Francis wraps up Mongolia trip at new homeless shelter

Pope Francis said the Catholic church is driven by faith to help the needy, and not as a way of attracting new converts.
ReligionSeptember 4, 2023
People wave Chinese flags as Pope Francis leaves after presiding over a mass in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar on September 3

Pope Francis in Mongolia sends greeting to Chinese Catholics

After a mass attended by some groups of Chinese Catholics, the pope told them to be "good Christians and good citizens."
ReligionSeptember 3, 2023
Mongolian President Ukhnaagin Khurelsukh, left, and Pope Francis, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, wave in front of a gigantic statue of the former Khagan of the Mongol Empire Genghis Khan in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar

In Mongolia, Pope says Church 'has no political agenda'

Pope Francis praised religious freedom in Mongolia and said governments shouldn't fear the Church's work.
ReligionSeptember 2, 2023
Pope Francis is received by Mongolia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Batmunkh Battsetseg during his arrival at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar

Pope Francis visits Mongolia's tiny Catholic community

The Catholic Church sanctioned a presence in Mongolia as recently as 1992 after the nation adopted religious freedom.
PoliticsSeptember 1, 2023
Thousands of ethnic Buryats have fled to Mongolia to evade conscription to Ukraine.

Russian ethnic minorities flee to Mongolia

Thousands of ethnic Buryats have fled to Mongolia to evade conscription to Ukraine.
ConflictsNovember 22, 202203:52 min
Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (left) and Olaf Scholz shake hands at a podium at their press conference in Berlin. October 15, 2022.

Germany's Scholz: Mongolia an important strategic partner

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene to Berlin Friday for talks.
PoliticsOctober 15, 2022
Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene

'Every country in the world will suffer'

Mongolian PM Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene told DW he believes political leaders will have to talk to Vladimir Putin.
ConflictsOctober 14, 202212:36 min
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Efforts to end virginity tests in Mongolia

Deutsche Welle joins a group campaigning to end the outdated practice of virginity tests in Mongolia.
April 7, 202203:43 min
Mongolia's traditional herding communities are already in decline, but an exodus of female herders is adding to it.

Young Mongolian women leave nomadic herding

Mongolia's traditional herding communities are already in decline, but an exodus of female herders is adding to it.
SocietyJanuary 11, 202202:22 min
Mongolian herders

Regreening Mongolian grass

Mongolian herders are being advised to led the grass grow if they want to secure a livelihood.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 29, 2018
Mongolia: yurt tents

Managing the steppe in Mongolia

A new grazing tax is designed to halt the degradation of Mongolia's grasslands
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201806:53 min