Trending on X, 2 AM: Nömrög fire, Kim Jong Un, Minsk, Helsinki, tax cut, land ownership

Here are the topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 22:00 on October 24 and 02:30 on October 25, ranked by engagement. Overnight volume was low, and only 6 topics could be verified against news sites, so we did not pad the list to 10. Topics from earlier roundups are included only where there was a new development. Posts about the Nömrög fire that accused or insulted named individuals without evidence were left out. Metrics were taken at 02:30.

1. Nömrög fire: Japanese media report on compensation, and Mongolian users ask who took the executives into the reserve (new development)

Japanese media widely covered the October 8 fire in the Nömrög Strictly Protected Area in Dornod province again on October 24. According to Jiji Press and the Sankei Shimbun, the Mongolian government is considering identifying those responsible and seeking compensation. Deputy Prime Minister N. Nomtoibayar, who oversees emergency management, had said an "empty apology" was not enough and that compensation was needed. In its October 23 apology, KDDI said it had confirmed that its employees did not break the law. Overnight, Mongolian users demanded to know who escorted the Japanese executives into a reserve that requires strict entry permits, and in what role. They also criticized domestic media for not pursuing the story. Users also shared Xinhua's report that more than 3,400 Chinese firefighters worked along the border to stop the fire from spreading into China. One user said posts with the hashtags #モンゴル火災を政府は支援せよ and #モンゴル火災を報道せよ were appearing in Japan. The police investigation has not yet officially concluded.

2. Kim Jong Un crosses the new bridge to visit Dandong, China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge on October 24 for a short visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong. Xinhua and Yonhap reported that he met Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He also laid flowers at a memorial to Chinese soldiers who fought in the Korean War and toured a car factory before returning home the same day. It was his sixth visit to China. Some users joked that the trip put to rest earlier unverified online rumors about his health.

3. President Khurelsukh arrives in Minsk (new development)

President U. Khurelsukh arrived in Minsk for a state visit from October 24 to 26 at the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. It is the first state visit to Belarus by a Mongolian head of state. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, official talks between the two presidents are set for October 26, and cooperation documents will be signed. News outlets reported on his welcome in Minsk, which follows his state visit to Finland.

4. "Beautiful Mongolia" gala concert held in Helsinki

A "Beautiful Mongolia" gala concert was held at the University of Helsinki's Great Hall on October 23 as part of President Khurelsukh's state visit to Finland. According to the Mongolian National Broadcaster, Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Minister J. Aldarjavkhlan and a Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture official opened the concert, which featured UNESCO-listed Mongolian arts such as the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) and khöömei throat singing. The University of Helsinki has long held research and archival materials related to Mongolia.

5. Prime Minister N. Uchral: the government will cut taxes by 1.3 trillion tugriks

At an "Ask the Prime Minister Directly" meeting with Sukhbaatar district residents on October 24, Prime Minister N. Uchral said the 2027 draft budget would cut taxes by 1.3 trillion tugriks starting January 1, 2027. Eagle News reported him as saying that taxes used to make up 90% of budget revenue and will make up 79% in 2027. According to the government press office, he also said a basic pension of 100,000 to 300,000 tugriks will be paid to older people from next month, and that pensions will be indexed to inflation from January 2027. His remarks at the same meeting about Kh. Nyambaatar were covered in the 10 PM roundup.

6. Capital governor B. Purevdagva: the city will speed up land ownership for residents

Ulaanbaatar Governor B. Purevdagva said the city will step up work to give residents ownership of up to 0.07 hectares of land for family use. According to city data, 213,579 residents of the capital received land ownership from 2003 to 2025, and 156.42 hectares are planned for 2,843 residents in 2026. The law on granting land ownership to Mongolian citizens remains in force until May 1, 2028. The shared post gives the plot size as "0.7 ha", which is an error. The legal allowance is 0.07 ha.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 200 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus more than 50 keyword searches, by an engagement score (likes + 2× reposts + views/100), and checked the facts against news sites. Posts that could not be verified or that carried a risk of defamation were left out. Views expressed by individuals on X do not represent the position of egov.mn.