https://www.scmp.com/rss/329711/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On October 7, Mongolia’s Victims of Political Persecution Memorial Museum was demolished. The museum was housed in one of Ulan Bator’s oldest buildings, a small, brown wooden house in the centre of the city, which stood in contrast to the high-rises surrounding it. The structure was once home to former Prime Minister Genden, who in 1937 was taken to Moscow, Russia, and executed for his refusal to comply with Joseph Stalin’s mandate to purge the country of its religious leaders, intellectuals,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3033199/crime-against-culture-mongolian-capital-ulan-bator-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3033199/crime-against-culture-mongolian-capital-ulan-bator-set?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:00:08 +0000 Hippophae, or sea buckthorn, has been used for centuries for its reported health benefits. However, there are few places in the world where it can grow. The small orange berries thrive in sunny areas, but grow best in places that are often too harsh for other plant life. Sea buckhorn thrives on the remote Mongolian steppe which, despite its sub-zero temperatures in winter, experiences an average of 250 sunny days per year. From France to China, how plants are changing the face of anti-ageing... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2183628/organic-skincare-label-uses-mongolias-natural-bounty-sheep?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2183628/organic-skincare-label-uses-mongolias-natural-bounty-sheep?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:45:36 +0000 Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh last week survived a vote of no confidence – but now he must juggle party and opposition interests to retain power and fulfil new promises to fight corruption, and his success or failure in doing so will have lasting implications for the country. The unsuccessful attempt to oust him follows weeks of unrest in the capital, Ulan Bator, as Mongolians protested against government embezzlement. Friday’s vote of no confidence was initiated by the Prime... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2176588/mongolias-pm-has-kept-his-job-country-reeling-fraud-and-political?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2176588/mongolias-pm-has-kept-his-job-country-reeling-fraud-and-political?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:00:15 +0000