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Mongolia began vaccinating high-risk groups against influenza in 2022. Since then, 1.1 million people aged six months to five years and over 65 years old have been immunized. For this year, a total of 300,000 vaccine doses are planned, and the implementation rate has reached 65.1 percent,
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Throughout last week, teachers from general education schools and kindergartens held a protest in Sukhbaatar Square, demanding that their base salary be raised to 3.5 million tugriks. Representatives of the Confederation of Mongolian Education and Science Trade Unions met officially with Prime Minister G.Zandanshatar to discuss the issue.
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Global entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that its video streaming platform, HBO Max, will become available in 14 new countries starting October 15. Mongolia is among the newly added markets, along with Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, and Pakistan in the Asia-Pacific region. Launched in 2020, HBO Max now ranks
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Sales have officially begun for semi-coked coal, which aims to reduce air pollution by 40 to 45 percent. Across Ulaanbaatar, 2,475 tons of the new coal have been distributed for sale at 400 locations. Each 25-kilogram sack of semi-coked coal is priced at 5,000 tugriks. Consumers can make
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In June 2025, an industrial accident occurred at Thermal Power Plant No.3, raising fears that Ulaanbaatar could face electricity shortages during peak winter demand. However, government-appointed plenipotentiary representative N.Tavinbekh has reported that restoration work is progressing successfully. The repair program, valued at a total of 105 billion tugriks,