Mongolia

    7 September 2026
    Temuulen Bayaraa, CEO of Mongolian sovereign wealth fund Chinggis Khaan, speaks during an interview in Singapore. (Photo by Dylan Loh)
    Air China will operate once daily round-trip service between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, using the C919. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
    Transportation

    China's C919 makes 1st international flight in challenge to Boeing, Airbus

    COMAC-built jet flies to Mongolian capital in debut service outside China

    13 August 2026
     Saranchuluun Otgon, one of Mongolia's first two lawmakers with a disability, says the "people in power seemed too far to reach." (Photo by Byamba-Ochir Byambasuren)
    Politics

    Mongolia's new-look parliament runs into old-style party politics

    After reforms opened door for political outsiders, a new push aims to tighten rules

    6 August 2026
    Chinese President Xi Jinping has stepped up pressure on Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made comments regarding a hypothetical Taiwan emergency in November last year. (Nikkei montage)
    Japan-China tensions

    China finds audience for talk of Japan 'militarism' beyond Russia, North Korea

    Veiled warnings appear in joint statements with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

    30 June 2026
    Mongolia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Batmunkh Battsetseg speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan on June 10. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
    Interview

    Mongolia aims for deeper ties with 'third neighbor' Japan

    Foreign Minister Battsetseg says airport expansion project will further boost cooperation

    16 June 2026
    Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Thailand's foreign minister, speaks at Nikkei's Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on June 10. He said Asian countries should move from competing for dominance to co-creating prosperity. (Photo by Shun Kato)
    Future of Asia 2026

    Asia must shift from competition to 'co-creation,' Thai FM says

    Sihasak Phuangketkeow calls on region to build innovation ecosystem to keep up with AI

    10 June 2026
    Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, right, met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana last week, in the first state visit from a leader of the country to Kazakhstan in 20 years. (Akorda, Kazakhstan's presidential office)
    Trade

    Mongolia courts Kazakhstan, seeks path between China and Russia

    President makes first state visit to Astana in 20 years, setting in motion raft of deals

    28 April 2026
    A Sugi Pharmacy in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Sugi Holdings will form a joint venture with Mongolian partner Asayake to gain a greater share of that country's growing beauty care market. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
    Retail

    Japan drugstore operator eyes Mongolian beauty market

    Sugi Holdings to export Japanese brands, weigh new stores

    5 March 2026
    Tuya Damdinjamts visits a site in Selenge aimag north of Ulaanbaatar where her cooperative used to mine for gold until its license expired in 2022:  The authorization was finally las March but the cooperative is still waiting on permission for blasting. (Photo by Byamba-Ochir Byambasure)
    Big in Asia

    Gold price surge leaves Mongolia's miners in the dust

    Legal digging by 'ninjas' blocked by standoffs with citizens' councils wary of pollution risks

    20 September 2025
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    18 July 2025
    Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks to reporters at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 2 ahead of his visit to Mongolia.
    Your Week in Asia

    Japanese emperor in Mongolia, US tariff deadline, Taiwan exercises

    Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

    6 July 2025
    A Soviet Red Army soldier peers over the edge of a Japanese fort at an unknown location in China on Aug. 23, 1945. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese were detained by the Soviets, and some of them were dispatched for forced labor in Mongolia.
    International relations

    Japan emperor's Mongolia visit sheds light on forgotten WWII detentions

    Retired Japanese journalist works tirelessly to identify the deceased

    5 July 2025
    New Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar speaks after a vote in parliament in Ulaanbaatar on June 13.
    Politics

    Mongolia's new PM vows to be 'truthful' after predecessor's downfall

    Zandanshatar Gombojav seeks to restore credibility as economic challenges loom

    13 June 2025
    Protesters gather outside Mongolia's parliament complex in Ulaanbaatar on June 2, ahead of the confidence vote. (Photo by Anand Tumurtogoo)
    Politics

    Mongolia's PM loses confidence vote, paving way for uncertain transition

    Vote follows weeks of mounting pressure sparked by corruption allegations

    3 June 2025
    Mongolia's Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai is pictured during a visit to the U.S. in August 2023.
    Politics

    Mongolia in political crisis as PM promises confidence vote

    Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai under heavy pressure from protesters, president

    28 May 2025
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    Podcast: News Roundup

    Grandma-led child care struggles in Mongolia

    Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast, bringing the region's key news to global listeners

    28 February 2025
    Munkhtsetseg Sanjaasuren helps her grandson Sod-Undrakh with his homework: Grandmothers in Mongolia, as in other East Asian nations, have been playing a key role in looking after children to free up their mothers for work outside the home. (Photo by Anand Tumurtogoo)
    Big in Asia

    Child care by grandma: Asian model under strain in Mongolia

    To keep up with GDP growth, country needs more women in the workforce

    15 February 2025
    Galym, the ethnic-Kazakh eagle hunter whose family the author stayed with in Mongolia: The bond between horseman and his eagle is strong. (All photos by Charukesi Ramadurai)
    Life

    On the trail to 'hidden' Mongolia

    Author finds not sand dunes but a land of rich traditions and stunning contrasts

    11 October 2024
    Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, left, with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a welcoming ceremony in Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 3. (Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters)
    International relations

    Mongolia's defiance of Putin arrest warrant shows reliance on Russia

    Vital energy imports discussed in Russian leader's first visit in 5 years

    4 September 2024
    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh pledged to increase bilateral cooperation when they met in November 2022. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
    Defense

    Japan, Mongolia to agree on defense equipment cooperation at summit

    Ulaanbaatar pursues diverse tie-ups as China and Russia build up military

    5 August 2024
    Yoshinoya Holdings opened its first Mongolia location in 2022 and now has three restaurants. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
    Food & Beverage

    Mongolia's food scene expands with Yoshinoya beef bowls, Japanese ramen

    Booming economy attracts Japan restaurant chains as middle class grows

    10 July 2024
    Campaign posters are seen in Ulaanbaatar ahead of the June 28 parliamentary elections. (Photo by Anand Tumurtogoo)
    Politics

    Mongolia votes in historic election under revamped system

    Parliament expanded to promote inclusion but public shows little enthusiasm

    28 June 2024
    Gombojav Zandanshatar, chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 23. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
    Interview

    Mongolia to step up hunt for nickel, lithium and rare earths

    Supply chain diversification spurs search for new deposits, top politician says

    9 June 2024
    Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, center, attends a commencement ceremony for underground production at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in the Gobi Desert in March 2023.
    Economy

    Mongolia digs in against doubts over fund to spread mining wealth

    PM insists resources should benefit all; some question implementation, transparency

    1 June 2024
    Gombojav Zandanshatar, chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, speaks at the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on May 23. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
    The Future of Asia 2024

    Top Mongolian politician stresses commitment to eliminating corruption

    Parliament chief Gombojav Zandanshatar says enlarged legislature adds checks and balances

    23 May 2024
    The reservoir for the Erdeneburen hydroelectric project would submerge a large area now used by migratory birds and herders from various ethnic groups. 
    Opinion

    Mongolian dam belies Xi's promise of a 'small and beautiful' BRI

    Funded by Chinese loans, project carries environmental and social risks

    12 January 2024
    Items on display at "Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World," being held from Oct. 14, 2023, to May 5, 2024, at the Nantes History Museum in France. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Erdennechuluun Purevjav & Nemekhbayar Nadpurev Collection, Mongolia; Chinggis Khaan National Museum, Ulaanbaatar; David Gallard/LVAN)
    Arts

    China's Mongolian culture wars backfire in France

    How Beijing tried to suppress an exhibit on Genghis Khan's legacy

    17 December 2023
    The members of team Future Programmer Girls proudly display the online game they developed during the Girls for Coding program in Ulaanbaatar. (Photo by Johan Nylander)
    Life

    Girl power is helping shape Mongolia's digital future

    Coding boot camp reveals country's economic potential to diversify from mining

    2 November 2023
    President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of his state visit.
    Materials

    Mongolia opens way for uranium mining with $1.7bn French deal

    Production at southwestern site could start in 2028, says French miner Orano

    13 October 2023
    Mongolia's Bayan Obo mine supplies rare-earth minerals. (File photo by Reuters) 
    Materials

    Mongolia seeks foreign help to produce minerals used for EVs

    More investments are needed to unlock Mongolia's 'huge potential,' official says

    9 February 2023