President Andrés Manuel López Obrador highlighted this morning as positive the stricter tariff rules announced yesterday by the United States regarding the import of steel and aluminum, a control that will benefit Mexico and is implemented as a measure to the detriment mainly of China. López Obrador reiterated that for his Government it has been […]
One of Mexico’s most wanted men arrested in Colombia
Colombian authorities arrested Mexican Cristóbal Paulino Fernández Viamonte in Medellín, who is one of the most wanted men in his country for human trafficking for sexual exploitation, local police reported on Wednesday. Fernández was arrested when he was leaving “his daily sports routine” in a shopping center in Medellín and is wanted by Mexico for […]
Mexican government begins ‘Operation Knock on Doors’ to attract tourism from China
The Mexican Government’s Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) began the ‘Operation Knock on Doors’ tour on Tuesday to attract tourism from China, which has grown by 8.5% since 2019, strengthen air connectivity and boost investments in Mexico. According to a statement, the head of the agency, Miguel Torruco, began the tour in China, accompanied by the […]
Right-wing former Spanish and Latin American presidents against judicial reform in Mexico
The Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA) foundation, which is based in Florida, United States, and was created nine years ago to support conservative ideas in the centers of power, promoted a declaration against the judicial reform in the making in Mexico. The statement, openly against the theses of the current Mexican government, […]
Investments leave Mexico due to insecurity, judicial reform and lack of energy: Coparmex
Due to insecurity, lack of energy, and the possibility of a reform to the Judicial Branch that would lead to the election of judges by vote, various foreign and national investments have been cancelled or taken to other countries, said the president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex), José Medina Mora. The […]
Bloquean damnificados de tormenta Max carretera Acapulco-Zihuatanejo
Residents of Tecpan blocked the national highway to demand that the federal government support families affected by tropical storm Max in October of last year. The blockade began around 8 a.m. on Tuesday in the community of Aguas Blancas, where around 120 protesters participated, carrying posters and banners with the names of streets and affected […]
Mexicans buy less mobile data
In Mexico, connectivity services have taken on a more important role in people’s daily lives after the health emergency caused by the pandemic. But despite this, in the last three years consumers have begun to reduce their spending on telephone recharges and mobile data plans. At the end of 2023, Mexicans spent an average of […]
Gunmen chase and shoot driver on Mexico-Querétaro highway
The driver of a semi-trailer was injured when he was chased and shot by armed men who followed him from Tepeji del Río and tried to steal the cargo unit from him before crossing the Mexico-Querétaro highway on Monday night. Police reported that the man was driving a tractor-trailer from the company Framaoca Ingeniería SA […]
China ranks as the third country of origin of migrants to Mexico (after the United States and Colombia)
More Chinese people applied for temporary residency in Mexico during 2023 than Cubans, making it the third most common country of origin among migrants in Mexico. According to data from the Mexican government, 5,018 Chinese people arrived in Mexico in 2023 to settle as temporary residents, a jump of 157% between 2019 and 2023. The […]
AMLO boasts of gentrification in CDMX and recommends a restaurant with few foreigners: “Mexico is in fashion”
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador boasted that in recent years foreigners have shown a preference for vacationing and living in Mexico, mainly in the city, assuring that the country has always had “a very good reputation in the world,” so he believes that Mexicans should feel proud. In his morning press conference today, the president […]