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Buenos Aires

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President Javier Milei

Head of Government

President Javier Milei

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil (left) meets with Chinese Ambassador Lan Hu in Caracas on Wednesday. Photo: handout

US-China relations

China backs Venezuela, warns US against ‘bullying’ after second deadly sea raid

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses Washington of using military power for political purposes.

19 Sep 2025 - 1:23AM

New Zealand

China Eastern to open Shanghai-Buenos Aires route amid Latin America push

17 Sep 2025 - 5:16AMvideocam

US-China relations

As the US retreats, can Xi’s new initiative shape the future world order?

17 Sep 2025 - 12:20AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Argentina’s president suffers crushing defeat in provincial vote

Defeat for Milei’s party in Argentina’s biggest province signals a potential shift in voter sentiment over his economic measures.

8 Sep 2025 - 2:06PM

Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivers a speech after Argentina’s opposition Peronist party triumphed in the legislative elections in the province of Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Qatar joins Gulf neighbours in African funding game with US$103 billion pledge

Al-Mansour Holdings is looking to tap into six resource-rich sub-Saharan countries for minerals, oil and gas.

4 Sep 2025 - 3:17PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Argentina’s Milei rushed from campaign event as protesters throw rocks at car

Objects were seen flying over the president’s head as he stood in the back of a moving truck.

28 Aug 2025 - 12:51PM

Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro under 24-hour police watch over ‘flight risk’

Ex-president’s coup-plotting trial nears a verdict, with prosecutors pointing to a drafted asylum request as evidence he may try to flee.

27 Aug 2025 - 11:39AM

Brazil

Brazilians’ negative views of US double, China sees sharp rise in positives: poll

Shift follows US President Donald Trump raising tariffs on Brazilian exports and tightening visa rules.

27 Aug 2025 - 1:24PM

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Trump isn’t the first leader to be paranoid about economic data

From the Soviet Union to Greece, statisticians have been punished for bad news while in colonial Hong Kong, a dearth of data exacted a price.

22 Aug 2025 - 8:30PM

US-China relations

China warns US over military build-up as warships head towards Venezuela

Stance highlights Beijing’s alignment with Caracas as the Trump administration escalates its pressure campaign.

22 Aug 2025 - 1:52AM

View of the USS Gravely (DDG 107) destroyer in February 2024, one of three Aegis guided-missile destroyers dispatched to the waters of Venezuela. Photo: AP

200 hurt, over 100 arrested at football match in Argentina after fan violence

Match abandoned and local reports suggest visiting supporters were beaten and stripped of their clothing.

22 Aug 2025 - 10:04AM

Violence in the stands during Independiente’s Copa Sudamericana clash with Universidad de Chile forced the match to be abandoned. Photo: EPA

China trade

Argentina registration by China’s BYD hints at local car production

If the EV behemoth follows through with manufacturing, Argentina would host the company’s second vehicle factory in Latin America.

20 Aug 2025 - 5:25AMvideocam

China’s private sector

China’s Ganfeng to develop major lithium project in Argentina with Swiss partner

Move follows closure of China’s Jianxiawo mine.

14 Aug 2025 - 3:08AM

Donald Trump

Trump urges China quadruple US soy buys, as trade truce nears deadline

The push is happening as US farmers are weeks from their next harvest, boosting supplies available to sell. China is the top buyer of the oilseed.

11 Aug 2025 - 9:20PMvideocam

Jason Kwapi operates a combine during soybean harvesting in Iowa last year. Photo: AP

Keanu Reeves

Chile hands luxury watches stolen from actor Keanu Reeves over to the FBI

The 6 watches, including a Rolex worth US$95,000, were stolen from the star’s Los Angeles home in 2023 and later turned up in Santiago.

30 Jul 2025 - 4:07AM

Canadian actor Keanu Reeves at the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, UK on July 5. Photo: AFP

United States

US moves to lift visa restrictions for Argentina in boost to right-wing ally

Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said the US would put Argentina on an ‘expedited path’ to enrolment in the Visa Waiver Program.

29 Jul 2025 - 6:28AM

Google

Google street nude? Man pictured naked in his yard gets payout

Argentine court rules Google violated dignity by capturing and publishing homeowner’s image from his backyard.

25 Jul 2025 - 11:37AM

US-China relations

China slams US envoy nominee for framing Argentina as great power ‘battlefield’

Remarks by Peter Lamelas, ambassador-designate to Buenos Aires, at confirmation hearing also draw sharp responses from Argentine officials.

25 Jul 2025 - 3:07AM

Peter Lamelas during his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington on Tuesday. Image: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

United States

Argentina eases visa requirements for Chinese nationals in new overture to Beijing

Move comes as President Milei seeks to shift foreign policy amid delayed US trade talks.

25 Jul 2025 - 2:11AM

India

Everyone gets a BrahMos? Global interest in missile raises India’s profile

New Delhi has to expand its defence sector’s capabilities and ease relevant policies to build on the success of the missile, analysts say.

20 Jul 2025 - 11:40AMvideocam

Mainland China

In Latin America poll, China grows in appeal though US remains preferred ally

Pew Research poll of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina suggests China may be benefiting from unease over US President Donald Trump’s policies.

16 Jul 2025 - 12:58AMvideocam

Lunar New Year celebrations, marking the year of the snake, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 25. Photo: AP

Viral stories

‘Black Mirror’: Argentine tourist amazed by Japan hotel staffed by humanoid robots

‘Cold and eerie’ hospitality robots, described as ‘terrifying’ by some, provoke divided reaction online; see hotel re-hire some real human staff.

14 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM

An online influencer from Argentina has been left shocked and amazed by a hi-tech Japanese hotel staffed by humanoid robots. Photo: SCMP composite/group.hennnahotel

United States

In global survey, US cited more often than China as greatest ally and threat

Pew Research worldwide poll of nearly 32,000 respondents finds 15 of 24 nations citing US as top ally while China is named by four.

9 Jul 2025 - 6:03AM

Obituaries

Mission: Impossible composer Lalo Schifrin dead at 93

The Argentine musician was considered one of the most influential film composers of his generation.

27 Jun 2025 - 10:59AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

China imports Argentina soybean meal in trial amid US tensions

Shipment expected to arrive in Guangdong in September as country seeks to secure supplies of key animal feed ingredient during US trade war.

27 Jun 2025 - 3:23AM

Soybeans are loaded on a truck after being harvested, in San Andres de Giles, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 12. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

EU in Latin America touts itself as ‘just’ partner amid US-China rivalry

Speaking in Brazil and aiming bloc’s message at Global South, senior envoy also extols shared agenda for green and digital transition.

11 Jun 2025 - 4:44AM

Senior European Union official Brian Glynn (left) speaks at the Forte de Copacabana International Security Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, as German lawmaker Roland Theis listens. Photo: SCMP

US-China relations

Opinion | Why Xi’s decision to talk to Trump during trade crisis speaks volumes

In times of US-China tension, Chinese leaders tend to rebuff calls from their American counterparts. Xi choosing to speak to Trump stands out.

9 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

How Netflix hit The Eternaut brings real past horrors to the fore

The show has reopened historical wounds in Argentina at a moment of heightened anxiety about society under far-right President Javier Milei.

1 Jun 2025 - 8:45AM

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