Amid growing tensions between the Costa Rica and Huawei, an investigation revealed cybercriminal groups based in China targeting Costa Rica's telecommunication and technology systems.

Science Technology | 2025-01-17

Costa Rica ramps up cybersecurity measures amid report of malicious China-based actors

Amid growing tensions between the Costa Rica and Huawei, an investigation revealed cybercriminal groups based in China targeting Costa Rica's telecommunication and technology systems.

This issue is not exclusive to Bolivia; inadequate urban planning and insufficient investment in disaster resilience have left Latin America significantly more vulnerable than other regions to natural disasters.

Society | 2025-01-17

'Afraid to live here': Bolivians brave death-defying houses

This issue is not exclusive to Bolivia; inadequate urban planning and insufficient investment in disaster resilience have left Latin America significantly more vulnerable than other regions to natural disasters.

Criminal organizations in the country are experiencing both fragmentation and expansion, making peace negotiations increasingly challenging.

Terrorism | 2025-01-16

Does Colombia's peace process fuel armed groups' expansion?

Criminal organizations in the country are experiencing both fragmentation and expansion, making peace negotiations increasingly challenging.

Fears of potential Chinese beef-importing restrictions persist in Mercosur member states Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

Economy | 2025-01-14

China investigates Mercosur meat imports, creating uncertainty for trade

Fears of potential Chinese beef-importing restrictions persist in Mercosur member states Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

A Brazilian company seeks to rebuild trust in the embattled carbon market by planting native species that thrive in the Amazon.

Environment | 2025-01-14

Amazon reforestation project in Brazil aims to revive carbon markets

A Brazilian company seeks to rebuild trust in the embattled carbon market by planting native species that thrive in the Amazon.

Chinese mafias have expanded their influence in Latin America by engaging in drug trafficking and the illegal smuggling of migrants for labor and sexual exploitation.

Crime & Justice | 2025-01-14

Chinese organized crime fuels drug and human trafficking in Chile
Venezuela under Chavismo and Ecuador during Rafael Correa's presidency ended up with crippling debts to China. Now Colombia could make the same mistake.

Economy | 2025-01-09

Threat of 'debt trap' looms as Colombia courts China's Belt and Road Initiative
TikTok challenges have been linked to the deaths of three children from chemical intoxication.

Media | 2025-01-03

Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over 3 children's deaths on dares

TikTok challenges have been linked to the deaths of three children from chemical intoxication.

Neighbors of the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires regularly complain about its impact on the community.

Diplomacy | 2025-01-03

Russian diplomats refuse breathalyzer in Argentina, fueling diplomatic tensions
Colombian armed groups are exploiting the government's pursuit of peace to bolster their military and economic power, particularly in the border regions with Venezuela and Ecuador.

Security | 2025-01-03

Colombian armed groups exploit peace policy, civilians to expand territory
The the so-called New Silk Road represents a 'modern form of colonialism' in disguise, say analysts.

Economy | 2024-12-04

China's infrastructure projects spread specter of corruption over Colombia
China is the key source of chemicals driving the US overdose epidemic, with components shipped to Latin America for production and smuggling across the border.

Crime & Justice | 2024-12-04

China fuels deadly fentanyl crisis via criminal, cross-border smuggling
In the treacherous Darien jungle, countless heart-wrenching stories unfold daily as migrants risk their lives.

Society | 2024-12-04

Death stalks migrants in Darien jungle
Chinese e-retailers are luring Latin American consumers to a business model that undermines the environment and ravages the consumers' domestic industries.

Economy | 2024-11-29

Buy now, pay later: China's e-commerce invasion of Latin America
In terms of security, the potential for remote manipulation of software embedded in EVs poses significant cybersecurity and espionage threats.

Economy | 2024-11-28

Chinese electric vehicles in Brazil bring risks amid low demand
Falling natural-gas production has driven a desperate Bolivian government to opaque lithium deals with Russia and China.

Energy | 2024-11-27

Bolivia's Russian lithium partnership raises concerns over economic gains
Murillo's free-spirited facade conceals a relentless authoritarian, critics say.

Politics | 2024-11-26

Rosario Murillo: Nicaragua's eccentric, iron-fisted high priestess
The move could pave the way for censorship and the control of opinions on social networks, mirroring the practices of the Chinese Communist Party in China, say observers.

Science Technology | 2024-11-25

Brazil's satellite internet deal with China sparks security concerns
After two liver transplants, Hector Sanchez said promoting organ donation through sports is the way to pay forward his 'second chance at life.'

Society | 2024-11-22

Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation
Peace talks notwithstanding, FARC and ELN insurgents keep recruiting children. Indigenous communities in Colombia remain the primary victims of this war crime, which has persisted for over half a century.

Human Rights | 2024-11-21

FARC and ELN: The ongoing horror of child soldier recruitment