Chile News
Activists Rally to Save Santiago’s Most Important River
JACK BROOK & JAKE LEFFEW The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Many of Chile’s most recognizable environmental activists and more than a thousand demonstrators gathered in front of the municipal building of Puente Alto on […]
Two workers missing following Patagonia mine flood
JAKE LEFFEW & JACK BROOK The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Two miners are missing after a flooding incident at a Canadian-owned mine in Chile’s southern Aysen region, according to a statement issued Friday by […]
‘Only one China’: Panama cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan
PANAMA CITY – Panama has announced its decision to sever diplomatic relation with Taiwan and established relations with China instead. A statement issued by the Central America country’s government on Tuesday stated: “The Government of […]
Malaysian ambassador and family robbed in Chile
SANTIAGO – Malaysian Ambassador to Chile Dr. Mohamad Rameez Yahaya and family have been robbed and threatened by a group of five men at his residence in at Las Flores Avenue, Las Condes, Chile. The […]
Scholle IPN opens new flexible packaging plant in Santiago
SANTIAGO – Scholle IPN, a global leader in flexible packaging solutions, has opened a new manufacturing facility in capital Santiago. The new plant is capable of producing bag-in-box style flexible packaging for institutional and retail […]
Iran beat Uzbekistan to classify for 2018 World Soccer Cup in Russia
TEHRAN – Iran beat Uzbekistan 2-0 and became the 3rd national team with a ticket to participate in the 2018 World Soccer Cup in Russia. The world’s soccer tournament will be celebrated in Russia, from […]
‘A New World’: Thousands of businessmen, politicians gather in Canada to attend Montreal Conference
OTTAWA – The twenty-third edition of the Montreal Conference has begun with the presence of about 4,000 representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector of a dozen countries. Under the title ‘Un nuevo […]
Chile-Argentina tunnel tender sees high interest
SANTIAGO – Interest has been strong in the tender process for the Agua Negra Tunnel project that will connect Chile and Argentina. In all 10 consortia comprising 29 firms have submitted bids to build the […]
Chile plans to modernize banking system by adopting Basel III
SANTIAGO – The Chilean government on Monday moved to Congress a bill that aims to modernize the country’s banking system by adopting strict international bank capital requirements known as Basel III. The bill seeks to […]