Export alert from China to Mexico
More and more voices are pointing out that China uses Mexico as a gateway to the United States to evade tariffs. After Donald Trump imposed tariffs on various Chinese products starting in July 2018, the Asian giant accelerated its sales to Mexico. While from 2016 to 2017 its exports rose 6.7 percent to reach 74,150.4 […]
Arrival of foreigners to Mexico decreases at the beginning of 2024: Inegi
The arrival of foreign travelers to Mexico decreased in the first month of 2024 compared to December and, therefore, the expenditure they made during their stay was lower than that reported in the last month of 2023, revealed the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). Mexico received 3.64 million international tourists (travelers and travelers […]
Get ready! BBVA could cancel your debit card this next March 15
Currently, it is very indispensable to have a debit card to save your money. It is quite common to hear phrases like “I don’t have cash” or “I’ll transfer you” on an outing with your friends, and although it seems like a good excuse not to pay, in reality, several people prefer not to carry […]
US-Mexico trade in January totaled US$64.5 billion
Mexico’s cross-border trade is off to a good start in 2024. The country was the United States’ top trading partner in January, with two-way commerce totaling $64.5 billion, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau. Mexico’s trade with the U.S. rose 1.1% year over year (y/y) compared to January 2023. Canada ranked […]
From clandestine garbage dump to ecotourism viewpoint in Xilitla, San Luis Potosí
Xilitla is a town in the state of San Luis Potosí, in central Mexico. It’s known for the Las Pozas garden, created by English artist Edward James. Set in a rainforest, it features towering surrealist sculptures amid pools and waterfalls. The central San Agustín church was once a convent built by Augustinian missionaries in the […]
What do young voters in Mexico want?
Mexican journalist and author León Krauze holds a Master’s degree from NYU, he has covered politics in the United States, for both American and Mexican media outlets. In 2005, he published “La Casa Dividida,” an account of the first five years of the Bush presidency. This is his most recent column in the Mexican newspaper El […]
Mexican politician Fernández Noroña says ex-president Vicent Fox enjoys a Federal Government pension
José Gerardo Rodolfo Fernández Noroña is a Mexican politician and sociologist, he is a member of the Labor Party. He is known for his protest acts, especially after the 2006 presidential elections. He was a federal deputy on two occasions between 2009 and 2012 and once again since 2018. Gerardo Fernández Noroña declared that Mexican […]
Mexican fireworks legacy is kept alive in Tultepec
Every year, in the first week of March, hundreds of giant papier-mâché bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec. Thousands of restless fingers carefully cut, pasted, and painted the colorful patterns that brought the “Toritos” to life on Friday, during an annual celebration when the bull-shaped […]
Mazatlán is even more vulnerable than Acapulco to the impact of hurricanes in the Pacific
Mazatlán, Sinaloa.- Mazatlán has already begun to prepare for the start of the 2024 hurricane and rain season and now the mayor himself confirmed that the city is very vulnerable to the impact of these meteorological phenomena. After the Fourth Coordination Meeting against rains and tropical cyclones that was held on March 7 at the Government Palace, Édgar González Zataráin, […]