School Health Rollout: Mongolia’s Government has approved schedules and guidelines for school-based preventive health screenings and early detection exams for kindergarten and general education students, starting in the 2026–2027 academic year, with referrals for further diagnostics and follow-up care based on results and risk assessments. Korea-Mongolia Health Cooperation: During South Korea President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit, Mongolia and South Korea signed 21 cooperation documents, including an MoU on health cooperation alongside science, education, digital development, logistics, food/agriculture, and culture. CEPA Dealmaking: Seoul and Ulaanbaatar reached an agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), aiming to expand trade and investment and accelerate critical mineral supply-chain cooperation, with tariff changes and continued technical talks. Critical Minerals Push: Lee urged deeper Korea-Mongolia partnership across the critical minerals value chain, highlighting “Mongtan” as a blueprint for shared growth and calling for logistics and cold-chain infrastructure plus workforce development.