Medical Tourism Watch: South Korea’s medical tourism keeps accelerating. Foreign card spending on medical services jumped 66.5% in July year-on-year to 213 billion won, with dermatology (54.9%) and plastic surgery (19.3%) still leading, while pharmacies’ share rose to 12.7%. Cross-Border Care Access: Mongolia and South Korea’s immigration agencies met to expand cooperation, including easing visa conditions for Mongolians traveling for medical treatment, widening multiple-entry and e-visas, and speeding eligible applications. Public Health Promotion: Mongolia launched “Wellfest Mongolia” to build healthier lifestyles through exercise, nutrition, music, and health education, with monthly activities planned and international experts joining Mongolian instructors. Land, Health, and Drought Link: At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, officials warned that land degradation and drought threaten food security and can raise disease risk—highlighting the need to turn rangeland and soil pledges into real financing and action. City Green Safety: Ulaanbaatar moved to revoke land-use rights for 407 plots in greenbelt areas after inspections found blocked access and missing emergency routes for fires and floods.