Copper Smelting Deal: Mongolia’s Cabinet has selected NFC as the investment and cooperation partner for an Erdenet-based copper smelter and processing plant, aiming to boost higher value-added output, exports, jobs, and tax revenues. Social Insurance Reform: A draft amendment to the General Law on Social Insurance is set for Parliament, proposing a fairer pension system (higher pensions for longer contributors), plus measures like an employer contribution ceiling, start-up exemptions, and incentives for voluntary pension savings accounts. Biodiversity Roadmap: The government approved Mongolia’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2026–2030, targeting restoration of degraded land, expanded protected areas, ecological corridors, and rehabilitation of mining-damaged areas. Tourism & Digital Cooperation: Mongolia discussed with CAREC/ADB ways to accelerate digital transformation in tourism, improve connectivity, and develop regional green tourism products using the “Silk Road Portal.” Heritage Returns: Smuggled dinosaur fossils—including a Tarbosaurus skeleton—have been returned to Mongolia after two decades and will be housed in the new National Museum of Natural History. Livestock Health Alert: Mongolia culled over 1,200 livestock after foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, with heightened preparedness in affected western provinces. Regional Climate Credits: Kyrgyzstan and South Korea agreed to speed up joint carbon reduction projects, with Mongolia noted as already having carbon-credit rules. Global Context: The Global Peace Index 2026 ranks Taiwan 42nd for peacefulness; Mongolia is listed 9th among Asia-Pacific countries in the same report.