Asia Insight · SEASON 11

Yak Cheese for a Brighter Future: Mongolia

Episode 24 · 2022-11-25

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Episode overview

At just 5,800 strong, Tuvans are Mongolia's smallest ethnic minority. Nomads who live in the high plains of Mongolia's west, their language was outlawed under socialist rule and their existence officially denied. Five years ago, Galtaikhuu set out to support his fellow Tuvans by stoking a new industry: cheese from yak milk. Strongly influenced by his father, a novelist who wrote under earlier oppression, Galtaikhuu is also finding other ways to ensure his people survive. Discover how the first Tuvan brand cheese is shaping a new future.

28 minutes

Season 11 episodes

1. Diary of a Nursing Student in Lockdown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam2022-01-14 2. Budding Entrepreneurs Turn a New Leaf: Bali, Indonesia2022-01-21 3. Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordnance: Laos2022-02-04 4. Eyes on the Sky: Vulture Man of Phuket2022-02-11 5. Days in China's Child-seeking Town2022-02-18 6. Hanoi's Floating Families: Vietnam2022-02-25 7. China's Clinical Trial Boom2022-03-04 8. Cushioning COVID with Comedy: The Philippines2022-03-11 9. Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos2022-03-18 10. Faith and Nature on the Sacred Peak: North Borneo, Malaysia2022-03-25 11. Chinese Citizens Disputing the War in Ukraine2022-04-29 12. An Alcohol Renaissance in South Korea2022-05-06 13. Defending the King of Fruit: Thailand2022-05-27 14. The Price of the Zero-COVID Policy: Beijing, China2022-07-08 15. South Korea's Deepening Gender Conflict2022-07-15 16. Vibrant Working Women: Hunza Valley, Pakistan2022-08-12 17. Disabled Citizens Seek Freedom of Movement: South Korea2022-08-19 18. A New Growth Hub on the Border: Cambodia2022-08-26 19. Thai Tourism Reopens with New Ideas2022-09-02 20. Saving Young Lives Across Mongolia2022-09-16 21. First on the Scene: Hanoi's Civilian Rescue, Vietnam2022-09-23 22. A Classroom on Trash Mountain: Indonesia2022-09-30 23. The Plight of Semi-basement Residents: South Korea2022-11-11 24. Yak Cheese for a Brighter Future: Mongolia2022-11-25 25. From Disaster to Frontier: Fukushima's New Residents2022-12-16 26. Let No Student Fall Behind: The Philippines2022-12-30