The Latest Breaking News from Inner Mongolia

China Is Building Nearly 90 AI Data Centres in Inner Mongolia to Compete With the US

Ulanqab is emerging as a major Chinese AI data centre hub, powered by renewable energy and supported by Beijing's infrastructure strategy, but chip shortages and social concerns remain.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

Pennsylvania teacher’s $5,000 donation helps turn China’s Maowusu desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky reunited with Chinese farmer Yin Yuzhen 26 years after donating $5,000 to support her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia. His contribution helped Yin expand her work in the Maowusu Desert, which has since become a forest of around 50,000 trees, turning their friendship into an enduring…

The Times of India · Sep 27

In December 2025, China ran seven 5,000-ton coal trains across Inner Mongolia as a formation heavier than three Eiffel Towers combined, without physically connecting them; engineers believe it could boost rail capacity by over 50% without new tracks

China successfully tested seven freight trains operating as one unit. These trains were virtually coupled using advanced wireless control systems. This innovative technology allows trains to move in close formation without physical connections. The experiment demonstrated increased freight line capacity without building new tracks. This development offers a significant advancement…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

China’s 400-kilometre Great Solar Wall stretches across a desert and is visible from space

China may have just built the most ambitious solar project in history. Stretching across 400 kilometres of the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, a continuous corridor of solar panels now runs three miles wide across what was, not long ago, a sandblasted wasteland responsible for choking Beijing with dust storms…

The Times of India · Jun 20

Greener pasture of a shepherd’s life lures Chinese workers penned in by ‘996’ jobs

When an Inner Mongolia farmer sought two herders to tend his 3,000 sheep, he was swamped with applicants including graduates, factory labourers and white-collar workers

The Guardian - AU · May 28

This ancient Chinese megacity hides mysterious underground tunnels buried for over 4,000 years

A huge ancient stone city buried for thousands of years in northern China has just become even more mysterious. Archaeologists working at the Houchengzui Stone City in Inner Mongolia have uncovered a hidden underground tunnel network dating back roughly 4,300 to 4,500 years.

The Times of India · May 7

Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 84

Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in Inner Mongolia after an explosion killed two people

The Independent UK · Jan 19

Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 66

An explosion at a factory in China's Inner Mongolia region has killed two people and left 66 others hospitalized

The Independent UK · Jan 18

This folk metal band from Inner Mongolia have just made one of the most unique and effortlessly enjoyable albums of 2025

You might not have heard of Nine Treasures, but this is a great time to educate yourself

Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025

China's 'Great Green Wall' Brings Hope But Also Hardship

Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project.

International Business Times · Oct 2, 2025