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The dying yak outside the filmmakers’ Mongolian tent, or ger.

Moviemaking at -50 degrees. The Australian film crew that survived one of the world’s deadliest winters

Documenting the annual winter migration of thousands of horses in Mongolia proved just as tough a test for the Australian filmmakers as for the herders and their animals themselves.

  • Garry Maddox
The traditional ger homes of Mongolia.

The 2250km, more diverse alternative to the Trans-Siberian railway

A journey through Mongolia on a Soviet-era train feels like a step through a time portal.

  • Jamie Lafferty
TMK Energy has sold its 20% indirect interest in the Napoleon exploration well in the Talisman Deeps project offshore in WA’s Northwest.

TMK de-risks, pivots from WA to focus on Mongolian coal seam gas

TMK Energy will offload its 20% interest in the Talisman Deeps project offshore in WA for a deferred $1m payment. It will now focus on coal seam gas in Mongolia.

  • Doug Bright
Northern Mongolia’s “Dark Blue Pearl” … Khuvsgul Lake.

One of the most beautiful countries on Earth has the worst food

Few nations have the incredible scenery and sense of wild adventure of Mongolia. But there’s a reason travellers say you should “take a sauce”.

  • Ben Groundwater
TMK has commissioned three new pilot wells at its Lucky Fox area in Mongolia as it looks to become the country’s first coal seam gas producer.

TMK cranks up three more coal seam gas wells in Mongolia

TMK Energy has doubled coal seam gas production capacity at its huge Gurvantes project in Mongolia as it looks to become the 1st serious Mongolian gas producer.

  • Andrew Todd
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‘I go through a can of hairspray a week’: The humid reality of expat life in Asia

Whether you make the move for love, work or adventure, creating a new life in another country is equal parts exhilarating and challenging.

  • Dilvin Yasa
The Seventy Islands are part of the Rock Islands of Palau

Amazing and crowd-free: 12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.

  • Brian Johnston
Mongol Khan

China bans West End-bound theatre production

China has banned the West End-bound theatre production of The Mongol Khan and put the cast, including foreigners, under surveillance.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Reindeer herders Zorigt and his wife Otgonbayar run an AirBnB in remote Mongolia.

How do you deliver mail to someone with no fixed address?

Three words are being used to deliver mail to nomadic herders in Mongolia, direct taxis in Tokyo and mark the locations of walkers around Sydney harbour.

  • Eryk Bagshaw