Mongolia’s “White Gold” push: President Khurelsukh visited Khanbogd Cashmere LLC under the national cashmere drive, highlighting concessional financing, expanded processing capacity, and solar power use as nearly 100 firms received MNT 520 billion in loans last year. Dronecon 2026: Mongolia hosted the International “Dronecon 2026” UAV piloting championship with 52 competitors, and the PM urged wider, practical drone adoption in mining, energy, agriculture, emergency response, monitoring, and delivery. World Rally-Raid breakthrough: Mongolian rider Murun Purevdorj won six straight stages to take the Rally3 overall title, marking the first Mongolian round win in the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship series. Heritage and culture: MONTSAME and the Choijin Lama Temple Museum signed an MoU to promote cultural tourism and public awareness of Mongolia’s heritage. Markets in focus: Weekly Mongolian Stock Exchange trading rose with major indices closing higher, led by liquid bank and telecom-related names. Health alert: Foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in western Bayan-Ulgii, with 602 animals culled and quarantine measures imposed. Security diplomacy: South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is set to travel to Ulaanbaatar for the 11th Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security, seeking Mongolia’s support for Seoul’s peace approach.