Anime & Heritage: Naoko Yamada says she and the Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia team went beyond desk research—staying in a traditional Mongolian home, riding horses, visiting museums, and consulting specialists to make the 13th-century Persian-Mongolian world feel lived-in. Education & Mobility: Mongolia’s State Secretary of the Ministry of Education met Saxony officials to expand student/teacher exchanges and joint training, including engineering-focused university cooperation. Public Finance Watch: Mongolia’s National Audit Office has launched a financial and compliance audit of COP17 funding and spending (2023–2026), covering multiple ministries and agencies. Demographics: Mongolia’s 2025 census shows 99% citizens and 1% foreign nationals; foreign residents rose to 35,446, with growth tied to mining and industrial zones in some provinces. Culture & Diplomacy: Vietnam’s National Assembly president visited a school in Ulaanbaatar named after Ho Chi Minh, where students performed Mongolian and Vietnamese traditions. Education Pressure: New PISA 2025 results report record-low OECD reading and math scores, with one in five students under the baseline in all three core subjects. Sports Culture: Mongolia athletes are among participants at Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Games (21 sports, running to Sept 12).