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The “paste” (pronounced PAH-stay) has become a local culinary tradition in Mexico since English miners brought the Cornish pasty to the country 200 years ago. Photo: Shutterstock

Mexican town celebrates ‘paste’, a snack derived from Cornish pasty

The ‘paste’ (pronounced PAH-stay) has become a culinary tradition in Mexico, two centuries after English miners introduced the Cornish pasty.

Mexico’s ex-top drug cop gets 38 years in US prison for aiding cartel

5 beheaded bodies found in Mexico, latest grisly find in violence-plagued country

Latin America split on colonialism, Spain’s legacy

Argentina’s President Javier Milei posted on social media that the Italian explorer’s arrival introduced enlightenment to the region.

Argentine President Javier Milei. Photo: Reuters

Trump doubles down on China carmakers being unwelcome in US market

‘They’re going to pay a 100 per cent or maybe even a 200 per cent tariff,’ former president declares in battleground state of Michigan.

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China’s US$13 billion Mexico investment may dwarf official figures: researchers

As Chinese companies avoid US-imposed tariffs, investment in Mexico has exploded – far more what official numbers show, researchers say.

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Mexico seeks US help in cutting back on imports from China

Mexican official tells Wall Street Journal government will focus on domestic supply chains, a potential problem as Washington-Beijing tensions rise.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is said to seek to reduce Chinese imports into her country. Photo: eyepix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Mexico president rules out new war on drugs amid shock over mayor’s beheading

Claudia Sheinbaum outlined her security plan to combat criminal violence using social policy, not extrajudicial executions.

Stay and ‘you are going to die’: Florida braces for Category 5 Hurricane Milton

With winds reaching 270km/h, officials are warning residents that staying home could be fatal.

Foxconn builds world’s largest Nvidia superchip production facility in Mexico

Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way said the firm’s manufacturing capabilities include ‘technologies necessary to complement the GB200 server’s infrastructure’.

Liu Young-way, chairman of Foxconn Technology Group, said the company’s supply chain was ready for the artificial intelligence revolution. Photo: AFP

Hurricane Milton downgraded to a Category 4 storm as it roars towards Florida

With maximum sustained winds of 250km/h, Milton triggered evacuation orders and warnings of savage conditions on Florida’s west coast.

A weather alert in Tampa, Florida. Photo: AFP

City mayor in Mexico killed less than a week after he took office

Alejandro Arcos was the mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero.

Plane carrying Brazil’s president lands safely in Mexico after circling for hours

Airbus A319 had to circle to consume enough fuel to land again safely following a technical problem with the aircraft.

Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president: ‘It’s time for women’

Promising to boost women’s rights, the leader also sought to reassure investors concerned by the passing of a controversial judicial reform.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum waves at the crowd as she leaves the Congress of the Union after her inauguration ceremony in Mexico City on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Is Mexico becoming a back door for Chinese cars into the US?

US lawmakers urged Mexico’s president-elect to address security risks from Chinese internet-connected vehicles, fearing data misuse and surveillance.

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US lawmakers urged Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum to address national security concerns posed by Chinese carmakers’ internet-connected vehicles in Mexico. Photo: Shutterstock

Mexico president gives 1,438th press conference on his last day in office

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is passing the baton to Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman president.

Weakening Hurricane Helene still ‘extremely dangerous’ after hitting Florida

Helene has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane but has still killed one person, flooded neighbourhoods and left over 2 million homes and businesses without power.

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Who is El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel, who just modelled at Milan Fashion Week?

Joining El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel on the runway for LA-based designer April Black Diamond was her friend and defence lawyer Mariel Colón Miró, who recently released the song ‘La Señora’ about her.

El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel just modelled at Milan Fashion Week. Photo: AP

The View | More than costs, geopolitics is driving new wave of globalisation

Protectionism won’t bring back lost jobs. It will just push companies to move production to places where supply chains are intact even if costs are not the lowest.

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Trump unusually restrained at event about China’s influence on the US economy

Donald Trump, in a rare display of restraint, listened more than he spoke at a campaign event with farmers in Smithton, Pennsylvania.

Courier J&T chases shoppers pining for made-in-China goods

After expanding from Southeast Asia to China, the logistics firm has set its sights on the Middle East and South America.

A J&T delivery van is seen in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Handout

‘Tenuous’ link between uneven China-US trade, industrial policy: IMF economists

International Monetary Fund report released on same day China’s Ministry of Commerce unveiled its findings on US compliance with the World Trade Organization.

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Washington has delayed the imposition its tariffs on a range of made-in-China products, including electric vehicles (EVs). Photo: EPA-EFE

Chinese companies navigate challenges in hunt for EV metals in Latin America

Latin American countries, such as Chile, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, are placing extra scrutiny on overseas investment in their lithium industries.

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Meet Tess Bu Cuarón, daughter of Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón

The goddaughter of Salma Hayek had a cameo in a Harry Potter film, wrote her first song when she was just 5, and released an EP this year.

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Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of freedom and opportunity

Thousands of Chinese immigrants now call Mexico home, from those seeking business opportunities to freedom of expression.

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An arch donated by the Chinese government adorns the Degollado Plaza in Mexico City. Photo: AP

China’s BYD pauses Mexico factory plans until after US election

Mexico could be a key production site for BYD, along with plants it is building or already operating in Brazil, Hungary, Turkey and Thailand.

BYD electric cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at Taicang Port in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on February 8, 2024. Photo: AFP

TikTok owner ByteDance’s overseas business to get boost from US$9.5 billion loan

The company’s overseas e-commerce operation, for example, is still in an ‘input phase’ to build up its ecosystem, according to analyst Li Chengdong.

Kamala Harris defends policy shifts in first interview of presidential campaign

Kamala Harris insists her ‘values have not changed’ in first major interview since her dramatic entry into the US election.

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Mexico
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Mexico. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Mexico City
Head of State
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Head of Government
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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