Closer ties with China benefit LatAm development, say regional experts
Source: Xinhua| Editor: Chengcheng MEXICO CITY, June 3 (Xinhua) — Strengthening ties with China can boost economic diversity and spur development in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts say. “China is opening a door in Latin America and the Caribbean…
Alibaba and Cainiao make strategic investment in ZTO Express
NEWS PROVIDED BY ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. ZTO investment to tap New Retail opportunities and further digitalize China’s logistics industry HANGZHOU, China, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) (“Alibaba”) and its logistic arm Cainiao Network…
Taiwan welcomes Haiti president as China chips away at allies
By Jess Macy Yu From Reuters TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen welcomed the leader of the Caribbean nation of Haiti with a military salute on Tuesday on his first official trip to Taipei, as China ramps up the…
APEX FullView phone
Vivo’s all-screen concept phone looks like it will become a reality By Timothy J. Seppala The company will talk about it more next month in China. It looks like Vivo is going to push forward with its APEX FullView concept…
China, Trinidad and Tobago pledge pragmatic cooperation
From XINHUA NET BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, and they agreed to expand cooperation in infrastructure construction, finance and other areas. Li said…
Sir Ronald Sanders; Trade wars in no one’s interest
By Sir Ronald Sanders The government of the People’s Republic of China wrote to the chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on April 4, registering a dispute with the government of United States…
Sir Ronald Sanders: The Caribbean – Facing a fatal fate
By Sir Ronald Sanders High-tide flooding is set to become an every-other-day affair in coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast of the United States of America by the year 2100. It will also fatally harm…
The Caribbean relies on your vacation — but suffers from its carbon footprint
By Justine Calma From grist Some of our favorite travel destinations are in a bind. Small island nations, like Saint Lucia and Barbados in the Caribbean, are extremely vulnerable to a warming climate, yet many rely on an industry that’s…
In blow to Taiwan, Dominican Republic forges ties with China
BY EMILY WANG AND JOHNSON LAI Associated Press From The News & Observer BEIJING – The Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China on Tuesday, breaking ties with Beijing’s rival Taiwan in the latest blow to the self-ruled island democracy…
US trade protectionism threatens to hurt its influence in Caribbean ‘backyard’
By Hu Weijia From Global Times The US has been unable to hinder China’s presence in the Caribbean region, which to some extent has long been seen as the US’ backyard. Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela was quoted by Reuters…












