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Happy new year!
Last year was a year of transitions for #Mongolia Focus, but thank you for continuing to read our posts!
mongoliafocus.com/2026/01/mong...
Last year was a year of transitions for #Mongolia Focus, but thank you for continuing to read our posts!
mongoliafocus.com/2026/01/mong...
Posts and readers of our blog in 2025.
By Julian Dierkes It was a big year for the blog because we moved from the original home at the Univ of British Columbia to our own domain as I moved from UBC to the University of Mannheim. This move ...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Happy new year!
Last year was a year of transitions for #Mongolia Focus, but thank you for continuing to read our posts!
mongoliafocus.com/2026/01/mong...
Last year was a year of transitions for #Mongolia Focus, but thank you for continuing to read our posts!
mongoliafocus.com/2026/01/mong...
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'Blood and kin': Mongolia's microscopic Catholic community expresses sorrow and gratitude after the death of Pope Francis.
Francis was the first pope to set foot in Mongolia where Buddhism is the dominant religion
u.afp.com/ST34
Francis was the first pope to set foot in Mongolia where Buddhism is the dominant religion
u.afp.com/ST34
April 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
'Blood and kin': Mongolia's microscopic Catholic community expresses sorrow and gratitude after the death of Pope Francis.
Francis was the first pope to set foot in Mongolia where Buddhism is the dominant religion
u.afp.com/ST34
Francis was the first pope to set foot in Mongolia where Buddhism is the dominant religion
u.afp.com/ST34
Researchers have found pottery dating back more than 11,000 years at a remote site in the Gobi Desert, making it the earliest known ceramic technology in the region and nearly 2,000 years older than previously thought.
greekreporter.com/2025/04/24/p...
greekreporter.com/2025/04/24/p...
11,200-Year-Old Pottery Found in Mongolia Rewrites Ancient History - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists uncovered 11,000-year-old pottery in Mongolia, pushing back the timeline of human innovation by nearly 2,000 years.
greekreporter.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Researchers have found pottery dating back more than 11,000 years at a remote site in the Gobi Desert, making it the earliest known ceramic technology in the region and nearly 2,000 years older than previously thought.
greekreporter.com/2025/04/24/p...
greekreporter.com/2025/04/24/p...
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Bolor L and Erdene-Ochir E write on #Mongolia ambivalence regarding Eurasian Econ Union.
Trade balance is one thing, but "deal" as evidence for Russian pressure is another concern.
thediplomat.com/2025/04/mong...
#MGLfp
Trade balance is one thing, but "deal" as evidence for Russian pressure is another concern.
thediplomat.com/2025/04/mong...
#MGLfp
Mongolia’s Interim Free Trade Deal With the EAEU: What’s at Stake?
Mongolia’s government sees the temporary FTA as tool to expand imports, but business groups and policy experts in Mongolia have voiced concern about the deal’s implications.
thediplomat.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Bolor L and Erdene-Ochir E write on #Mongolia ambivalence regarding Eurasian Econ Union.
Trade balance is one thing, but "deal" as evidence for Russian pressure is another concern.
thediplomat.com/2025/04/mong...
#MGLfp
Trade balance is one thing, but "deal" as evidence for Russian pressure is another concern.
thediplomat.com/2025/04/mong...
#MGLfp
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April 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
What Mongolia Can Learn From South Korea’s Waste Management System
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thediplomat.com/2025/04/what...
What Mongolia Can Learn From South Korea’s Waste Management System
South Korea’s zero waste strategy can also provide a solution to solving Mongolia’s growing waste crisis.
thediplomat.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What Mongolia Can Learn From South Korea’s Waste Management System
thediplomat.com/2025/04/what...
thediplomat.com/2025/04/what...
Amid US Tariff War, China Convenes Rare Central Conference on Neighborhood Diplomacy
thediplomat.com/2025/04/amid...
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Amid US Tariff War, China Convenes Rare Central Conference on Neighborhood Diplomacy
As the China-U.S. trade war escalates, Beijing is turning its focus to its immediate periphery to ensure both economic and national security.
thediplomat.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Amid US Tariff War, China Convenes Rare Central Conference on Neighborhood Diplomacy
thediplomat.com/2025/04/amid...
thediplomat.com/2025/04/amid...
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Chaos in China as cold vortex from Mongolia brings strongest April winds in decades
Chaos in China as cold vortex from Mongolia brings strongest April winds in decades
Flights cancelled, train services suspended and tourist attractions closed as weather service says wind speeds could surpass records set in 1951
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Chaos in China as cold vortex from Mongolia brings strongest April winds in decades
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Sehr gute Reportage von Th Kruchem für SWR - Das Wissen zum Nomadentum in Kenia und #Mongolei. Für 🇲🇳 Expertise natürlich D Sneath (Cambridge) dabei um einzuordnen wie Hirten nomadisieren und wie der Staatssozialismus das Hirtentum verändert hat.
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
Nomaden in Bedrängnis – Bedroht durch Dürre und Landnahme
Rund 100 Millionen Nomaden leben in kargen Regionen Afrikas und Asiens. Klimawandel, Agrarwirtschaft, Industrie und Naturschutz bedrohen ihre traditionelle Lebensweise.
www.swr.de
April 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sehr gute Reportage von Th Kruchem für SWR - Das Wissen zum Nomadentum in Kenia und #Mongolei. Für 🇲🇳 Expertise natürlich D Sneath (Cambridge) dabei um einzuordnen wie Hirten nomadisieren und wie der Staatssozialismus das Hirtentum verändert hat.
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
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Following conclusion of 🇰🇿 🇲🇳 cooperation agreement during Pres Tokaev's 2024 visit, Kazatomprom signs agreement w/ Mon-Atom.
1st Kazakh toe tipped into #Mongolia mining sea, I think.
isee.mn/n/76462
⛏️ ⚛️ 🤝
1st Kazakh toe tipped into #Mongolia mining sea, I think.
isee.mn/n/76462
⛏️ ⚛️ 🤝
Уран олборлолтоор дэлхийд тэргүүлэгч Казахстаны “Казатомпром” компани “Монголд уран олборлох хэлэлцээрийг тун удахгүй байгуулах гэж байна” гэж мэдэгджээ | iSee.mn
“Казатомпром” (Самрук-Казынагийн охин компани) болон Монголын “Мон-Атом” компани Монгол Улсад ураны хамтарсан хайгу...
isee.mn
April 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Following conclusion of 🇰🇿 🇲🇳 cooperation agreement during Pres Tokaev's 2024 visit, Kazatomprom signs agreement w/ Mon-Atom.
1st Kazakh toe tipped into #Mongolia mining sea, I think.
isee.mn/n/76462
⛏️ ⚛️ 🤝
1st Kazakh toe tipped into #Mongolia mining sea, I think.
isee.mn/n/76462
⛏️ ⚛️ 🤝
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Gobi desert/steppe ecosystem selected for nomination as UNESCO #WorldHeritage site.
www.unuudur.mn/a/274424
#Mongolia
🐫 🌏 💰
www.unuudur.mn/a/274424
#Mongolia
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April 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Gobi desert/steppe ecosystem selected for nomination as UNESCO #WorldHeritage site.
www.unuudur.mn/a/274424
#Mongolia
🐫 🌏 💰
www.unuudur.mn/a/274424
#Mongolia
🐫 🌏 💰
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I've taken a look at #Mongolia #AcademicFreedomIndex, derived from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social data.
Score has broadly declined since 2019. What does this score mean?
mongoliafocus.com/2025/04/acad...
#MGLpoli
Score has broadly declined since 2019. What does this score mean?
mongoliafocus.com/2025/04/acad...
#MGLpoli
Academic Freedom Index | Mongolia Focus
mongoliafocus.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I've taken a look at #Mongolia #AcademicFreedomIndex, derived from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social data.
Score has broadly declined since 2019. What does this score mean?
mongoliafocus.com/2025/04/acad...
#MGLpoli
Score has broadly declined since 2019. What does this score mean?
mongoliafocus.com/2025/04/acad...
#MGLpoli
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Looking at #AcademicFreedomIndex components @vdeminstitute.bsky.social since 2015 in more detail.
April 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Looking at #AcademicFreedomIndex components @vdeminstitute.bsky.social since 2015 in more detail.
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