There was plenty of provocation just beyond the fence, in the ramshackle slums, or ger districts, where about 60 percent of Ulaanbaatar's 1.2 million people live without paved roads, sanitation ...

Mongolia, a land of vast steppes and a rich nomadic heritage, is facing an unexpected challenge: air pollution. As the country urbanizes, coal-fired heating and industrial emissions have turned smog ...

The polling station on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar is in a “ger” district, where many people first lived in nomadic tents after moving to the capital. It remains a poorer area. Many residents ...

Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar suffers from severe air pollution. New designs use sunlight to ensure warm, smoke-free homes. We explore the technology and its challenges. On winter mornings ...