Overview

• President U. Khurelsukh arrived in India for a state visit from October 13–16 to meet President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss expanding the strategic partnership during the 70th anniversary of ties.
• The Chinese Embassy said recent delays at the Eren/Erlian border stemmed from a new export tax‑reporting procedure effective October 1 and reported cargo processing has resumed without added customs taxes or export bans on Mongolia.
• Ulaanbaatar’s ‘Tüls’ center is monitoring carbon‑monoxide detectors installed in about 122,000 ger‑area homes around the clock, with 574 staff and 500 contracted responders dispatched when households cannot be reached.
• The city plans to shift 5,000 households to LPG heating this winter using China‑made units after insulation work, target 46,000 more next year, set up 22 refill points, and price LPG at roughly MNT 2,500 per liter for participating homes.
• Teachers’ union leaders confirmed an official strike starting October 16 to press for a MNT 3.5 million base salary, and MPP parliamentary group chief J. Bat‑Erdene said the party’s Executive Council will determine steps to resolve internal tensions before convening the caucus.