Happy Indigenous People’s Resistance Day – Celebrating our Maya

On October 12, Belizeans across the length and breadth of the country, from the Hondo to the Sarstoon, and from Benque Viejo to Halfmoon, will celebrate Indigenous People’s Resistance Day, in honor of the struggles of our Mayan ancestors to defend...

Shropshire bakery worker and pals conquer 7,450-mile Mongol Rally in battered £500 Clio

George Loftus, 27, a senior development technologist at the Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham, teamed up with pals Tom Suter, Jon Fowell and Hua Ying Baker to take on the mammoth 7,450-mile Mongol Rally. Along the way they overcame a catalogue of...

China braces for National Day holidays return travel rush amid widespread rainfall

Travelers prepare to exit Nanjing Railway Station in East China's Jiangsu Province on October 7, 2025. Photo: VCG As China's eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, running from October 1 to 8, draw to a close, the country's...

Germany, where beer is sacred, now leads the world in non-alcoholic brews

Quietly, Germany has become the world leader in the consumption of alcohol-free beer by volume, according to IWSR, a London-based firm that tracks global alcoholic beverage data. More than half of Germans who are at least 16 - the legal drinking...

PSPD: Several weekend arrests related to Mongols bike rally

Bikes travelling through Wodonga on a national run earlier this year. File image Palm Springs Police wrapped up the weekend with 22 arrests and several firearms confiscated from the annual Mongols bike run. Around 1,000 members of the Mongols...

China to experience rainfall, temperature drop amid National Day holiday return rush

BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China is set to experience widespread rainfall and a temperature drop in the coming days, coinciding with the peak of the National Day holiday return travel, according to the National Meteorological Center. Yang Shunan,...

705,605 tourists visited Mongolia so far this year

As of October 5, 2025, a total of 705,605 foreign tourists have visited Mongolia, according to the Mongolian Tourism Organization. On October 5 alone, 2,375 tourists entered the country. As of October 5, 2025, a total of 705,605 foreign tourists...

FC Barcelona to Establish Youth Academy in Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar, October 7, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth of Mongolia Undram Chinbat met with the President of the Kingdom of Spain’s renowned FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, in Barcelona city. During the meeting,...

N.OYUNBAT: OUR BONE PROCESSING FACTORY IS A MONGOLIAN BUSINESS THAT RESPECTS NATURE

Once the face of the Italian brand United Colors of Benetton in Mongolia, a woman who opened branches in major malls, graced fashion shows, and worked closely with artists and cultural figures, found her life drastically redirected to the meat and...

690,000 tourists visited Mongolia since January

Baku, October 6, AZERTAC As of October 1, 2025, a total of 690,000 tourists have visited Mongolia since the beginning of the year, including 83,538 in September, MONTSAME reported citing the the National Statistics Office. More than 150,000...

Camel Fairs to Carnival – Why Rajasthan Has Been Declared India’s Most Loved Festive Holiday Spot

Mehrangarh and Nagaur forts host artists from Mongolia, Italy, Africa, Afghanistan, and India. Music, dance, debates, and seminars spread Sufi teachings of love, peace, and unity across the desert forts.

690,000 Tourists Have Visited Since Beginning of 2025

Ulaanbaatar, October 6, 2025 /MONTSAME/. As of October 1, 2025, a total of 690,000 tourists have visited Mongolia since the beginning of the year, including 83,538 in September. According to the National Statistics Office, more than 150,000...

Halal Chinese flavours worth travelling for

FOOD has always been one of Malaysia’s richest storytellers, carrying culture, history and community across every plate. Among the many cuisines loved here, halal Chinese food has carved out a special place, blending familiar flavours with...

Stone tools uncover 140,000-year-old human history in the Mongolian Gobi

A groundbreaking new study reveals that ancient human groups inhabited the Mongolian Gobi Desert when it was a lush landscape of lakes and wetlands. The findings, published in PLOS One, push back the timeline of human presence in the region...

Mongolia's Shifting Tourism Industry—And What It Means for the Country's Nomads

“I don’t think it’s accurate to say that tourism helps support the survival of Mongolia’s nomadism,” he tells me one evening in Ulaanbaatar. “Nomads are extremely resilient. This culture has survived thousands of years. We’re lucky enough to...

Cultural activities make for a vibrant holiday in Inner Mongolia

The Ordos Cultural Industry Park in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is actively promoting holiday tourism through cultural experiences during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. /IC The Ordos Cultural Industry Park in...

Heightened police presence in Palm Springs due to the Mongol National Run this weekend…

Bikes travelling through Wodonga on a national run earlier this year. File image The City of Palm Springs will see hundreds of motorcycles on the streets due to the annual Mongol National Run. Because of that, PSPD has issued a traffic advisory....

Heightened police presence in Palm Springs due to the Mongol National Run this weekend…

Bikes travelling through Wodonga on a national run earlier this year. File image The City of Palm Springs will see hundreds of motorcycles on the streets due to the annual Mongol National Run. Because of that, PSPD has issued a traffic advisory....

Mongolia, Peru Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

Ulaanbaatar, September 29, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru, Elmer Schialer, on the sidelines of the General Debate session of the 80th...

How an optometrist got tourists to notice this tiny Oregon city with a Prohibition theme hotel

Small, remote Burns in vast southeastern Oregon is in a position to be ignored. Yet, the dot on the map surrounded by ranches draws in road trippers coming and going year round. Often, national park tourists winding their way between southern...