Chinese mining companies have new projects in sight in lithium-rich Argentina and have committed to investing millions of dollars in pursuit of the “white gold,” the Argentine government indicated in an early June statement, following the visit to Shanghai of Economy Minister Sergio Massa. Among those, Tibet Summit Resources will [ … ]
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Brazil Experiences Record Wave of Venezuelan Migrants
In the first three months of 2023, a record 51,838 Venezuelan migrants and refugees entered Brazil. This is the highest number ever recorded in the first three months of the year since 2020. Operation Shelter (Operação Acolhida), executed and coordinated by the Federal government, with the support of federal entities, [ … ]
China Clears Chilean and Peruvian Marine Forests
China’s uncontrollable demand for brown algae is causing overexploitation of this vital resource in Chile and Peru, destroying the region’s kelp forests, science journalism platform Historias sin Fronteras indicated in its May report, Underwater Deforestation. Algae are the marine lungs of the earth. “Sixty percent of the oxygen generated on [ … ]
China Seeks Greater Interference in Argentina
Argentina’s relations with China as well as some of its trade agreements are not only raising many questions at home but also having a deep impact in the international arena. Of the more than 200 existing agreements, 40 percent are related to science and technology with a focus on space [ … ]
China Sells Fentanyl for Cryptocurrencies
In two May reports, cryptocurrency-tracing firms Elliptic and Chainalysis indicated that chemical producers in China have been accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for ingredients for fentanyl, a lethal drug produced on a large scale in different countries worldwide. Elliptic researchers found more than 90 China-based companies supplying fentanyl precursors. Ninety percent [ … ]
Peru Exhibits State-of-the-Art Defense and Disaster Prevention Technology
The IX International Exhibition of Technology for Defense and Disaster Prevention carried out in Lima Peru (SITDEF Peru 2023), presented the latest advances in defense, disaster prevention, and cybersecurity technology to more than 30,000 visitors. National exhibitors and representatives from 27 countries participated in the event. “There were more than [ … ]
China’s Cyber Hackers Sabotage Countries Worldwide
U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a subsidiary of Google, said that Chinese hackers, backed by their government, used a vulnerability in a well-known e-mail security device to access the networks of numerous public and private organizations in several countries worldwide, the Associated Press (AP) reported on June 15. “The Chinese state [ … ]
Multinational exercise Tradewinds 2023 begins in Guyana
The Caribbean-focused exercise Tradewinds 2023 (TW23) has officially commenced with an opening ceremony that took place July 15 at Camp Ayanganna. “The participation of more than 1,500 service members this year exemplifies the shared commitment to one another as we strengthen our partnerships and remain united to share responsibilities as [ … ]
Colombia: Service Members from 8 Countries Take Part in Category 5 Hurricane Drill
Some 2,000 men and women from the naval forces of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, and the United States participated in a natural disaster drill in Colombia, mainly based mainly on an exercise to respond to a category 5 hurricane. The drill, called Solidarex 2023 was executed by [ … ]
Ecuador Redoubles Efforts to Combat Illegal Mining
Ecuador has been intensifying the deployment of its Armed Forces in nine of the provinces most affected by illegal mining, the Interior Ministry said in early May. Although authorities acknowledge that this illicit activity exists throughout the country, the military is focusing on the provinces of Napo, Orellana, Esmeraldas, Zamora [ … ]
Peru Highlights Women’s Participation and Human Rights
Lima hosted the Human Rights Initiative Conference, June 13-15, organized by the Peruvian Armed Forces’ Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, sponsored by U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Human Rights Office and the Center for Human Rights Studies, Training, and Analysis (CECADH). Military leaders and human rights experts from [ … ]
US and UNHCR Donate Vans to Support Asylum Applicants in Costa Rica
The U.S. Embassy and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) donated in late June two equipped vans that will allow them to follow up on asylum applications of migrants who cannot continue with the process in person at the offices designated by the UNHCR. Costa Rica’s Directorate General [ … ]