China expands maritime connectivity with new routes to Latin America, Southeast Asia

China has made steady progress in building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, with its international container liner services now covering more than 100 countries and regions. China has opened multiple new foreign trade routes directly to Latin America …

Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita

Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 09:40 UTC Uruguay ranked third in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025 for international air passengers per inhabitant, according to Airports Council International figures presented in Lima this week, despite its small share …

BTS to Kick Off Latin America Tour in Colombia

Photo : YONHAP News K-pop sensation BTS is set to kick off the group's Latin America tour with performances in the Colombian capital Bogotá. The band's management agency, BigHit Music, said the BTS World Tour "Arirang" in Latin America …

Chinese manufacturers dominate Latin America's bus fleet

03:12 Latin America's electric bus fleet has grown 16-fold in less than a decade. More than eight out of ten buses on the streets come from Chinese manufacturers. Chile and Colombia went electric early, with purchases from China. Brazil, the region…

Poll shows China a more positive influence than US in Latin America

BOGOTA - China is viewed as a more positive influence on the world than the United States, a major poll of citizens in 17 Latin American countries published on Oct 2 showed. The 2026 Latinobarometro survey showed that for the first time since the annual …

Latin America campaigners unveil model ‘ecocide’ law

Latin America expands collaborative DPI push through CLARCIEV, 50-in-5

The Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) says it has signed a three-year agreement to serve as a technical advisor to CLARCIEV (the Latin American and Caribbean Council for Civil Registration, Identity and Vital Statistics). The CDPI will …

El Salvador Leads Latin America in Public Trust and Institutional Confidence, New Latinobarómetro Study Shows.

A new study by Latinobarómetro highlights El Salvador as the regional leader in institutional trust across Latin America. The country stands out remarkably, with 78% of citizens expressing confidence in the presidency—the highest level recorded in the …

Something Good: Fort Mill volunteers pack over 50K meals for people in Latin America

FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) — More than 50,000 meals are on their way to people in need in Latin America, thanks to a couple of volunteer groups in Fort Mill. Assembly line packs 50,000 meals On Saturday, Sept. 19, volunteers formed an assembly line at …

Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc

Shortly after his controversial speech to the United Nations general assembly in September, Donald Trump gathered a dozen like-minded Latin American leaders and boasted that rightwing candidates had won all seven presidential elections held in the region …