Latin America

BlackRock is leading a public-private 55 billion yen ($500 million) fund aimed at developing infrastructure for the transportation of green energy in emerging markets. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Climate Change

BlackRock to launch green infrastructure fund in Asia

The public-private partnership also eyes projects in Africa and Latin America

5 July 2021
Production at Colombia's Cerrejon coal mine is due to decline significantly after 2030, according to Glencore.
Climate Change

BHP dumps Colombian coal mine in carbon exit drive

With $294m sale, project partner Glencore becomes sole owner of Cerrejon coal mine

1 July 2021
Medium- and long-term structural factors such as investment curbs and rising demand in anticipation of decarbonization efforts are sending prices soaring.
Datawatch

Natural resources exposed to growing supply risk

High prices seen continuing over mid- to long-term

22 June 2021
Sea's share price ended at $282.49 on Friday in New York, another record high for the company on a weekly close basis..
Markets

Sea tops SoftBank in market cap amid Latin America expansion

Singapore tech group valued at $140bn launches e-commerce in Chile and Colombia

21 June 2021
Serrana residents can chat outdoors without masks thanks to the town's mass vaccination program. (Photo by Naoyuki Toyama)
COVID vaccines

Maskless in Brazil: Chinese vaccine creates pandemic oasis

Sinovac shot may be good enough to yield results despite 50% efficacy

12 May 2021
Empty chairs on a beach in Phuket, pictured in March 2020: an inability to vaccinate its populations means the country will be less appealing as a tourist destination.
Opinion

The looming complications of long COVID

Start-and-stop recovery will have economic, political and social consequences

16 February 2021
SoftBank Group has poured $75 million into Oyo in Latin America, part of its more than $1 billion investment in the parent company. 
SoftBank

SoftBank ends venture with India's Oyo Hotels in Latin America

Breakup comes less than six months after they struck a partnership in the region

12 February 2021
Tawian, led by President Tsai Ing-wen, above, has diplomatic relations with only 14 countries.
International relations

Taiwan blames Chinese 'bullying' for Guyana revoking rep office

South American nation nixes done deal after China criticizes 'mistake'

5 February 2021
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Coronavirus

Global COVID-19 cases top 100m as mutations multiply

12 main types of the novel coronavirus have been identified

27 January 2021
A colorized image of a cell, red, infected with the virus particles, yellow, that cause COVID-19. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH via Reuters)
Coronavirus

As coronavirus mutates, countries scramble to put up defenses

Brazil variant joins UK and South African forms confronting authorities from Asia to US

13 January 2021
An arrival gate at Tokyo's Haneda Airport: A new coronavirus variant has been found in four passengers who flew into the airport. 
Most read in 2021

Japan finds new COVID virus strain, distinct from UK and Africa types

Variant detected in four passengers who arrived in Tokyo from Brazil

11 January 2021
Vale's Goro mine, seen in 2015, is one of the largest employers in New Caledonia.
Materials

Vale's move to exit New Caledonia nickel mine heightens unrest

Intruders seize machinery, while authorities halt international flights

10 December 2020
Biden has suggested three agenda items for his summit: fighting corruption, anti-authoritarianism, and human rights.
Opinion

Asia's wise heads are wrong to dismiss Biden's big idea

President-elect's democracy push is worth considering

9 December 2020
An image of Diego Maradona is displayed on a screen during a minute of silence in his memory before a match between Bayern Munich and FC Salzburg at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Obituaries

Diego Maradona, one of soccer's greatest, dies at 60

Argentine legend had huge following in Asia

26 November 2020
"For many businesses forced to close their doors during lockdowns, Facebook and Instagram have been a lifeline," writes Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. (Photo courtesy of Facebook)
Opinion

How an open internet can power Asia-Pacific's economic recovery

Everyone should have the opportunity to be part of the digital future

19 November 2020
Queen Elizabeth II meets Scott Morrison and his wife Jennifer at Buckingham Palace in June 2019: the existence of monarchies in the 21st century is antithetical to democracy.
Opinion

Asia's monarchies are no longer earning their keep

Hereditary rule undermines humanity's relentless quest for equality

13 November 2020
Chea Serey, director general of the National Bank of Cambodia, told an Oct. 28 news conference that she hopes the Bakong system will promote cashless transactions.
Cryptocurrencies

Cambodia debuts digital currency as emerging countries lead charge

Central banks of smaller economies aim to boost their paper currencies

29 October 2020
A worker performs a quality check on Sinovac Biotech's experimental coronavirus vaccine.
International relations

China injects vaccine diplomacy into Latin America

Beijing expands influence amid region's limited drugmaking capabilities

27 October 2020
Mauricio Claver-Carone became the first American elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Sept. 12.
Interview

New Inter-American bank chief eyes fresh funds for Latin America

IDB's first US leader concerned by China's clout in pandemic-hit neighbors

29 September 2020
Ecuadorian Navy vessels surround a fishing boat after detecting a fishing fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged ships in an international corridor that borders the Galapagos Islands' exclusive economic zone on Aug. 7. Similar fishing vessels were detected this week by Peruvian naval forces some 370 km off their country.
International relations

Fleet of 250 Chinese fishing boats monitored by Peru navy

Washington and Beijing engage in Twitter war over nature of the ships

26 September 2020
Chickens at a poultry factory in Brazil. The country's farm ministry says it is following strict standards to ensure public health.
Coronavirus

China places stricter rules on chicken imports, Brazil cries foul

Beijing fears coronavirus infection from frozen foods, but WHO says worry is unfounded

15 August 2020
A submarine-cable laying ship in the Caribbean Sea. Chile picked a route that would take the cable to New Zealand and Australia, not Shanghai.
29 July 2020
Copper prices are said to reflect the health of the global economy, as the metal is used in a vast range of industries. But today's high prices may be caused by a mirage.
Commodities

'Dr. Copper' misdiagnoses the global economy

Market for bellwether metal too bullish for some to believe

25 July 2020
Eight candidates are running to fill the top job at the World Trade Organization.
Interview

Good listener or strong negotiator? WTO candidates make case for top job

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala and Mexico's Seade have different prescriptions for US-China rift

13 July 2020
Brazil has eased restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus despite an upswing in new cases.
Coronavirus

Emerging world becomes virus epicenter with 80% of new cases

Outbreaks gain steam in Latin America and Middle East as economies reopen

12 June 2020