Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is a city often cited as one of the most polluted in the world. From the streets and markets to the ...

Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar is one the world’s most polluted cities – its “harmful dust” is 6-7 times higher than the most lenient World Health Organization standards. Luckily, the issue is drawing ...

[Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia] – On December 1, 2023, UNESCO joined the government and people of Ulaanbaatar in celebrating the city’s new membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) as a City of ...

As first-time visitors to Ulaanbaatar during winter, one of our first vivid experiences in the “world’s coldest capital” was the sudden thawing of the skin as one leaves the freezing outdoors and ...

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ULAANBAATAR, 3 June (BelTA) - Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia, located in the northern part of the country on the Tuul River. The city is a major political, economic and cultural center of ...

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 5, 2018 - A memorandum of understanding between the World Bank and Ulaanbaatar city was signed today to facilitate cooperation on the management and planning of municipal ...

It feels like dusk, but it's only 11 a.m. In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's rapidly expanding capital, light falls in a soft yellow haze over the centre and surrounding suburbs. Coal smoke fills the air, ...

ULAANBAATAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a damp, single room in a disused bathhouse in the Sansar area of eastern Ulaanbaatar, 90-year-old Yuule Vandan cares for her disabled son and worries how ...