For herder Bayarduuren Zunduikhuu, it is also one of the busiest. “We wake up as the sun rises,” she says. “Spring is all about the cashmere harvest.” Like many members of Mongolia’s estimated 300,000 ...

When the Qing Empire fell, Outer Mongolia declared independence while Inner Mongolia remained part of China. Over a century ...

The directors of Steppe Nomads Ger Camp, in Mongolia’s Kherlen River Valley, are women, as are the leaders of most professions in the country, including in academe. It is June on the Mongolian steppe ...

ULAANBAATAR — Mongolia, a vast and untamed land of open skies and endless plains, is one of the few places on earth where the ancient art of horseback travel is not only preserved but thriving. For ...

ARVAIKHEER, Mongolia – On the vast Mongolian steppe, birthplace of Genghis Khan, a strong man has arisen. Literally. Mongolia’s President Khaltmaa Battulga is a former world martial arts champion who ...

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (CNN) — By spring on central Mongolia’s vast grasslands, the bitter winter snows have largely melted, but strong winds and sandstorms can make this one of the harshest times of ...