Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, March 31st 2026 - 19:14 UTC

Tag: China

  • Friday, January 28th 2022 - 20:55 UTC

    Argentina's JMC has 431 foreign vessels on its radar

    JMC coordinates operations between Navy and Argentine Coast Guard

    Argentina's Joint Maritime Command (JMC) has denounced the presence of some 431 foreign boats near the country's South Atlantic territorial waters limit, it was reported. Around 80% of the vessels were said to be of Chinese origin.

  • Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

    With help from Iran and China, Venezuela recovering part of its production

    According to Lloyds List Intelligence, in 2020 around 150 ships transported Venezuelan oil to Asia, mainly via Malaysia to be moved to China and Indonesia

    By Felicity Bradstock for Oilprice.com – Venezuela appears to be following in Iran’s footsteps by starting to ignore U.S. sanctions on its oil industry to once again develop its substantial crude reserves. After years of stalling and losing out on international investment as well as vital revenues, Venezuela looks to be set to increase its oil production, fostering relationships with key export markets that are willing to risk U.S. retaliation to the move.

  • Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 20:53 UTC

    Argentine President adds Barbados to his global tour next month

    Fernández plans to discuss with Mottley issues resulting from climate change

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández's upcoming tour has found a way to add some mileage after a stop in Barbados has been arranged to meet with Prime Minister Mia Mottley, it was announced Tuesday. Fernández's trip starts on Feb. with a visit to visit China and also to Russia.

  • Monday, January 24th 2022 - 08:49 UTC

    China concerned about a slowing economy cuts lending rates to boost consumption

    The People’s Bank of China, PBOC, cut the one year loan prime rate by ten basis points from 3.8% to 3.7%.

    The Chinese economy expanded 8,1% in 2021, following the 2,2% of 2020, as steadily growing industrial production and exceptional trade performance offset a drop in retail sales. Still, that figure fell short of economists' expectations for an 8.4% growth and year on year growth rate fell to 4,9% in the third quarter and 4% in the fourth quarter.

  • Thursday, January 20th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

    Beijing and Taiwan jockeying for influence in Honduras

    Despite the costly “dollar diplomacy”, Taiwan has since lost diplomatic relations with eight countries.

    Next January 27, the president-elect of Honduras in Central America, a country known to live off the drugs trade and international aid will be taking office. Xiomara Castro, the first woman president of the country, and an icon of the left-wing progressive parties of Latin America promised during her campaign that her administration would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and establish full relations with Beijing, as recently happened in neighboring Nicaragua.

  • Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

    China suspends beef imports from Canada because of atypical case of mad cow

    China, South Korea and the Philippines acquire very modest percentages of Canadian beef which goes mostly to the US and Mexico

    Several Asian countries have suspended the import of Canadian beef, following a case of mad cow disease. China, South Korea, and the Philippines have temporarily halted imports of Canadian beef where an “atypical” case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, was reported.

  • Friday, January 14th 2022 - 20:10 UTC

    MI5 says Chinese spy operated in plain sight

    Lee has neither been arrested nor expelled from the country

    The MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service, has warned MPs that a Chinese agent by the name of Christine Ching Kui Lee has infiltrated Westminster to interfere in UK politics. Beijing has denied the accusations.

  • Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:19 UTC

    China cuts subsidies to the manufacture of electric vehicles

    The subsidies will definitively be eliminated by the end of 2022

    China has announced it will cut subsidies for green energy vehicles such as electric cars by 30%, beginning January this year. A release from the Ministry of Finance said that the subsidies policy, NEV 2022 will be definitively closed by 31 December 2022.

  • Friday, December 31st 2021 - 09:39 UTC

    Nicaragua hands over Taiwanese Embassy to Chinese authorities

    Ortega chose to side with China

    Nicaragua's Government has seized former Taiwan's Embassy in Managua and handed it over to China, which maintains the Asian island is nothing but a rogue province.

  • Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:48 UTC

    Uruguay's President admits FTA with Turkey under consideration

    “It's not only China,” Lacalle admitted

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday admitted his country was after one-on-one trade deals with countries other than China and singled out Turkey was a target. Regarding a possible agreement with the United States, Lacalle said it would be a childhood dream come true.