Beijing is unlikely to offer military help to Venezuela if the United States moves against President Nicolas Maduro, analysts say, but it could still benefit from a shift in Washington’s global posture that revives old notions of spheres of influence, including one that might one day favour its ambitions towards Taiwan. The United States has…
The race to develop artificial intelligence has pushed governments and technology giants to build new electricity plants and upgrade their decades-old grid networks, creating significant opportunities for Chinese power equipment companies, according to analysts. Chinese firms have been benefiting from the spillover of a US order boom, which was driven by US President Donald Trump’s…
Luxury fashion Via Pexels Latin America‘s fashion industry is drawing heightened interest from global brands as new estimates project the sector could reach $156 billion by 2029, according to reporting from Montenapo Daily. The projection marks a sharp acceleration from current levels and reflects long-term structural shifts, including population growth, urbanization, rising disposable income, and…
One month before he opened this year’s United Nations climate summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva helped open a new mega-factory at the site of a former Ford car manufacturing plant. The new plant, in Brazil’s Camacari, Bahia, is one of many being built around the world by China’s BYD, the world’s largest…
Brazil has cleared a Chinese navy hospital ship to dock in Rio de Janeiro in January, ending a months-long review that drew quiet pushback inside the country’s military, according to local media. The approval, dated November 13 and published Tuesday in the government’s official gazette, allows the Ark Silk Road to remain in Rio from…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Uruguay might be one of the smallest markets in Latin America, but its EV shift is starting to look like a real narrative. Battery-powered vehicles made up about a quarter of all new car and SUV sales through October, more than double last year’s share, helped by zero import…
The arrival of the USS Gerald R Ford, the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, comes as US strikes alleged drug vessels in the region, killing dozens. The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a flex of military power by the President Donald Trump administration, as it raises pressure…
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Through the last few months, we’ve been working on a project for a Latin American Zero-Emission Observatory (ZEMO). And by “we,” I mean myself and the team at FIER Automotive, a company committed to build a more sustainable future that currently operates the European Alternative…
Announcement comes as US aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean and Presidents Trump, Petro feud. Published On 12 Nov 202512 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered a halt to intelligence sharing with United States security agencies as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to launch…
Tornado flattens homes in Rio Bonito do Iguana, with one official describing the destruction as akin to a ‘war zone’. At least six people have been killed and 750 others injured in Brazil after a tornado ripped through the southern state of Parana, with powerful winds of up to 250km/hour (155 mph). Local authorities said…