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From follower to pioneer, Korea teaches Mongolian bobsleigh team

mongoliaonline — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:29:21 EDT

At the opening ceremony of the push track, a training facility for the bobsleigh start, at PyeongChang, Tuesday, four men, looking similar to Koreans, approached with purpose.

They were Mongolian bobsleighers here with their coaches, to learn the skills and training methods necessary to compete in the bobsleigh and skeleton.

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In Mongolia, the Horse-Headed Fiddle Rides Again

mongoliaonline — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:21:20 EDT

ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA — In the two decades since the Soviet Union dissolved and Mongolia became an independent democracy, the country has struggled to resuscitate cultural traditions lost during its many years as a Soviet satellite.

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Mongolia's boxing hero ready for the fight

mongoliaonline — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:06:59 EDT

In a city centre gym, two girls pound nine bells out of each other, to roars of approval from the crowd.

Wrestling, not boxing, is the sport most people associate with Mongolia but the latter is becoming more and more popular, thanks in part to the achievements of one man.

He is sitting in the stands, watching the bout intently. His name is Badar Uugan Enkhbaty

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Koneru Takes the Lead in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:59:38 EDT

Humpy Koneru of India, the top seed and the No. 2 ranked woman in the world, leads the fifth Women's Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She took the lead Saturday after winning her second game to start the tournament and now has 2 points.

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Women’s Grand Prix Begins in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:37 EDT

The fifth Women's Grand Prix got underway Friday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and three players jumped out to the lead with victories in Round 1.

The Grand Prix is a six-tournament series to help select a challenger for the world championship. The World Chess Federation, which is running the Grand Prix, has said in the past that the winner of the series will be the challenger.

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Fifth Women's Chess GP held in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:36:47 EDT

The fifth Women's Chess Grand Prix opened in Mongolia on Thursday.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said,"the tournament is the highest ranking in the history of women's chess championships and tournaments.

In the tournament, four former world champions will compete simultaneously.

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Mongolia's Monster Cookie

mongoliaonline — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:21:02 EDT

Intrepid traveler, photographer and eater Uta Beyer has more on Mongolian cuisine following a recent visit to Mongolia. Here's what she writes about boortsog, the Mongolian national cookie:

"Well, over my years of travel, I have survived on bat in jungles of Borneo, nibbled on widgety grubs (giant Australian tree maggots) in the Australian outback, dined on cuy (guinea

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Mongolian wrestler weeps after unlikely promotion to juryo division

mongoliaonline — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:38 EDT

FUSO, Aichi -- The sumo ranking committee has promoted seven wrestlers to the second-highest juryo division for the autumn tournament, including one Mongolian grappler here who was caught up in the recent baseball gambling scandal that shook the sumo world to its foundations.

Twenty-six-year-old Shironoryu, who acquired Japanese citizenship last year, was allowed to pa

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Sumo: Hakuho 1st to three-peat with perfect 15-0 records

mongoliaonline — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:15:10 EDT

A day after capturing his 15th career title, Mongolian grand champion Hakuho capped off a stellar performance with a superhuman feat against ozeki Baruto on Sunday, making him the only man in the history of sumo to win three consecutive meets with perfect 15-0 records.

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A Vege-What?

mongoliaonline — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:41:17 EDT

Mongolians like their meat, but a brave few are giving it up. by Andrew Cullen, 8 June 2010

An unlikely vegetarian movement is taking root in Mongolia, where livestock outnumber people 14 to 1, and annual meat consumption tops 200 pounds per person.

The first vegetarian restaurant in Mongolia, Ananda's Cafe, opened in 2006. Today more than 20 vegetarian and vegan restaurants do

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Mongolian cultural exhibition hits the road in Taiwan

mongoliaonline — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:59:45 EDT

To promote the knowledge service and exchange of Han cultures, the National Central Library today unveiled the “Mongolian Buddhist Image & Sculpture Art Exhibition,” a platform to share the public with the civilization from the mysterious country, local media reports said.

Former president of Mongolia Pu

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"Babies" Watched by the Whole World

mongoliaonline — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:59:32 EDT

(CBS) If you're a mom, heck, if you're a human, "Babies" might be the ultimate feel-good film.

CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith reports the film chronicles the first year in the lives of four babies from four walks of life: Mongolia, Japan, Namibia, and the United States.

The idea was to make a wildlife film of sorts: just lock down the camera, and watch wh

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Mongolian Death Worm premieres on television!

mongoliaonline — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:25:56 EDT

The all American B-Movie Mongolian Death Worm is scheduled to premiere on 8th May 2010, Saturday at 9/8c. The adventurous sci-fi will be premiered on Syfy and expected to convey a lot of fun and entertainment for the viewers.

As per reported by Monsters and Critics, the film “Mongolian Death Worm” directed by Steven R. Monroe is scheduled to release on 8th May 2010 on telev

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Grammy award winning band to give concert in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:57:18 EDT

ULAN BATOR, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A Grammy winning American band will visit Mongolia next month to give a concert and share the U.S.'s culture with the Asian country, the U.S. Embassy to Mongolia said Thursday.

The Grammy Awards winning band Ozomatli will visit Mongolia as cultural ambassadors of the United States, the embassy said.

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Mongolian Cultural Week opens in N China

mongoliaonline — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:55:39 EDT

HOHHOT - Seventy photographs showcasing Mongolian culture, history and sights will be exhibited in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, for the Mongolian Cultural Week which began Sunday, said the city government's information office.

Tourists can also experience Mongolian pop music and folk culture shows at the five-day festival, said the

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Mickey Rourke eyes Genghis Khan role

mongoliaonline — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:15:23 EDT

It might turn out to be a truly extraordinary movie – if it is actually made. Mickey Rourke has told the Orlando Sentinel that he is to play Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who died in 1227 after conquering Asia from the Pacific to the Caspian Sea.

Directing and writing is John Milius, responsible for the Apocalypse Now screenplay and renowned as a rightwing zealot for films

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Bad boy of sumo finds new passion in flowers

mongoliaonline — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:03:08 EDT

Japan's bad boy of sumo, the recently-retired grand champion Asashoryu, has found an unlikely new passion: flowers and gardening.

After an often controversial career wrestling man-mountains, the Mongolian-born fighter is shifting his attention to more delicate pursuits and is headed for Britain's biggest flower show, a source told AFP on Wednes

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And then there were three (foreign ozeki, that is)

mongoliaonline — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:58:50 EDT

Hakuho, who won the Osaka Haru Basho and claimed his 13th crown to date, will likely remain the dominant - and sole - yokozuna for the next year at least. Kotooshu (Bulgaria), Harumafuji (Mongolia) and now their new Estonian counterpart in the rank are unlikely to be heading back down the banzuke anytime soon barring appearance preventing injury, and with Kaio and Kotomitsuki on the "wish he'd re

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Mongolia’s Hakuho Wins His 13th Sumo Title

mongoliaonline — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:12:35 EDT

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho defeated compatriot Harumafuji to win his 13th Emperor’s Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

Hakuho sent ozeki Harumafuji sprawling to the dirt surface at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Sunday with an arm throw to finish the spring tournament with a flawless 15-0 record.

Hakuho is the sole grand champion competing

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The Two Horses Of Genghis Khan

mongoliaonline — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:04:03 EDT

"The Story of the Weeping Camel" is one of the most beautiful documentaries of the nomadic people of Mongolia. Now, that filmmaker has come out with "The Two Horses of Genghis Khan."

The film takes you into the wild landscape of inner and outer Mongolia, as a young woman seeks to fulfill a promise to her grandmother.

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Mongolia Honors Former Sumo Grand Champion

mongoliaonline — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:14 EST

Former sumo grand champion Asashoryu met with Mongolian's deputy prime minister on Friday.

Asashoryu announced he was quitting sumo at a tear-filled news conference in early February following a probe into reports of a drunken scuffle in Tokyo in January.

Despite the scandal, Asashoryu has been received as a big star back home.

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Sumo-Mongolian 'bete noir' says he was forced to quit

mongoliaonline — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:52 EST

TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Former firebrand sumo grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday denied accusations he broke a man's nose in a drunken fight.

The Mongolian, whose real name is Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj, also claimed his decision to quit sumo amid the furore was partly down to forces inside Japan's ancient sport who wanted him gone.

"I didn't commit an act

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Asashoryu denies alleged drunken rampage, undecided on future

mongoliaonline — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:43:47 EST

ULAN BATOR (Kyodo) -- Former Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday refuted reports of an alleged drunken rampage that preceded his retirement from sumo.

"I didn't commit any violent act," Asashoryu said at a press conference in Ulan Bator, referring to Japanese magazine reports in January that said he became extremely drunk before striking and seriously i

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Mongolians brave sub-zero winter to welcome New Year

mongoliaonline — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:40:17 EST

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Snow and sub-zero temperatures were not enough to keep Mongolians indoors on Sunday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, when the first step out the door determines the path for the rest of the year.

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Mongolian throat singers defend tradition against China

mongoliaonline — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:52:38 EST

ULAN BATOR (Reuters Life!) – Bitonal humming is not a common form of patriotic protest, but for traditional Mongolian singers, it was the best way to lay claim to an art form they say has been usurped by China.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, in November listed Mongolian throat singing as an art native to China, outraging Mongol

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Sumo Mongolian sumo champ to retire after fracas

mongoliaonline — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:51:27 EST

TOKYO : Controversial sumo grand champion Asashoryu announced his retirement on Thursday following a drunken attack on a man outside a Tokyo nightclub.
"I decided to retire. So many things have happened. But I feel fine right now," the 29-year-old Mongolian told reporters.
Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, attacked the man following a drinking session i

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Austrian has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia - Yahoo! News

administrator — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:06:54 EDT

Digging for buried treasure in the Gobi Desert sounds like the opening scene of an Indiana Jones film. For Austrian-born Michael Eisenriegler, it was a real-life adventure.

The 40-year-old amateur archaeologist was in the Gobi over the weekend, helping to unearth Buddhist relics that had been buried for more than seven decades in a remote part of Mongolia.

Less than an hour of

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Stolen Mongolian crown found at police station after 20 years - The Local

mongoliaonline — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:01:19 EDT

Stockholm's main police offices underwent renovations and a long forgotten bag was found in storage.

More than 20 years before it was confiscated from a burglar. The bag was found to contain silver cutlery and a selection of trophies , along with an unusual silver crown.

The Museum of Ethnography was called and the museum's Asia expert Håkan Wahlqvist was dispatched to the station and im

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Mongolian Matters » Google News Location: Mongolia

hidodorj — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:28 EDT

Google News adds a new feature where you can indicate the location of where the news story takes place

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US Embassy Supports Amarbayasgalant through Arts Council

hidodorj — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:49:02 EDT

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ The U.S. Embassy has announced that it will contribute $86,200 to the Arts Council of Mongolia for preservation of the 18th Century Amarbaysgalant Monastery.
These funds are provided through the U.S. Ambassador?s Fund for Cultural Preservation, and will be used to help protect the monastery from the serious dangers of fire and theft. The Arts Council will

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Statue embodies Mongolian culture - The Denver Post

Tamir — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:24:06 EDT

The unveiling of the sculpture at Ulaanbaatar Park is a moment of pride for immigrants living in Denver.

The heart of the Denver Mongolian community throbbed with traditional fervor Sunday as an emblematic sculpture was unveiled in Lowry.

Dancing, singing and a contortionist's show served as precursor to the ribbon-cutting and blessing of a 20-foot stainless steel tulga statue. The Mongolia

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Three New Zealanders in the world's longest horse race across Mongolia

hidodorj — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:22:17 EDT

Three New Zealanders have entered the world's longest and toughest horse race, over 1000km across Mongolia.
Charlotte Davison, Dave Murray and Hannah Ritchie will be among about 25 riders set to race across the Mongolian plains from August 22, each of them changing horses every 40km.
The race has been framed around the communications system used by Genghis Khan, a kind of pony express using a r

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Hearty Food of Mongolian Winter - The Atlantic Food Channel

hidodorj — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:03:44 EDT

An article about food in Mongolia - from a slightly different angle than the regular yadiyadi. And with a (short) comment from American Ambassador Mark Minton

In the Bradt travel guide on Mongolia, there's a section about food, and in that section there's a text box titled "In Defense of Mongolian Food." It's a very, very small box. And, as it turns out, it's not so much a defense of Mongolian

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Feeling the magic of felt - Columbian.com

guido — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:40:44 EDT

She visited Mongolia in 2008 to get a sense of the felt yurt in its native land.

"Seventy percent of Mongols still live in yurts. When you get out of Ulan Bator" - the nation's capital - Arnold said, "It's a whole other world."

That's where Arnold got a first-hand look at the process she'd seen 20 years earlier in the National Geographic photograph: a Mongol herdsman on horseback making fel

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Native Indian roots? - to Mongolia and back

hidodorj — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:59:43 EDT

Some anthropologists believe that Native Americans came to be here by way of Mongolia, across the Bering Strait. But for the past three years, it has been the other way around for some Navajo students and teachers.
Greyhills Academy High School English teachers Mary Frances Begaye and Reginald Begay have led two students a year half way across the world to visit Mongolia in a student exchange pr

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Two to represent Mongolia in world sharp shooting matches

mongoliaonline — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:42:36 EDT

Mongolia will be represented at qualifying matches in the Shooting World Cup to be held in Munich.
Ts.Monkhzul will compete in the women's 10 m air pistol event.
S.Zolboo will shoot in two men's events with 10 m air pistol
and the 50 m pistol.

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Mongolian Singer Sexiest Vegetarian?!

mongoliaonline — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:42:36 EDT

Nominjin is tipped to be a top contender for the Asian sector of a contest to find the world's sexiest vegetarian, run by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Last year Nominjin drew media attention by posing for PETA's vegetarian campaign in a gown made of lettuce leaves.

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Mongolian team conquers highest mountain in Europe

hidodorj — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:56:50 EDT

A Mongolian team of climbers conquered Russia's Mount Elbrus on Sunday.
The Mongolian team was headed by the international master of sports, B.Gangaamaa.
The group included sports masters O.Batmanlai and A.Janarbek. Besides them, another Mongolian group, made up of State Honored Sportsman G.Osokhbayar and international master of sports D.Erdenetogtokh, left Mongolia last Sunday to also conque

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S.Sarantsatsralt’s "Time" paintings in Khan Bank Theater

hidodorj — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:44:38 EDT

Artist S.Sarantsatsralt's exhibition "Time" has opened in Khan Bank's art gallery. All the 30 works on show represent time past, present and future. The artist has also marked the exact time to the second, minute, hour and date of when every work was completed. This is the 25th solo exhibition of the artist. Her works have also been shown in 64 joint exhibitions. Explaining her choice of theme, S

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