Overview
- Ulaanbaatar’s City Council finalized a five-year plan to develop a ‘20-minute city,’ adding 84 general education schools by 2030 to ease severe overcrowding where classes often exceed 50 students.
- Transport and livability targets include constructing 191 kilometers of new roads, overhauling public transit policy, and increasing per-capita green space from 6.5 to 9 square meters.
- The municipal health agenda aims to expand service access across 216 facilities and raise early-detection and routine vaccination coverage.
- The National Cancer Center performed Mongolia’s first robot-assisted surgery, making the country the 70th to adopt the technology, in a procedure led by Health Minister J. Chinbüren with South Korean partners.
- Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar’s surprise review of the Border Protection Authority highlighted a C5-grade command center and a reported 79% year-on-year drop in incidents, while major firms reported year-end gains including a 60 billion MNT profit at Darkhan Metallurgical Plant and HR awards for Nano International after a SAP SuccessFactors rollout.