Scientists have found the main factor leading to a rising number of sandstorms – and it is not Mongolia’s fault.

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene says interconnectivity is being prioritised to enhance resource trade and investment flows, and his country is ready and waiting for its two neighbours to act.

While it did not disclose the volume of gas sent to China, Gazprom said last week it is working to ramp up supplies to Beijing via the Power of Siberia pipeline.

With the lifestyle of nomads on the Mongolian steppe under threat, many are embracing the mobile internet to stay connected and ease their labour without giving up the best of their traditional ways.

A highway tunnel under construction in China’s Xinjiang region is expected to be the world’s longest, and serve as a symbol of stronger ties with Central Asia.

Seven new dry ports that Mongolia is building will help expedite the flow of goods, including critical coal headed for not only China, but also Europe.

Construction of the Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline is likely to be slower than expected despite the ‘no limit’ strategic partnership between Beijing and Moscow.

Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted of the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, has walked free after a landmark ruling by Australia’s High Court that outlawed indefinite immigration detention.

The US-sanctioned Chinese region borders eight countries, including Russia, Pakistan and other trade partners that should benefit from a plan to create new manufacturing and innovation hubs in Xinjiang.

First provincial-level high-quality development plan from China’s State Council for the Inner Mongolia autonomous region focuses on ecology, energy, strategic minerals and border security.

US confirms that North Korea has transferred weapons to Moscow for use in Ukraine and, without naming China, threatens sanctions against those who enable such deals.

In St Petersburg, Russian president tells Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi he will attend Belt and Road Forum, saying the strategy ‘fully meets and coincides’ with Russia’s interests.

The 10 Asian digital payment services now supported by Ant’s ‘Alipay+-in-China’ programme cover a total population of more than 175 million in Southeast and East Asia.

A major coal-fired power plant to the west of Jakarta is scaling back production to improve air quality in the Indonesian capital – as US researchers warn smog is ‘the world’s greatest external risk to human health’.

‘Relations with China are very respectful, very. I have a great admiration for the Chinese people,’ the pope told reporters on his flight back to Rome on Monday.

The pontiff says Mongolia’s tradition of living in harmony with nature and its creatures ‘can contribute significantly’ to efforts to protect Earth.

Pope Francis sent a message of ‘unity and peace’ to China as he made his first trip to Buddhist-majority Mongolia.

Google and the government of Mongolia have struck a new partnership to bring digital devices and training to Mongolian classrooms, as the East Asian country sandwiched between China and Russia seeks closer ties with the US.

The landlocked nation is dependent on goodwill from neighbours China and Russia to get critical minerals to the world market.

From migrants sent to marry strangers to Korean nurses sent off to work in Germany, photographer Kim Ok-sun tells inspiring visual stories of women.

Malaysia ranked first in a list of the 10 safest places to retire in Asia, based on the country’s peace index score and average monthly cost of living, according to US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

Cardinal Stephen Chow will be part of 30-strong group on seven-day trip coinciding with papacy’s inaugural visit to the country.

During visit to Beijing, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov says the security alliance’s members are creating conditions for fugitive ‘safe havens’ and undermining systems for extradition and criminal investigations.

But Beijing has yet to make a commitment to the planned ‘Power of Siberia 2’ project, which aims to deliver natural gas from Russia to China via Mongolia.

Land-locked Mongolia is bolstering ties with major trade and economic partner China, with enhanced border infrastructure and customs-clearance procedures.