Inner Mongolia news stories on Newser

UFO Holds Up Chinese Air Traffic

Nick McMaster — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:02:39 CDT

Three Chinese passenger flights en route to Batou, Inner Mongolia, were forced to circle for an hour because of a UFO, the Telegraph reports. The object seemed to hover spastically while blinking until it suddenly vanished. Airport authorities held the flights and redirected others "to guarantee safety," a spokesman said....

Six Busted in China Milk Scandal

Peter Fearon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:50:41 CDT

Six people have been arrested in connection with the tainted milk scandal in China, Reuters reports. The arrests were made in Hohhot, capital of China's main dairy producing region. Thousands of Chinese children have developed kidney problems from drinking milk formula contaminated by melamine. Four have died.

World's Tallest Man Weds, But Wife Doesn't Measure Up

Dustin Lushing — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:26:30 CDT

A 7-foot, 9-inch livestock herder from Inner Mongolia has tied the knot with a saleswoman two-thirds his height and almost half his age. Bao Xishun, 56, and Xia Shujuan, 29, had a traditional Mongolian ceremony and extravagant reception, and some 15 businesses looking to get in on the publicity sponsored...