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Mexico Calls for Free Trade in Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar, Chile — Mexico tacitly acknowledged today at a meeting in Viña del Mar, Chile, that measures being applied by the US new administration is forcing it to look towards Asia and the […]
The New Right-Wing Paramilitary
By Tomas Croquevielle Traditional paramilitaries are defined as private organizations with a structure, training and subculture, and they often serve functions equal to those of a state’s army. Yet, paramilitaries do not constitute a formal […]
Global powers gather in Chile for Trans-Pacific Partnership summit
By Mohsin Abbas /The Santiago Times Staff VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile — Representatives from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Malaysia, Peru, and Singapore and Vietnam yesterday met in the Chilean coastal […]
Chile Pacific Trade meeting seeks new path after failed TPP
Representatives from countries that signed the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership began meeting Tuesday to discuss a possible new regional trade deal. Senior officials from the 12 countries of the TPP, plus China, Colombia and South Korea, […]
Chilean Police Arrest Protesters at TPP Summit
By Mohsin Abbas / The Santiago Times Staff VIÑA DEL MAR — A protest march against Trans-Pacific Partnership led to detention of nearly a dozen people in northwest Chile on Tuesday. Activists gathered in coastal […]
Mexico anticipates new Asia-Pacific Trade prospects as US walks out of TPP deal
By Mohsin Abbas / The Santiago Times Staff VIÑA DEL MAR — Mexico says it expects new trade opportunities for the Asia-Pacific countries as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has kicked off in Chilean coastal city […]
Chile Leads SouthAm Under-17 Soccer World Qualifier
Santiago — Chile is leading the South American Under-17 Football Championship, just a step ahead of the Soccer World Championship in India this year, after beating Colombia 1-0, while Brazil, the runner-up, crushed Venezuela 4-0. […]
Thousands flee central Chile forest fire
SANTIAGO: A forest fire swept through central Chile over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people and destroying more than a dozen dwellings, emergency officials said Monday. The blaze began in forested areas of […]
President Bachelet appoints new Chile’s ambassador in Philippines
By Ross Brown / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has designated José Miguel Capdevila as Ambassador of Chile in the Philippines, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Muñoz. Mr. […]