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Mexico City

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Head of Government

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Malaysia

Iran’s meth cartels target Australia via Malaysia’s Port Klang

Experts say crime syndicates from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are using Malaysia as a transshipment hub for drugs destined for Australia.

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US-China relations

US cites China and Mexico for financial networks enabling fentanyl trafficking

10 Apr 2025 - 3:15AMvideocam

US-China trade war

From Guangdong to LA, tariff superstorm alters course of business expansions

4 Apr 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Mexico’s president welcomes being left off Trump’s tariffs list

Mexico excluded from President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on trading partners.

4 Apr 2025 - 10:43AMvideocam

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Trade war

Video | World reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

The US president’s repeated threats about imposing tariffs have spurred waves of counter-threats and fears of a global trade war

3 Apr 2025 - 7:10PM

US-China trade war

Trump announces new US tariffs of at least 10% on all imports

US president’s repeated threat of tariffs has spurred waves of counter threats and fears of a global trade war.

3 Apr 2025 - 9:56AMvideocam

US-China trade war

US trade office lays out Trump’s case against China as ‘Liberation Day’ nears

US’ annual report on global trade barriers, with a lengthy China section, presages reciprocal tariffs – and suggests stronger action down the line.

2 Apr 2025 - 11:08PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump is expected to reveal details of his promised “reciprocal tariffs” on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Trade

How one of the world’s largest auto suppliers prepares for ‘Trump tax’

Ontario-based Magna employs 170,000 employees in 28 countries, including 59 facilities in the United States, 50 in Canada, 33 in Mexico and 69 in China.

2 Apr 2025 - 1:36PM

US-China relations

Trump sorts out tariff details hours before ‘Liberation Day’ reveal

White House confirms that the tariffs will be implemented ‘immediately’ to end ‘decades of unfair trade practices’.

2 Apr 2025 - 5:27AMvideocam

China trade

Fresh US tariffs on China may be ‘too large to absorb, too conspicuous to dodge’

Donald Trump’s deadline for China report has arrived, ahead of his ‘Liberation Day’ to free US economy from what he sees as unfair practices.

1 Apr 2025 - 10:31PMvideocam

After US President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, he ordered a comprehensive review America’s trade policy, with a focus on China. Photo: TNS

Fame and celebrity

Who is Thomas McGarrity, new partner of Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn?

Quinn and her son moved to Texas last year after a domestic violence incident with her then husband at their LA home – she’s since been spotted with McGarrity, a long-time Dallas resident.

31 Mar 2025 - 11:02AM

TV star Christine Quinn, recently spotted on holiday in Mexico with new boyfriend Thomas McGarrity. Photos: @thechristinequinn/Instagram; Dallas Business Journal

Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

28 Mar 2025 - 8:03PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump presses ahead with 25% car tariffs, ratcheting up trade war

Trump’s move is expected to drive up vehicle prices and send shock waves through the industry worldwide.

27 Mar 2025 - 4:55PMvideocam

United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

23 Mar 2025 - 2:20PMvideocam

United States

Trump axes Biden’s ‘parole’ for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022.

22 Mar 2025 - 9:19AMvideocam

A US flag flies at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The US Department of Homeland Security has revoked legal protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. Photo: AP

Crime

Mexico’s top prosecutor denounces state probe into cartel’s ‘ranch of horror’

Bones, clothing and underground ovens were found at the suspected drug cartel training ground.

20 Mar 2025 - 11:38AM

US-China relations

Opinion | Rampant trade tariffs are no cure for the US’ fentanyl crisis

The public health disaster results from the US’ painkiller culture. Meanwhile, tariff hikes are sparking serious concerns about a recession.

19 Mar 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Donald Trump

US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over call for judge’s impeachment

Roberts defends judiciary’s independence against Trump attacks, emphasises impeachment is not for judicial disagreements.

19 Mar 2025 - 4:37PMvideocam

Donald Trump’s bid to amass power in the executive has increasingly raised fears he will openly defy the judiciary, triggering a constitutional crisis. Photo: Reuters

Animals

Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking outrage and celebration

Mexico City, home to the world’s biggest bullring, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure animals.

19 Mar 2025 - 1:41PM

United States

Mexico seeks to prevent US from deporting Mexicans to Guantanamo Bay

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexicans should be sent only to Mexico as US ramps up deportations.

19 Mar 2025 - 1:56PM

Food and Drinks

Why Mexico’s best restaurant makes diners cry with its heritage cooking

At 2-Michelin-star Quintonil in Mexico City, Jorge Vallejo uses Mexican ingredients to connect diners with their roots. Some get emotional.

18 Mar 2025 - 4:15AM

A moro crab and tostadas dish at Quintonil. Photo: AP

Vietnam

Only China and Mexico have larger trade deficits with the US than Vietnam

Donald Trump’s trade officials are pushing Vietnam to open up its markets and improve its trade balance with the United States.

17 Mar 2025 - 12:32PM

A forklift operator works at Tan Vu port in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The US ran a US$123.5 billion trade deficit with Vietnam in 2024. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:47PMvideocam

Foxconn

Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope

The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.

17 Mar 2025 - 12:08PM

Drugs

Mexican cartel mystery: hundreds of shoes, charred bones at possible killing site

Gruesome images from a ranch apparently used as a drug cartel training camp show hundreds of discarded items and skeletal remains.

14 Mar 2025 - 2:07PM

A woman records clothes and shoes found at the Izaguirre Ranch in Teuchitlan, Jalisco state, Mexico. Photo: AFP

China economy

Video | China vows to retaliate as US steel tariffs take effect

The new move threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods

13 Mar 2025 - 1:06PM

China vows to take ‘all necessary measures' after imposition of latest US tariffs

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US-China trade war

Should US be pinning its economic hopes on a deal with China?

With talk of a possible visit to China by US President Donald Trump, could a bilateral deal help mitigate America’s economic woes?

12 Mar 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

US-China relations

Put US tariffs on all chips made in China: House committee chair

US trade representative also urged to liaise with American allies like Japan and South Korea, even as Donald Trump threatens levies on them.

12 Mar 2025 - 6:14AMvideocam

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