Stories for March 2007

Sunday, March 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's summer season foreign tourism grows 20.6%

The number of foreign tourists visiting Argentina during the month of February had an inter-annual increase of 22% and accumulated a 20.6% expansion in the first two months of 2007, according to official sources.
Sunday, March 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Chile signs contract for 15 Airbus A320

LAN Chile Airlines has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the acquisition of 15 additional A320 Family aircraft. This is a confirmation of the options that were announced in October 2005.
Sunday, March 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean tourism industry turnover in 2 months, 2.4 billion

The tourism industry in Chile generated 2.4 billion US dollars during the 2006/07 summer season according to Oscar Santelices, head of the country's National Tourism Service, Sernatur.
Sunday, March 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US tourism expands 8% in fourth quarter 2006

The United States tourism industry grew at an annual 8% in the fourth quarter of 2006, the highest since the first quarter of 2005, according to a Commerce Department release.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands war was right - Blair

Tony Blair has said going to war over the Falklands took “political courage” and was “the right thing to do”.
Interviewed for the Downing Street website the prime minister said there had been a “principle at stake”.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
China chooses Uruguay for its first South America car plant

China's largest domestic automaker announced Friday the opening of an assembly plant in Uruguay with an Argentine partner, marking the first investment by a Chinese company in an auto factory in South America.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute moves to Madrid in April

Uruguayan and Argentine delegates will meet next April 18/20 in Madrid to address the ongoing pulp mill controversy, following on the “dialogue facilitating efforts” sponsored by the King of Spain at the end of last year.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula reshuffles cabinet and promises “politics with a big P”

Brazilian president Lula da Silva and his newly formed ruling coalition completed the reshuffling of the ministerial cabinet and announced “politics with a big P, thinking in the country of the next twenty years”.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Strong Argentine reactions to US criticisms

Argentina reacted strongly to United States criticisms for having allowed Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to hold a political rally in Buenos Aires while George Bush was on a tour of the region early March.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Climate change impact in Chile “may not be so severe”

A panel of experts from the University of Chile has suggested that the impact of climate change may not be so severe in Chile as in other parts of the world. They reason that the strong influence of the Pacific Ocean on the country may well help mitigate the effects of global warming.