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25 August 2007

Japan: Yokozuna gets the boot

Written by Hanako Tokita · Arts & Culture, Health

Never far from controversy, Mongolian Yokozuna (sumo champion) Asashoryu is again in hot water. He left Japan having submitted a doctor's note claiming he was injured, after which a video image showing the yokozuna playing soccer in Mongolia made it onto some of the major Japanese TV networks, sparking a controversy.

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13 June 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Written by Ben Paarmann · Weblog

The Pamirs in sight, Kyrgyzstan Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. This edition reaches you from sunny Berlin,...

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2 June 2006

Mongolian Mining and the Blogs

Written by Ben Paarmann · Development, Economics & Business

Mine shaft construction at Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia, image by Ivanhoe Mines The May 12, passing of Mongolia's windfall profit tax law on copper and gold rocked Mongolia's mining world. The...

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30 May 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Written by Ben Paarmann · Weblog

Vakhs valley, March 2006, Erik Petersson, Dushanbe Pictures. Welcome to the latest roundup from the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you by neweurasia. First off, apologies for the...

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25 April 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Written by Ben Paarmann · Weblog

Zhenkov Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan Welcome to the latest roundup from the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you (almost) bi-weekly by neweurasia's Ben, James, Peter and Luke. As usual,...

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7 April 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Written by Ben Paarmann · Weblog

(c) Christopher Herwig - Impressions from Turkmenistan - reproduced with permission Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. As...

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Updates about Mongolia

16 April 2010

English

Radigan Neuhalfen writes a story about the most recent earthquake in Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia, and also provides a background of seismic research in this country.

• Adil Nurmakov

9 February 2010

English

On PetitionSpot, a new petition goes on to ask China officials to stop registering “Khoomii” or Mongolian throat singing in their Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in UNESCO.

• Portnoy Zheng

23 November 2009

English

Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program “Laptops for Teachers”, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

• Adil Nurmakov

8 November 2009

English

Bilguun watched the change of the government in Mongolia, starting from resignation of S.Bayar under health reasons, nomination of Su.Batbold (then Minister of Foreign Relations) and his instatement.

• Adil Nurmakov

English

Bilguun reports that the total number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Mongolia has reached 632, of whom 514 are in the capital city of Ulaan Baatar.

• Adil Nurmakov

26 October 2009

English

Bilguun reports that after this year's coming of Louis Vuitton to Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia, next year is scheduled for opening of even more luxury brand stores, although they all will be competing for “the same 300 or so customers who can afford their products”.

• Adil Nurmakov

19 October 2009

English

Ariungerel on Nomad Green critisizes the effects of many projects aiming to protect or restore rangelands in Mongolia. “Once a project ends and the result is reported to the world, both of their money and minds would disappear”, and in many cases, those restored rangelands return to waste desert because local people still lack the mindset of sustainable rangeland protection.

• Portnoy Zheng

Comments on "Mongolia"

Mongolian Mining and the Blogs

can anyone explain if and when Mongolia will decide the final tax position on the Ivanhoe mning licenses?
last year Australia decided to up their agreed tax on mining gold etc. The people couldn't fathom their governments...

Hi .thanks for this job.I.m kazakh this is my pretty country Bayan-Ulgii...see you

Maybe the countries in question don't appreciate China's stand on certain human rights issues? Though so many countries mentioned...
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