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A cold, smoggy morning in Ulaanbaatar (archive photo). Photo: UBN.mn

Social Trend

Trending on X (2 p.m.): Garage tax, a khuushuur meetup, Kh.Nyambaatar’s statement, Katie Zacharia, Ukraine

The 8 topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 10:13 and 14:13 on October 18, and the posts that reached the widest audience.

18 Oct8 min readAutomated

Row of news microphones set up at a press conference

Journalist B. Bat-Amgalan: Mongolia’s media are paying the price for selling public trust

Commenting on the clash between civic activist G. Uyanga and a group of news sites that call themselves the ‘professional’ or ‘honest’ ten, journalist B. Bat-Amgalan argues that public trust in Mongolian media was traded for money. We set out his argument alongside the verified facts of the media-contract and ‘blackmail journalism’ debate and the responses of other sides.

18 Oct7 min readAutomated

Activist G. Uyanga speaks to reporters’ microphones outside the Anti-Corruption Agency, October 14, 2026. Photo: ikon.mn / MPA

“What happened to my journalism?”: G. Zoljargal calls for a clean-up as Mongolia’s media-contract row deepens

As a row over state media contracts and claims of “blackmail journalism” grips Mongolia, veteran journalist and documentary producer G. Zoljargal says the profession needs a clean-up and points to ethics, pay and journalism education.

18 Oct8 min readAutomated

Landscaping work for a new park behind the Zhukov monument in Ulaanbaatar. Photo: UBN.mn

Social Trend

Trending on X (10 a.m.): D.Batlut’s welcome, Ukraine’s nuclear past, France riots, tobacco law, Hormuz

The 8 topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 06:13 and 10:13 on October 18, and the posts that reached the widest audience.

18 Oct9 min readAutomated

Protesters and police in Paris, October 17, 2026. Photo: AFP

World

French protests turn to rioting and looting as 1,200 are arrested and 150 police injured

Shops were looted and buildings set on fire in many French cities during nationwide protests against the rising cost of living, and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned “violence of extreme intensity.”

18 Oct2 min readAutomated

Technology

Chip stocks post longest losing streak since 2008 as investors question returns on AI spending

Chipmakers fell for an eighth straight session and the Nasdaq 100 had its worst week since April 2025 as AI financing worries mounted. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said “all of this is going to pass,” while the FT reported Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield above 10% on chip debt.

18 Oct3 min readAutomated

Markets

People walk past the State Palace on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Reuters

Mongolia becomes a donor to the World Bank’s International Development Association

Parliament approved a MNT 4.8 billion contribution to IDA21, turning Mongolia, which received more than US$1.62 billion from IDA since 1991, into a donor.

17 Oct2 min readAutomated

Commodities

Charted: The Growth of Gold and Silver in Modern U.S. Retirement Assets

16 Oct3 min readAutomated

The plenary hall of Mongolia’s Parliament on the day the 2026 budget amendment was approved, time.mn

Parliament approves 2026 budget amendment; pensions and wages to rise from November 1

16 Oct2 min readAutomated

Mapped: Youth Unemployment Rates Across Europe in 2026

16 Oct4 min readAutomated

Dina Azhgaliyeva

16 Oct1 min readAutomated

Business

Business

SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier.

17 Oct49 min readAutomated

A geologist’s hammer on mineralised rock, Erdene Resource Development

Mining

Erdene’s Zuun Mod molybdenum-copper project needs US$687 million in initial capital, study finds

17 Oct2 min readAutomated

Mongolia’s State Great Khural in plenary session on October 16, 2026, in the Ikh Khuraldai hall of the State Palace. Photo: parliament.mn

Mining

Mongolia’s parliament passes Minerals Law overhaul, doubling local royalty share and resetting copper royalties

17 Oct3 min readAutomated

Business

“ШИНЭ ХОВД” ҮЙЛДВЭРЛЭЛ, ТЕХНОЛОГИЙН ПАРКИЙН БҮТЭЭН БАЙГУУЛАЛТЫГ ЭРЧИМЖҮҮЛНЭ

17 Oct2 min readAutomated

Conveyor at the Oyu Tolgoi concentrator, Rio Tinto

Mining

Oyu Tolgoi copper output rises 27% in the third quarter to 113,500 tonnes

15 Oct2 min readAutomated

Politics

Charged former Ulaanbaatar mayor Kh.Nyambaatar says he will announce next week when he will return to Mongolia

Kh.Nyambaatar, charged on suspicion of abuse of power, said in a social media statement that he is being falsely accused. No court has found him guilty.

18 Oct2 min readAutomated

Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Free Countries

17 Oct3 min readAutomated

Trump posts AI-edited photo to brag about White House restoration work

16 Oct1 min readAutomated

Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta gave Trump a combined $92 million for his ballroom

15 Oct1 min readAutomated

Trump calls off livestream of execution

15 Oct1 min readAutomated

Society

Charged former Ulaanbaatar mayor Kh.Nyambaatar says he will announce next week when he will return to Mongolia

Kh.Nyambaatar, charged on suspicion of abuse of power, said in a social media statement that he is being falsely accused. No court has found him guilty.

18 Oct2 min readAutomated

Journalist B. Bat-Amgalan: Mongolia’s media are paying the price for selling public trust

18 Oct7 min readAutomated

“What happened to my journalism?”: G. Zoljargal calls for a clean-up as Mongolia’s media-contract row deepens

18 Oct8 min readAutomated

Science

Just in time for Halloween: ‘Zombie’ star that may be the first green star

18 Oct3 min readAutomated

Science

The “mirror-image” gene: Scientists explain why snail shells coil left or right

18 Oct4 min readAutomated

Lifestyle

Auto & Technology

Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast

Earlier this year, Mercedes' AMG performance brand grabbed our attention with the GT four-door coupe, a souped-up sports sedan with three axial flux motors delivering over 1,150 horsepower.

18 Oct1 min readAutomated

Mapped: America’s Happiest States in 2026

Lifestyle