Chile

Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:15 UTC
Disruptions in Chilean air travel projected amid Latam Airlines pilots' strike

A strike announced by the Latam Pilots Union (SPL) began at midnight after negotiations with the airline failed, leading to an immediate disruption of scheduled flights. The action is unprecedented for the union, which represents nearly 500 pilots—more than half of the company's total pilot workforce.
Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 23:22 UTC
No clear winner in Chile's last debate before Nov. 16 presidential elections

The last debate between Chile's eight presidential candidates late on Monday had no clear winner, but there was some sort of consensus regarding a clear loser: Eduardo Artés of the Proletarian Action Communist Party.
Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 08:43 UTC
Chinese competition authorities greenlight joint lithium venture in Chile

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the partnership between Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco and private miner SQM to develop lithium resources in the Salar de Atacama, prompting Chile's Mining Minister Aurora Williams to hail the decision as “good news.”
Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:39 UTC
Packs of Chilean counterfeit money available on social media

Chilean criminal organizations are openly offering counterfeit banknotes on social media platforms, including Instagram. These counterfeit bills are often referred to as “5G banknotes” and are advertised by accounts claiming to be “premium money providers.”
Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 16:43 UTC
Bad news for Punta Arenas: NFS Antarctic researchers and icebreakers return to US

Severe cuts in Budget resources for the United States National Science Foundation, (NSF) dictated by president Donald Trump are having an impact on Antarctic research, and a huge financial loss for the community of Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, according to polar scientists.
Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:31 UTC
Presidents of Chile and South Korea agree to deepen ties

South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric Font, met on Friday in Gyeongju (South Korea), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in various key sectors.
Thursday, October 30th 2025 - 11:20 UTC
Boric promotes Chile's partnership with South Korea

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font urged his audience during a business seminar in the South Korean city of Busan to build a partnership in the ongoing trade war with circumstantially powerful countries.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:44 UTC
Chilean elections anticipate a shift to the right and a Conservative president

The two leading candidates in the Chilean presidential election, Jeanette Jara and Jose Antonio Kast, scheduled in three weeks-time November 16, have undergone significant falls in their vote intention according to an opinion poll from LatAm Pulse.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Chilean consulates in Argentina in dire straits

A major financial shortfall has been reported at Chilean diplomatic missions in Argentina, with multiple consulates struggling to cover basic operating expenses, according to a communication sent from the Chilean Embassy in Buenos Aires to the Foreign Ministry in Santiago.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Punta Arenas planning a world-class aquarium with over 90 Antarctic species

Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, is planning and betting big, a future polar aquarium at the International Antarctic Center, CAI, exhibiting over 90 species from the austral ocean, and with four main sponsors, the Magallanes University, the Magallanes Region Government, the Chilean Antarctic Institute and the Chilean Science Ministry