A seasoned Chinese diplomat with a focus on Latin America is the new chief of a semi-official body tasked with promoting people-to-people exchanges with other nations. Yang Wanming, 59, was introduced as president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries...
WASHINGTON — South American militaries, like many across the globe, are looking at the potential for unmanned ground vehicles. And it’s easy to see why: UGVs have a wide variety of uses, from rescue operation to surveillance to participating in combat. But in South America, UGVs may face...
FIPCA, Ibero America’s huge producers’ federation, is looking to power up the region’s knowledge economy and co-production as two longterm answers to huge volatility in its member states film-TV sectors. That drive cuts several ways, FIPCA president Ignacio Rey told Variety in the run-up...
The sun was shining and the wind was kicking up in Brazil’s largest favela last week, as a delegation of US Congress members got an up-close-and-personal view of collective action in bloom. The contingent of Democrats, led by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, toured Sol Nascente...
The populations and leaders of several South American countries are determining the fate of their natural resources, as the question of a green transition and deforestation loom over them. In both Ecuador and Brazil, state powers are deciding whether to approve new oil and gas licenses or...
