The MND News Quiz of the Week: August 30th
F1, fashion and flaming axolotls: Have you been keeping up with the headlines this week?| Mexico News Daily
Dinner, a walk and great views? Simone Jacobson has you covered. The post Higher ground: San Miguel de Allende’s most scenic spots (that aren’t rooftop bars) appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
What makes a Charro? Why, just Mexico's last emperor, some cowboys and a centuries of Mexican history. The post The fascinating history of charrería in Mexico appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
Two new luxury developments in the Riviera Nayarit offer a glimpse into a tantalizing future. The post Nauka and Siari mark a new chapter in the rapid evolution of Riviera Nayarit appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
What do you do with a plant that does (almost) everything? Cultivate it as a cornerstone of civilization, of course! The post Taste of Mexico: Calabaza appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
Highlights of the week of August 25 in Mexico included bilateral trade talks with Brazil, plans to raise tariffs on Chinese imports and political altercations caught on camera. The post Mexico’s week in review: Trade talks with Brazil, tariffs on China and televised attacks appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
Mexico News Daily CEO Travis Bembenek introduces "Confidently Wrong," a new podcast that clears up misinformation about Mexico. The post Do you have friends or family who are ‘Confidently Wrong’ about Mexico? A perspective from our CEO appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
Discover a Mexican coming-of-age story and learn Spanish at the same time in the latest instalment of our educational language program. The post MND Tutor | Quinceañera appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
The life of Fernando Jordán culminated in a murder mystery, but the career that came before was even more interesting. The post Triumph and tragedy: The life of Baja California Sur’s greatest poet appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
Deworming in Mexico is a necessary evil, but, like, maybe don't go overboard with it when the time comes, yeah? The post Time to de-worm yourself? Maybe ask your doctor first. appeared first on Mexico News Daily| Mexico News Daily
F1, fashion and flaming axolotls: Have you been keeping up with the headlines this week?| Mexico News Daily
Sheinbaum shared news about tariffs on Mexican auto parts, hailed the Tianguis Turístico's success and shared her love of reading on Friday.| Mexico News Daily
In a concession to automakers in the United States, U.S. President Trump on Tuesday signed two executive orders to relax his auto tariffs, a move that was praised by Sheinbaum.| Mexico News Daily
With more than 80% of vehicles exported from Mexico to the United States, experts on Mexico's auto industry appear to be bracing for impact.| Mexico News Daily
The National Auto Parts Industry (INA) reported that 92% of the Mexican auto parts sector will escape new tariffs from the United States.| Mexico News Daily
The president dismissed DEA head Anne Milgram's recent testimony that the Sinaloa and CJNG cartels cartels are active in over 100 countries.| Mexico News Daily
Shortly after his inauguration, United States President Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders directly related to Mexico.| Mexico News Daily
Anomalies like Mexican towns where monthly remittances exceed the number of homes have made the NGO Signos Vitales suspect money laundering.| Mexico News Daily
Authorities have frozen several millions of dollars in accounts linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal organization.| Mexico News Daily
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram told U.S. lawmakers that both the DEA and Mexico must "do more" to dismantle the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels.| Mexico News Daily
Mexican bureaucracy and its dreaded trámites aren't for the faint of heart - steel yourself and make sure you never throw out these papers.| Mexico News Daily
Know your Chucho from your Chava and your Manu from your Meche with our expert Mexican slang nicknames guide.| Mexico News Daily
Mexico Living: Practical advice, cultural insights, and everyday experiences for navigating daily life and customs in Mexico.| Mexico News Daily
Why do some Mexican kids end up named "Solitude" or "Rosary"? Sarah DeVries digs into the origins of popular — and some odd — Mexican names.| Mexico News Daily
Christopher Landau announced Friday that he would be leaving his post due to the imminent change of government in the U.S.| Mexico News Daily
Security forces released a son of convicted drug trafficker El Chapo Guzmán on Thursday after his arrest triggered a wave of cartel attacks.| Mexico News Daily
The governments of Mexico and the United States firmed up an agreement Monday to "seal the borders" against the illegal trafficking of firearms.| Mexico News Daily
The latest homicide figures indicate not only that June was the most violent month this year, but the first six months of the year were the worst on record.| Mexico News Daily
Sheinbaum touted Mexico's Panama Canal alternative after the first major shipment across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec rail route on Monday.| Mexico News Daily
Amid fanfare and an audience of dignitaries, Mexico's president shared on Thursday an even more ambitious version of her Plan México.| Mexico News Daily
That figure is the highest preliminary FDI total for Mexico on record, and the Economy Ministry's final amount is likely to be higher.| Mexico News Daily
British consumer goods company Unilever will invest US $1.5 billion) to complete a factory in Nuevo León and expand operations in Mexico.| Mexico News Daily
Who is Marcelo Ebrard, the man in charge of helping Mexico respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats?| Mexico News Daily
ODATA has launched operations at its US $3B Querétaro data center campus, supporting Mexico’s growing cloud and AI infrastructure needs.| Mexico News Daily
The data center provider OData has inaugurated a new campus near the colonial city of San Miguel de Allende, its fourth center in Mexico.| Mexico News Daily
MND Tutor, MND News Quiz of the Week| Mexico News Daily
Robots, rain and rediscovered cities: Have you been paying attention to the news this week?| Mexico News Daily
The cause of the incident is unconfirmed until laboratory tests are concluded. But some farmers allege it is linked to aerial fumigation.| Mexico News Daily
Chocolate from the government? Why not? "Wellness Chocolate" is part of the campaign to offer Mexican-made healthy food options.| Mexico News Daily
A reduction in poverty during López Obrador's term as president and a former Pemex CEO's arrest were topics at Sheinbaum's Thursday presser.| Mexico News Daily
Oaxaca has threatened legal action against Adidas for alleged cultural appropriation in the design of its new 'Oaxaca Slip-On' sandal.| Mexico News Daily
Adidas and designer Willy Chavarria apologized for their use without permission of an Indigenous huarache design in their Oaxaca Slip-On shoe.| Mexico News Daily
An Indigenous artisans registry is planned in Oaxaca to protect against appropriation such as the recent case of Adidas's shoel design.| Mexico News Daily
Walmart's CEO and several top executives met with President Claudia Sheinbaum Tuesday and pledged compliance with Plan México.| Mexico News Daily
Southern Copper Corporation (SCC) has confirmed talks with the Mexican government to free up stalled mining investments that could surpass US $10 billion.| Mexico News Daily
Mexico’s exports to the U.S. during the first half of 2025 increased by 6.3% over the same period of 2024, raising the trade surplus to US $96.21B.| Mexico News Daily
Fresh off successful negotiations that delayed additional U.S. tariffs, the Sheinbaum administration says it is now focused on rebalancing trade.| Mexico News Daily
Sheinbaum told reporters that the government has carried out a "meticulous revision" of Pemex and created a "vision" for the future of the company, which last week reported debt of around $99 billion.| Mexico News Daily
Mexico’s nascent “Food for Well-Being” program has announced the addition of a new product to its inventory: Wellness Honey.| Mexico News Daily
Mario Cortés is the young CDMX native behind Mexico's 2026 World Cup posters, which have earned praise from the New York Times.| Mexico News Daily
Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña has been invited to visit Palestine, where he says he will rescue orphans for asylum in Mexico.| Mexico News Daily
During the first half of 2025, nearly 2 million of the 23.4 million international tourists who entered Mexico via airplane came from Canada.| Mexico News Daily
Heavy rain forced the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to cancel flights Tuesday morning for the second time in three days.| Mexico News Daily
Three Mexican students delivered an outstanding victory at the 2025 World Robot Contest (WRCC) held in Beijing, China (Aug. 8-12), securing first place in one of the world’s leading robotics competitions.| Mexico News Daily
The Museo del Coco, in the village of Coacoyul, seeks to teach about the cultural and historic importance of this originally Asian fruit.| Mexico News Daily
Over food and mezcal shots, Mexican artist Leonel Maciel recently discussed his journey from a small Guerrero town to international art fame.| Mexico News Daily
The rainfall during a storm on Sunday evening was "the most intense" of the 2025 rainy season in the capital, according to Mexico City Water Management Minister José Mario Esparza.| Mexico News Daily
Mexico has officially declared sargassum a national fishing resource, according to an update published in the National Fisheries Charter.| Mexico News Daily
After jaguar sightings in Arizona, concern grows about border wall’s impact on wildlife| Mexico News Daily
PRI Senator Beatriz Paredes said Gálvez's victory is guaranteed, effectively withdrawing from the contest to be the PAN-PRI-PRD candidate.| Mexico News Daily
The six aspirants to represent the ruling party in the 2024 presidential election closed their campaigns ahead of candidate selection polls.| Mexico News Daily
For the vast majority of homicides and most femicides committed 2016-2021, no perp was convicted, according to an anti-impunity nonprofit.| Mexico News Daily
AMLO said that the decrease in homicides shows that his administration's strategy of addressing the root causes of violence is working.| Mexico News Daily
He conceded cost overruns far lower than reported and blamed them on planning errors. "Not everything was considered," he said.| Mexico News Daily
Opportunities like nearshoring only come around every 50 or 100 years, García said at the Forbes Economy and Business Forum on Wednesday.| Mexico News Daily
Our CEO Travis Bembenek shares his perspective on the nearshoring trend as someone with many years' experience doing business in Mexico.| Mexico News Daily
Arturo Zaldívar has served almost 15 years on Mexico's Supreme Court, but will step down to support Claudia Sheinbaum's election campaign.| Mexico News Daily
The government's so-called Plan B electoral reform, already partially invalidated six weeks ago, saw its death knell Thursday in a 9-2 vote.| Mexico News Daily
President López Obrador's ambitious plans to revive passenger train travel across Mexico have taken another step forward.| Mexico News Daily
President López Obrador said his government intends to incorporate autonomous organizations into federal ministries and departments.| Mexico News Daily
According to the national statistics agency INEGI, the annual inflation rate is at its highest level since December 2000.| Mexico News Daily
Workers' pensions in retirement will increase by an average of 40%, the finance minister said, and some 82% of the population will benefit.| Mexico News Daily
A letter written on this date in 1910 began a culture shift that would eventually oust a president and end a three-decade dictatorship.| Mexico News Daily
Mexico's minimum wage will increase 20% on Jan. 1 to 248.93 pesos (about US $14.50) per day in most of the country, AMLO announced Friday.| Mexico News Daily
On their third day of deliberations, the jurors at a U.S. federal court in NY found García Luna guilty of colluding with the Sinaloa Cartel.| Mexico News Daily
A pregnant girl is one of two civilians dead after alleged National Guard troops fired on their vehicle at least 86 times.| Mexico News Daily
The National Guard will be placed under the complete control of the army after the Senate passed a bill to that end early Friday.| Mexico News Daily
The PAN senator who will run for president in 2024 said "Mexico needs unity" in a speech to thousands of supporters in Mexico City on Sunday.| Mexico News Daily
New polling shows Morena's Claudia Sheinbaum and Marcelo Ebard still leading the race, but now PAN Senator Xochitl Gálvez is at their heels.| Mexico News Daily
From corrupt judges to constitutional reform to candidate selection for 2024, President López Obrador covered it all at his daily pressers.| Mexico News Daily
Sheinbaum was declared Morena's 2024 candidate on Wednesday, making her the new leader of President López Obrador's "fourth transformation".| Mexico News Daily
If Morena wins a Congressional supermajority next year, President López Obrador says he'll propose at least three constitutional amendments.| Mexico News Daily
The United States government has approved the purchase of Shell Oil's share of the jointly-owned Deer Park oil refinery near Houston, Texas.| Mexico News Daily
The Supreme Court struck down laws banning the use of recreational marijuana, declaring once again that its prohibition is unconstitutional.| Mexico News Daily
The former Mexico City mayor's nomination means the 2024 presidential election will be the first time two women represent the major parties.| Mexico News Daily
At his fifth annual report, the president proclaimed that on Friday the refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco will begin producing petroleum.| Mexico News Daily
Tesla plans to make "next-gen" electric vehicles at this Mexico gigafactory, which could create up to 6,000 jobs, according to officials.| Mexico News Daily
Authorities busted a major extortion network in México state, seizing 52 properties and arresting eight people in a sweeping operation Tuesday.| Mexico News Daily
Where to stay, what to eat, what to see — Bethany Platanella has got everything you'll ever need to know for a great weekend in Tepoztlán.| Mexico News Daily
Part-time expat life gives one the best of both worlds, but as they age, expats face hard decisions about whether to maintain a double life.| Mexico News Daily
How does a foreigner used to early nights and waking at dawn adjust to a culture where many people stay up late and sleep in if they can?| Mexico News Daily
The U.S. Treasury issued sanctions for 15 Sinaloa Cartel associates who used cellphone sales to launder drug money.| Mexico News Daily
Herrera has tirelessly campaigned to help find missing persons across Mexico, inspired by the disappearance of her own sons.| Mexico News Daily
Leigh Thelmadatter interviews two of the papier-mache artisans who competed on the show about the intense experience.| Mexico News Daily
Searchers for missing persons in Mexico have been honored with the statue "Searching Mother," a joint UK-Mexico effort.| Mexico News Daily
Soccer, Spanish and sensational parties: There's so many things that I miss about Mexico when I leave that I just can't find at home.| Mexico News Daily
