Chile

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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Friday, October 24th 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Chinese fishing near Chilean waters on the rise?

The Chilean Navy has detected a significant surge in activity by Chinese-flagged fishing vessels operating near the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), prompting concerns about potential illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Thursday, October 23rd 2025 - 10:26 UTC
Press freedom under scrutiny in Chile

Recent international reports have painted a stark picture of press freedom in Chile, citing a marked by violence, judicial harassment, and legislative threats to investigative journalism.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Missing FACh helicopter found - one crewmember dies

Chile's Air Force (FACh) confirmed on Friday that it had located the MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that had gone missing the previous afternoon in the Southern Ice Fields sector of the Aysén region, with four crew members on board.
Friday, October 17th 2025 - 10:19 UTC
FACh helicopter goes missing

Chile's Air Force (FACh) lost contact on Thursday afternoon with an MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter carrying four crew members near the Eduardo García Soto refuge in a remote area of the Southern Ice Fields in the Aysén region.