Mongolian throat singing not a regular on radio playlist but its guttural
grunts and squawks got an airing on Desert Island Discs courtesy of Rev star  Simon McBurney.

The actor and theatre director, who plays the creepy Archdeacon Robert in
the BBC sitcom,

On the floor of the factory shed in
ramshackle potholed industrial zone on the outskirts of Mongolia’s capital, are
strewn nine huge cylinders of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), an industrial
gas used in this case insulation pads for the walls of buildings.

The hundreds of foam

Swedish researchers have
discovered a den of wild snow leopards in the Mongolian mountains, marking the
first time young cubs have been found in their natural habitat.

The discovery was made on the
Tost Mountain Range in Mongolia and gives rare and valuable knowledge

In the first half of 2012, 35945 mothers delivered
36129 children (live births) increased by 2251 mothers or 6.7 percent, and 2270
children or 6.7 percent, compared to same period of the previous year.
In the first half of 2012, at national

Investor fears about mining stocks are misplaced, says James Passin, a hedge
fund manager with New York-based Firebird Management, especially if those
companies are mining in Mongolia. Firebird manages a portfolio of private
equity funds that invest in Mongolia, one of the fastest

According to the report of the Institute of Meteorology and
Hydrology, maximum precipitation was registered in Erdenet city (137.1 mm) of
Orkhon aimag in June 2012. In June 2012, Khanbogd soum of Umnugovi aimag had
the highest air temperature (37.2°C), while Khatgal village

In the first half of 2012, at national level natural losses
of animals down by 230.5 thous.heads or 45.6 percent to 275.6 thous.heads
compared to same period of the previous year. Out of the losses of animals,
14.2 thousand were horses, 25.6 thousand

As my
posting in Mongolia draws to a close, I want to publicly thank Mongolians
living across the country – from Dornod to Bayan Ulgii – for their interest,
hospitality and support.

I will
remember many things about Mongolia.  But, perhaps more than anything,

A rally featuring stages in three different countries has kicked off here on
Monday, reported Xinhua.

There are 38 cars racing for Championship in 12 days and competitors will
cover a 2000km journey through three neighboring countries China, Mongolia and
Russia.

The competition includes six

It”s a warm July afternoon in Ugtaal County in central Mongolia, and a crowd
gathers on the open steppe under a rickety bandstand. I”m here with the Vanishing Cultures Project
and videographer Lauren
Knapp to document the traditions of Mongolian nomadic herders. In