カテゴリー: Panama
Panama’s president says strategic waterway will operate as normal after ruling that advances US policy aimsPanama’s president said ports at each end of the Panama canal would operate as usual after the country’s supreme court ruled the concession held …
Comptroller general lodged two cases in country’s supreme court after failed attempt to sell to consortiumPanama’s comptroller general has lodged two cases with the country’s supreme court against the owners of two ports at the centre of a geopolitical…
Commentary urged CK Hutchison to ‘think twice’ about ‘what position and side they are on’ in sale to US investorsBusiness live – latest updatesChina has criticised the sale of the business that controls ports in Panama to US investors, saying the Hong …
Deal with US finance giant BlackRock, valued at almost $23bn, comes amid push to curb perceived China influenceCK Hutchison Holdings, the Hong Kong-based logistics giant, announced plans to sell a majority stake in a business that controls ports in Pan…
People from Afghanistan, Iran, China and other countries flown out as Trump’s deportation effort intensifiesUS politics – live updatesThe US has sent undocumented immigrants from several Asian countries whose governments have refused to accept them to …
Complaint by local lawyers to supreme court follows US demands to reduce China’s alleged influence on waterwayTrump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama canal – here are the factsTwo Panamanian lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the country’s supreme c…
News comes after US secretary of state visited Panama to pressure the country over its ties with BeijingUS secretary of state Marco Rubio has welcomed Panama’s decision to let its participation in China’s global infrastructure plan expire, calling the …
Diplomatic frenzy and rattled nerves in republic as mayor and former president reject US president’s commentsFrom a modern control room high above the canal expansion – overlooking the Cocolí locks, then lakes, rainforest canopy and, eventually, the At…
The US president has singled out China during his complaints about the Panama Canal – so what influence does Beijing have?Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about the Panama Canal and the fees being charged, calling the vital transport corridor a “…
Hundreds of people were killed during Operation Just Cause. Trump has stoked fears the US could invade againFor Isabel Corro, Donald Trump’s suggestions that the US could use military force to take control of the Panama Canal evokes painful memories.Th…
Administrator rejects Donald Trump’s claims that China controls canal or suggestion US could take it backWho owns the Panama Canal and what does Trump want with it?The Panama Canal will remain in Panamanian hands, and open to commerce from all countrie…
Surge in number of disillusioned Chinese citizens fleeing to the US by trekking through the dangerous jungle between Colombia and PanamaOn the first day of 2023, Xu was in no mood to celebrate the new year. He had just arrived in the Colombian beach to…
Beijing denies cover-up or delay, while countries easing lockdowns face spike in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus globally has topped 400,000, as the Chinese government rel…