Time to start stocking your time machines with bathtubs of Raid! Scientists have recently unearthed the fossilized remains of giant fleas in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning province, with the prehistoric pests believed to be part of a fossil trove of bugs that lived around 165 million years ago during the Jurassic and early Cretacaeous epochs. more ›

In a Mongolian section of the Gobi desert, William Lindesay and a team of explorers discovered a 100km section of the Great Wall which was last written about in a 12th century atlas that recorded the battles of Genghis Khan. more ›

Last year Converse China took their team up to Mongolia for a week. They found it to be quite rough, in more ways than one. We're a few months late, but the video, put together by Patrik Wallner, is just so pretty that we're posting it anyway. more ›

We are very excited for this month's round of Trash A Go-Go, as they are playing host to the recent Rock Naadam tour, featuring acts from around Mongolia and Shanghai! We also have James Blunt on Sunday, and don't forget! Even though they aren't "live music" we'll go ahead and give a shout out to the Antidote birthday bash happening tomorrow (Thursday) night at C's. Read on for details, or check out our calendar for more! more ›

Lots happening in the local scene again this week! We love it! Boys Climbing Ropes play twice, Acid Ponies have a birthday, and we wish farewell to our favorite all-girl joke rockers The Dudettes! Read on for details, or check out our calendar for more! more ›

It looks like India's not the only neighbor with a bizzare growing component of Neo-Nazi groups and sympathizers, Mongolia Neo-Nazis are on the rise too... and their main target isn't the Jews, it's the Chinese. more ›

We're fans of anything old timey, and so these photos of Shanghai (and Mongolia, and Beijing) in 1981 have really struck our fancy. Don't worry, despite depicting the 80s, there are no mullets or shoulder pads to be found. more ›

Exciting news for the adventuresome wayfarer - a new cross-border tourist route between China and Mongolia just opened today, meaning that as long as you have a valid border pass, you can now travel to different parts of Mongolia! more ›

Scanning The Independent the other day, we came across a piece about a gloriously named singer called 萨顶顶 (Sa Ding Ding) that caught our eye. Born to a Mongolian mother and Han Chinese father, the article calls her a 'former Mongolian nomad' who is 'poised to sweep the globe' with her blend of traditional folk sounds and dance music. Intrigued, we had a hunt on Baidu's ever-reliable MP3 search engine (not that Shanghaiist condones illegal downloading of course) and found that searching for her name in characters returns quite a few results. more ›