Trending on X, 6 PM: AI short dramas, film fund, winter meat on credit, Bodi, President's declarations, Taiyuan fire

Trending on X among Mongolian users between 2:19 p.m. and 6:19 p.m. on 9 November: eight topics are summarised below. Activity on X was relatively low on Monday afternoon, so posts from news outlets dominate this roundup. The post with the most likes and reposts was a user's comment on Chinese AI-generated short dramas. Topics from earlier roundups are repeated only where there is a new development. Engagement figures are as of 18:26.

1. Chinese AI-generated short dramas draw users' attention

One user wrote that translating Chinese AI-generated short films and series into Mongolian and selling them has become a source of income for young people, adding that people watch them everywhere, from buses and taxis to coffee shops and schools. She wrote that a single film sells for 4,000 togrog and that monthly packages are also offered, and urged people not to waste time and money on low-value content. Another user, citing a report on the rising cost of Mongolian film production, joked that filmmakers should "make AI short films and sell them now".

2. Filmmakers criticise cuts to the Film Support Fund

Representatives of the film industry briefed reporters today against cuts to the state Film Support Fund. According to LiveTV.mn, director Ts. Khuselbaatar said that since the law requires the state to support filmmakers, the government should explain why the fund's budget is being cut. Eguur.mn reported earlier that the 2026 budget amendment cut 3.3 billion of the fund's 4 billion togrog, and that the 2 billion togrog planned for 2027 was removed entirely. An interview with director G. Badamragchaa was also widely shared, while some users argued that feature films should earn their own money and that public funds should go to documentaries.

3. Minister says winter meat can be paid for in instalments through lending apps

Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Ts. Iderbat said that during the "Idesh" winter meat fair, which opens at the Central Stadium on 20 November, people will be able to pay for meat in instalments through lending apps, Ergelt.mn and LiveTV.mn reported. He said butchering, transport, refrigerators and freezers would be available in one place, and that meat would be sold at the prices traders pay at the Denjiin Myanga market. Some users criticised and mocked the idea of buying winter meat on credit.

4. No evidence found that Bodi's USD 110 million was handed out in cash, investigators say (new development)

At today's briefing by the joint Anti-Corruption Agency and police investigation team, investigation department head Kh. Buyantumen said a case had been opened over reports that USD 110 million was paid out as bribes during the financing of the Tavan Tolgoi–Gashuunsukhait railway. However, he said no US dollar transactions were made for the advance payment and no evidence of large cash withdrawals in dollars had been found, ikon.mn reported. Instead, there are records of a 286 billion togrog transfer as the advance. Former Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene raised the allegation when he approached the agency in March. Read more in our separate report.

5. Anti-corruption agency finds no violations in President Khurelsukh's asset declarations

N. Damdinsuren, head of the Anti-Corruption Agency's inspection and analysis department, said a review of President U. Khurelsukh's asset and income declarations for the past five years, carried out after a citizen's complaint in 2025, found that he had declared his own and his family's income accurately, iSee.mn and Dorgio.mn reported. As of October this year, the agency had reviewed the declarations of 155 public officials and found violations in 55 cases.

6. Australian court acquits Mongolian citizen

A local court in Sydney ruled on 5 November that Mongolian citizen Yo. Amarbayasgalan, who had been detained by Sydney police on 3 June and investigated on a rape charge, had no connection to the case and acquitted him, Ergelt.mn and NTV reported. Mongolia's embassy in Australia stayed in regular contact with the Australian authorities and the defence, and Ambassador D. Davaasuren met him and his family.

7. Fire at high-rise building in China's Taiyuan kills 14

A fire on Sunday evening at a high-rise building in central Taiyuan, the capital of China's Shanxi province, killed 14 people, Xinhua reported, and Mongolian sites including iSee.mn shared the news. Thirty-eight people were taken to hospital, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Read more in our separate report.

8. J. Sengedorj's "The Muralist" wins top prize at Yakutsk film festival

Director J. Sengedorj's feature film "The Muralist" won the "Golden Snow Glasses", the main prize for best feature film at the 9th Yakutsk International Film Festival, the Yakutia news agency YSIA reported. Eleven feature films from countries including Russia, India, Mongolia, Japan and Greece competed in this year's main programme.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 200 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus more than 10 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.