Category: South America

Short on foreign currency, Bolivia inaugurated a steel plant Monday that it hopes will reduce its reliance on metal imports, thanks to a loan from China. The Mutun megaproject in Puerto Suarez, near Bolivia's border with Brazil, was built at a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to attend the third swearing-in of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, state-run Xinhua reported Saturday, underscoring Beijing's lonely position as one of Caracas's few international allies. A defiant Maduro was sworn in for a new ...

The Chinese automotive giant BYD is in full-scale damage control mode following revelations at the end of the year that some of the workers building the company's new factory in northern Brazil had endured "slavery"-like conditions. Initially, the company responded defensively, ...

A contractor for Chinese EV giant BYD denied on Thursday there were "slave-like conditions" in a Brazil factory, where local officials said they found evidence of forced labor. Local officials in Brazil's northeast Bahia state, where the BYD factory was being ...

Bolivia said Tuesday it had signed a $1 billion deal with China's CBC, a subsidiary of the world's largest lithium battery producer CATL, to build two lithium carbonate production plants in the country's southwest. Bolivia's state-owned Bolivia Lithium Deposits (YLB) said ...

By Ramon SAHMKOW Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during a state visit Wednesday by Chinese President Xi Jinping that their countries prioritize peace in a world roiled by conflicts. "In a world ...

By Facundo Fernández Barrio A state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Brazil on Wednesday, extending a stay after attending a G20 summit in Rio, symbolizes ambitions Beijing and Brasilia have of increased prominence globally.

By Ramon Sahmkow China's President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Brazil on Wednesday, fresh off a warm reception at summits of the G20 and APEC groups, both held under a cloud of Donald Trump's White House return.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the G20 summit that begins on Monday, followed by a state visit with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In advance of his arrival on Sunday, Xi wrote a lengthy ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he was seeking to "further enhance" ties with Brazil as he arrived Sunday for a state visit and a G20 summit, state media said. Xi is due to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday inaugurated Latin America's first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru -- a symbol of the Asian superpower's growing influence on the continent as it prepares to face off with a new Donald Trump administration. The $3.5-billion ...

The United States on Thursday called on Latin American nations to be vigilant about Chinese investment as President Xi Jinping inaugurated a major port in Peru. Xi, in Peru alongside US President Joe Biden for the APEC summit, was opening the ...