Name Change for the Philippines

Can we really change a country's name in this times of globalization? Is it really high time for the Philippines to change name? What do you think? "If Ceylon could be changed to Sri Lanka, Mongolia to Ulan Bator, Siam to Thailand, Leningrad to St. Petersburg, Peking to...

Mongolia opposition demands partial vote recount

Following temporary unrest in the country's capital after a disputed election result, Mongolia's opposition leader is demanding a recount."Mongolia's opposition leader demanded on Friday a vote recount in 12 areas, in a challenge to preliminary election results that showed...

Mongolia votes in key elections

The polls have opened in Mongolia for the first general election in four years."Voters started queuing well before polling stations opened, many riding into villages on camel and horseback to cast their votes. Mongolia's potential mineral wealth has been a campaign issue,...

China condemns Dalai Lama's visit to Mongolia (Reuters)

" ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - China criticised Mongolia on Wednesday for playing host to Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who Beijing brands a separatist. Thousands flocked to the capital Ulan Bator to welcome the Nobel Prize-winning Tibetan leader-in-exile to Mongolia,...

Mongolians mark 800th anniversary of Khan (AP)

" ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolians celebrated the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan's march to world conquest on Tuesday with festivities that mixed commercialism with appeals to nationalism. In the capital's Central Stadium, men dressed like warriors in Genghis Khan's...