Almost three decades after Chinese authorities abducted Gedhun Choekyi Nyima at age six, Beijing still refuses to break its silence.

Human Rights | 2025-05-16

The boy taken by Beijing: 30 years without the Panchen Lama

Almost three decades after Chinese authorities abducted Gedhun Choekyi Nyima at age six, Beijing still refuses to break its silence.

A decades-long battleground: miners, loggers and settlers relentlessly raze the world's largest rainforest to feed China's growing appetite for soy and beef.

Environment | 2025-05-15

Brazilian Indigenous chief staves off Amazon destruction

A decades-long battleground: miners, loggers and settlers relentlessly raze the world's largest rainforest to feed China's growing appetite for soy and beef.

Nicolás Maduro turns again to Beijing, but China's help comes at a cost. Behind talk of 'mutually beneficial cooperation,' Chinese negotiators demand even steeper discounts.

Energy | 2025-05-14

China: Strategic partner or silent profiteer of Venezuelan oil?

Nicolás Maduro turns again to Beijing, but China's help comes at a cost. Behind talk of 'mutually beneficial cooperation,' Chinese negotiators demand even steeper discounts.

The group's operations reflect a broader goal: collecting political and economic intelligence on Latin American and Caribbean nations that either support or resist China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Security | 2025-05-13

China-linked cyber espionage hits Guatemala, escalating geopolitical concerns

The group's operations reflect a broader goal: collecting political and economic intelligence on Latin American and Caribbean nations that either support or resist China's Belt and Road Initiative.

As Chinese officials intensified their pressure on Bogota to join the Belt and Road Initiative before President Gustavo Petro leaves office, Colombian business leaders warned that the move comes at the worst possible time.

Politics | 2025-05-12

Uncertainty looms in Colombia ahead of CELAC-China forum in Beijing

As Chinese officials intensified their pressure on Bogota to join the Belt and Road Initiative before President Gustavo Petro leaves office, Colombian business leaders warned that the move comes at the worst possible time.

Venezuela's defiance of an international court to hold elections in Guyana's resource-rich Essequibo is fueling a dangerous escalation.

Security | 2025-05-09

ICJ ruling ignored: Venezuela's stance on Essequibo fuels fears of invasion
A secretive trade deal with China, if enacted, could open El Salvador to a wave of low-cost, poor-quality imports, threatening local industries and jobs, economists warn.

Economy | 2025-05-08

El Salvador negotiates risky and opaque FTA with China
These leaders who reportedly are relocating to Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela could bring drones, missiles and tactics to a region ill equipped to counter them, say analysts.

Security | 2025-05-01

Alleged arrival of 400 Hizbullah leaders in Latin America sparks terrorism fears

These leaders who reportedly are relocating to Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela could bring drones, missiles and tactics to a region ill equipped to counter them, say analysts.

Scientists in the region have developed 'Jaspe,' a resilient variety of rice that thrives in tough conditions. One farmer's early trials suggest it could be a game changer.

Environment | 2025-04-30

Hardy new rice strain offers hope for drought-stricken Chile
In Ecuador, organized crime preys on girls, recruiting them into networks of sexual violence where criminal leaders treat them as property. Behind the surge in missing minors, a darker reality unfolds.

Crime & Justice | 2025-04-29

Ecuador's internal war: the exploitation of child soldiers
Flagship exports like shrimp and bananas have faced setbacks due to phytosanitary restrictions, weak Chinese demand and persistently low prices.

Economy | 2025-04-03

Declining exports raise concerns over Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement
Patients include autistic youth, individuals with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, and those who have lost limbs.

Health | 2025-04-01

Amazon dolphin therapy: Aiding people with disabilities in Brazil
As scrutiny of the company intensifies, recent cases raise concerns about transparency, corporate ethics and Beijing's expanding military influence in Latin America through firms like Huawei.

Science Technology | 2025-04-01

Huawei in Latin America: A factory of deception, espionage and corruption
To inaugurate the library they touted as the 'largest and most modern in the region,' organizers had to borrow shelves from another library.

Education | 2025-03-28

El Salvador's National Library: opaque Chinese funding, mostly Western holdings
The presidential family controls Nicaragua's electricity generation and distribution through private companies, using a façade of Chinese cooperation to disguise business interests.

Energy | 2025-03-28

Ortega family energy business in Nicaragua gets boost from China
A project by a Chinese-led consortium meant to help one of Bogota's poorest neighborhoods remains stalled long after its scheduled opening in 2023.

Health | 2025-03-26

Bogota public hospital project plagued by PowerChina delays
The investigation revealed his role as a liaison between Chilean and Chinese officials, prompting an inquiry into high-ranking figures and a prosecutor's order for a list of Chinese suppliers who have contracts with the Santiago municipality.

Economy | 2025-03-25

Influence peddling probe in Chile focuses on Chinese businessman
A two-meter-high, 10km-long concrete wall separates San Juan de Miraflores from the affluent Santiago de Surco. Through its cracks, glimpses of lush greenery contrast with Surco's high water consumption.

Environment | 2025-03-25

Running water a luxury in poor areas of Lima
Colombia remains wary of Russia, citing concerns over espionage, election interference and Moscow's growing ties with Venezuela. A new report reveals why stronger diplomatic or economic relations between the two nations are unlikely.

Diplomacy | 2025-03-21

Russia's influence in Colombia seen as marginal, detrimental: Report
The contract, originally set for signing in early April, required Sinopetrol to make a $1.5 billion advance payment. The consortium missed the deadline and lost the concession.

Economy | 2025-03-20

Sinopetrol's failed oil deal prompts Ecuador to seek new offers