This week, NEWS.MC TV brings you the latest stories from Monaco.
The Monaco Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in Osaka is nearing a remarkable milestone. Already, around 900,000 visitors have experienced the pavilion in person, while another 275,000 have explored it online, bringing the Principality’s culture, innovation, and sustainability message to a truly global audience.
The Piédon Circus, a beloved family troupe since 1920, has returned to Fontvieille with their latest creation, Marie Loup and Her Toys. Running until August 13 under their intimate marquee beside Monaco’s iconic big top, the show blends humour, acrobatics, juggling, clowning, and whimsical sets in a performance designed to delight audiences of all ages.
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra closed its summer concert season with a spectacular performance in the courtyard of the Prince’s Palace on August 7. The festive evening drew a large and appreciative audience, marking a fitting end to the orchestra’s summer programme.
Monaco’s traditions were proudly on display during the feast of Saint Roman, one of the Principality’s most important religious celebrations after Sainte Dévote. Beginning in late July, the festivities featured convivial pistou and fish soup evenings in the Saint-Martin gardens, attracting hundreds of locals and visitors alike.
On the sporting front, Victor Langellotti has made Monegasque cycling history, becoming the first rider from the Principality to win a World Tour stage. His perfectly timed sprint in the final 500 metres of the Tour of Poland secured both the stage victory and the leader’s yellow jersey for a day.
In Monaco’s Exotic Garden, rare desert plants are thriving. The Botanical Centre, established in 1960, houses one of the world’s most significant collections of cacti and succulents. Among its treasures are the endangered aloe dichotoma, with only around 100 left in the wild, and the distinctive “hatted” cactus.
This week, NEWS.MC TV is joined by Paul Smith, Founder of Touchstone Education. In an exclusive interview, he shares insights into entrepreneurial education, the importance of financial literacy, and how innovative learning models can reshape careers.
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news.MC on Monaco info is brought to you by Monaco Legend Properties. Bringing you news on Monaco’s economy, culture, sports, and more. Welcome to News.mm, your English rendevous on Monaco info. Coming up on News.mc, discover past week’s top stories and meet the people who make Monaco. My name is Paul Smith from Touchstone Education and you are watching news.MC on Monaco info. What’s been making headline in the past week? The Monaco pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in Osaka has already attracted around 900,000 visitors with an additional 275,000 experiencing it online. General Commissioner Mire Martini explained that attendance rose steadily since the opening, now drawing about 6% of the exhibition’s daily 190,000 visitors. The celebration of Monaco’s National Day on June the 28th, featuring the Prince’s Caribbean Orchestra and Monte Carlo Bales boosted visibility and visitor numbers with the day marking the exhibition’s highest attendance so far. Visitors are often surprised by Monaco’s strong environmental initiatives despite its small size. The pavilion team maintains momentum through social media outreach, collaborations with other pavilions, themed activities, and interactive installations such as a popular life-sized board game. A guided tour reveals an interactive groundf flooror exhibition showcasing Monaco’s landmarks, an immersive mezzanine space, and a thirdf flooror hotel dear wine celler tasting room. The visit ends with a display from the oceanographic museum highlighting marine species conservation supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, reinforcing the principality’s sustainability message. The Pieron Circus, a familyrun troop since 1920, has returned to Fonvier with a heartwarming new show, Marylu and her toys. Running until August 13th under their intimate marquee beside Monaco’s famed big top. The performance blends humor, acrobatics, juggling, clowning, and enchanting sets. The story follows Maryl Loop inspired by a real life incident when the young performer lost her teddy bear on a fantastical quest where toys come to life. Created and performed by multiple generations of the Pedon family, the show captures the nostalgia of childhood and the joy of the circus. For the troop appearing in Monaco, hailed as the capital of circus is a great honor, especially alongside the prestigious international circus festival venue. Performances start daily at 6:30 p.m. offering an hour of family fun and wonder. The Monte Carlo Philarmonic Orchestra concluded its summer concert season with a festive evening in the courtyard of the Prince’s Palace on August the 7th, drawing a large and appreciative audience. The program featured exceptional works including Max Brook’s celebrated violin concerto performed by virtuoso soloist Sergey Katran. For violinist Liza Kerob, the event carried personal resonance, recalling her first meeting with Kachatrian in 1999 and admiring his remarkable talent from a young age. Leading the orchestra was Emanuel Czech Navavoran, whose energy, precision, and natural authority left a strong impression on the musicians. The night ended on a joyful note with Johan Strauss’s iconic Blue Danube Waltz famously played to Apollo 11 astronauts in space in 1969 adding a touch of history to the occasion. This final concert once again showcased the OPMC’s artistry and the magic of performing under Monaco’s summer skies. The feast of Sant Roma, one of Monaco’s most important religious celebrations after Svot, brought together locals and visitors. Festivities began in late July with popular pist soup and fish soup evenings in the San Martan Gardens, attracting hundreds. The highlight came on August the 9th with a parade where participants received gifts from merchants and passers by. The faithful then attended mass at the cathedral before taking Monaco’s small train to the S Martan Gardens for an apperatif hosted by the town hall. Claude Manzone, president of the National Committee of Monagas traditions, stressed the event’s role in preserving heritage, language, and identity. She also highlighted the committee’s centinary and the recent reopening of its museum, which features a temporary exhibition until August 31st before a redesign display on ceramics, notable figures, and religious traditions. Victor Langelotti made Monagas sporting history by becoming the first cyclist from the Principality to win a world tour stage, triumphing in the Tour of Poland on Saturday. His perfectly timed sprint in the final 500 meters secured both stage victory and the leader yellow jersey for a day. Langelotti ultimately finished fifth overall after the concluding time trial. He expressed pride in representing Monaco and hopes to continue adding to its sporting achievements. His next goals include the world championships in Kgali, Rwanda and the Vela A Espña as part of preparations for the 2026 Tour to France Grand Depar from Monaco. Tucked within Monaco’s exotic garden, the botanical center shelters one of the world’s most significant collections of cacti and succulents. Established in 1960, it preserves rare species such as the aloe dictoma with only around 100 left in the wild and the unusual hated cactus. Around 10,500 plants are cared for, most in pots, with 90% protected under international conservation laws. Many cannot survive outdoors in Monaco’s climate. so they thrive in purpose-built green houses where staff manage controlled pollination and share seed data with gardens worldwide. While the exotic garden remains closed until October, visitors can explore the green houses free of charge for a glimpse of this desert oasis. Next up, our exclusive interview with the personalities making the principality. My name is Paul Smith from Touchstone Education. I was brought up and did my primary school in the north of the UK in Yorkshire. In English, we’d say it’s a pit village, which means a mining village, a coal mining village. So, my background is very modest. Both my parents were teachers. When I was born, I’m the oldest. I was born in 1964. And my mother stopped working. So, four children, oldest, one salary. And so my father in order to feed the family and give us the nice things, refurbished houses, bought a house, did it up, sold it. His father, my granddad was a carpenter. My granddad built his own house. My dad learned from his dad. My granddad I learned from my dad. And I suppose from the age of 7, 8 years old, I’ve just had if you cut me, not blood comes out, property comes out, real estate comes out. Before my 18th birthday, I bought a flat, an apartment in London for £9,000. Terrible condition, the cheapest flat in London probably. And I then spent the next 18 months doing what I used to do with my father. I spent less than £1,000. And 18 months later, I sold that property for £33,500. So invested 10 33,500 back and I was off. And something I always teach my students is that if you want to become a property investor, if you want to become a property entrepreneur, you shouldn’t leave your full-time job until your property income is a minimum of three times your day job. For anyone out there that’s thinking, I’d like to be a property entrepreneur and I hate my boss and I hate my job and I hate commuting. I know. So did I. But I did both until I reached a critical mass. It was hard work, but I’m glad I did it. Touchstone education the way in which many people interact. So you can find me on Instagram on Tik Tok on Facebook or on the website Touchstone Education. I want to allow everybody to get to know me a little bit to get to know the company a little bit. My job is to help people that have got a money problem. The money problem is really easy to fix. Once you fix the money problem and once you don’t even have to think about money anymore, now you can decide how you want to live your life. There are individual courses. You could go and buy an individual course on how to raise money or mindset or something like that or commercial property in the UK or how to invest in gold. So there are individual courses. But if you decided, no, I’m fed up. I want to change my life and I want to do it in one year. Then the top program that we have is called wealth through property or wealth through business. It’s a 12-month intensive program. Uh 6 hours of coaching a week, 1 hour a day for 6 days a week. You can have Sunday off. And the investment for that is 15,000. Because I feel so strongly that free advice is worth every penny. You know, I’ve got quite a few staff. I’ve got offices. I’m not running a charity. I’m running a business. I think it’s incredible value. But the guarantee that we make is in that first year, if you don’t make at least £30,000 extra, we just give you money back. So you invest 15, but if you don’t make at least 30 money back. People say, “Why did you move to Monaco? Did you move to Monaco for for tax purposes?” No. If I wanted to save tax, I’d move to Antigga where there’s no tax of any kind or I’d move to Dubai or somewhere else. No, you don’t come to Monaco to save tax. You come to Monaco for for me for three reasons. And I call it the three C’s: culture, climate, and cuisine. I’ve been a Formula 1 fan for ever. From the first time I came here, I loved it. I absolutely loved it. I don’t care if you’re brittle air or if you work in a shop for €10 an hour, you’re still a person. I value your time. I value your opinion and I value the fact that you’re listening to me. I’m always open to learning. My mother is, she’s still alive. She’s 83, but she says things like this and you need to listen to my mom. Whenever you’re talking to somebody, she said, “You’ve got one of these and two of these. If you listen, you might learn something you don’t know. If you’re speaking, you’re saying things you do know.” With my formula, I can help 97% of people that have decided they want to be helped. I’ve got a very good friend who he’s Indian. He’s called Bavin. Hello, Babin, if you’re watching. Bavin calls me a guru. And I’m okay with that because for an Indian, a guru is just a teacher. That’s all that’s all I want to be. I’m not an expert. I’m not better than anybody else. I’m just a teacher. And what Bavin told me years ago now, he said, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. If there’s any students out there, the teachers here. If there’s no students out there, there’s no teachers. So, I can help. My my company, my my formula, as you put it, can help 97% of people that want to be helped.” That’s all for today. 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