Chilean mining markets are on alert due to China's trade tactics, especially after the devastating impact of 2024 steel dumping that led to the closure of the Huachipato mill.

Economy | 2025-02-21

Chile's mining industry on edge as China seeks copper dominance

Chilean mining markets are on alert due to China's trade tactics, especially after the devastating impact of 2024 steel dumping that led to the closure of the Huachipato mill.

Allegations have surfaced that legislators from both the opposition and the ruling party accepted bribes to support a contract with the Chinese consortium CBC.

Economy | 2025-02-20

Corruption, chaos hang over approval of Chinese lithium deal in Bolivia

Allegations have surfaced that legislators from both the opposition and the ruling party accepted bribes to support a contract with the Chinese consortium CBC.

Schoolchildren across Brazil, a nation of more than 200 million inhabitants, are beginning the school year with a new law that bans cellphone use during classes and break times.

Education | 2025-02-19

Brazil's school cellphone ban revitalizes playgrounds and enhances learning

Schoolchildren across Brazil, a nation of more than 200 million inhabitants, are beginning the school year with a new law that bans cellphone use during classes and break times.

Chinese products are entering Colombia through online platforms without paying taxes, tariffs or other regulatory charges, say merchants.

Economy | 2025-02-18

Colombian consumers slam low-quality products from online Chinese retailers

Chinese products are entering Colombia through online platforms without paying taxes, tariffs or other regulatory charges, say merchants.

Experts say SORM-3, a Russian surveillance system, is exposing dissidents inside the regime.

Politics | 2025-02-17

Russian spy tool leads to purges, internal strife in Nicaragua

Experts say SORM-3, a Russian surveillance system, is exposing dissidents inside the regime.

Chile hosts about 70% of the world's telescopes, but light pollution would destroy their ability to operate.

Science Technology | 2025-02-14

Could a climate megaproject cloud Chile's eyes on the sky?
The families of more than 84,000 people detained in El Salvador's war against gangs have faced profound hardships, with children being among the most affected.

Crime & Justice | 2025-02-13

Two years of silence: How El Salvador's war against gangs has shattered families
Santa Muerte took root in Ecuador six years ago. While many seek her protection, some are resorting to human sacrifices to win her favor.

Crime & Justice | 2025-02-07

Ecuadorian drug gangs seek drug saint's protection

Santa Muerte took root in Ecuador six years ago. While many seek her protection, some are resorting to human sacrifices to win her favor.

The waste-filled pits left by mining companies triggered one of the worst floods in history for one municipality, and residents are still struggling to survive in flooded houses.

Environment | 2025-02-06

Bolivian town's flood crisis deepens as Chinese mining companies abandon toxic pits
Negotiating peace with the ELN is increasingly challenging as the group has evolved into a binational criminal organization protecting the Maduro regime in Caracas.

Security | 2025-02-05

ELN's binational expansion deepens instability across Colombia-Venezuela border
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
During a period of extravagant spending by Chinese clubs, Guangzhou FC set a record by signing Colombian striker Jackson Martinez. However, many clubs have since collapsed under debt during a Chinese economic contraction.

Society | 2025-01-08

Top Chinese football club kicked out of league amid debt crisis
Unregulated Chinese boats in or near Argentine waters haul away more than $700 million worth of seafood every year, an Argentine industry leader said.

Environment | 2025-01-07

China's fishing strategy: plunder Argentina's seas
Ecuador, once seen as an 'island of peace' between Colombia and Peru, the world’s top cocaine producers, saw its homicide rate soar almost eightfold from 2018 to 2023.

Security | 2025-01-07

Ecuador's presidential campaign launches amid state of emergency, drug war
Local contractors working on the Bogotá Metro's first line went unpaid during the holiday season because of delayed payments from the Chinese consortium responsible for the project.

Economy | 2025-01-03

Chinese consortium flouts terms, obligations in Bogotá Metro project
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
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
Authorities found that workers were sleeping on beds without mattresses, had access to few bathrooms and were exposed to intense solar radiation, presenting visible signs of skin damage.

Human Rights | 2024-12-30

Workers rescued from 'slave-like conditions' building Chinese factory in Brazil