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Argentina Trade Deals With U.S. Do Not Box out China, Minister Says
By Leila Miller and Brendan O'Boyle A deal on critical minerals between Argentina and the U.S. signed this week does not rule out Chinese investment in the country's mining sector, Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on Friday.
Panama Hits Back After China Warns of ‘Heavy Price’ in Ports Row
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday rejected China's threat to make the Central American country pay a "heavy price" after a Hong Kong company was evicted from two ports on the Panama Canal. Writing on X, Mulino "strongly" rejected the ...
CK Hutchison Begins Arbitration Against Panama Over Annulled Canal Contract
Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison said in a statement Tuesday it has initiated international arbitration against Panama, after a ruling by the country's top court annulled a concession allowing it to operate ports at the Panama Canal. Panama's Supreme Court last ...
China Warns Panama of ‘Heavy Prices’ to Pay After CK Hutchison Contract Quashed
China warned Panama on Tuesday there would be "heavy prices" to pay after a court ruling there annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal. China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office called the ruling ...
Peru Exports Jump as China Trade Accelerates After Chancay Port Launch
Peru's exports hit a new record in 2025, jumping 21% from the prior year, fueled by the launch of a massive port on the country's central coast. The South American country's exports totaled $90.08 billion last year, thanks to higher sales ...
China Calls Panama Court Ruling on CK Hutchison Port Contracts ‘Shameful, Pathetic’
China on Tuesday called a Panama court ruling annulling CK Hutchison's contracts to operate two Panama Canal ports "absurd," "shameful and pathetic," and vowed to defend Chinese firms' interests. Panama's Supreme Court last week annulled key contracts Panama Ports Company, a ...
China’s Xi Calls for ‘Equal, Multipolar World’ as He Meets Uruguay Leader
China and Uruguay should work together to advance an "equal and orderly multipolar world", President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Yamandu Orsi on Tuesday, as their nations signed up to cooperate in areas from trade to the environment. Orsi's visit is the ...
Trump Says He Welcomes Chinese Investment in Venezuelan Oil
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he would "welcome" Chinese investment in Venezuela's oil industry as the South American country seeks to revive its battered economy following the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil ...
Hong Kong Port Operator Violated Panama’s Constitution, Failed to Serve Public Interest, Panama Court Ruled
The Supreme Court of Panama said a contract held by a Hong Kong company to operate ports at the Panama Canal failed to “serve the public interest and social welfare,” in its decision on Thursday voiding the contracts. While the court announced the decision on Thursday, it ...
Panama Ports Will Operate Undisrupted After CK Hutchison Ruling, President Says
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said on Friday that ports in the country will operate without disruption, despite a Supreme Court decision to annul key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. The ruling on Thursday left the ...
Panama Court Voids CK Hutchison Port Contracts
Panama's Supreme Court has annulled key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, leaving the future ownership of some Panama Canal operations unclear and possibly upsetting its plans to sell some terminals. Panama Ports Company (PPC), a ...
U.S. Intelligence Questions Whether Venezuela’s Interim Leader Will Cut Ties With China, Iran and Russia
By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.S. adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said ...