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Mexican porpoise facing extinction due to illegal fishing
Demand for totoaba maw in China drives lucrative illegal trade with vaquita 'collateral damage'
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Caption: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski giving his first speech as president in August (image by Presidencia del Perú https://www.presidencia.gob.pe/img/slide-5.jpg [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons)
Peruvian president questions interoceanic railway
Kuczynski casts further doubt on proposed mega-project whilst in China on first presidential trip
Caption: Leaders of the BRICS countries pictured in 2014.
Markets lack confidence in new BRICS bank
Green groups and investors sceptical about sustainability of new multilateral lender’s policies
Caption: The Sierra do Divisor National Park which straddles the Brazil-Peru border (image: Agência de Noticias do Acre)
Transcontinental railroad would require a new city in the Amazon: report
Authorities in Brazil and Peru express concern over “enormous” impacts of planned 5000km railway
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New China-led development bank mindful to co-operate with critics
Expanding AIIB is determined to avoid mistakes and “reputational damage” in its first projects
Caption: Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain is a huge draw for tourists, but the city’s upgraded transport network will not cater to residents during the Olympics (image: Eder Sales/ Wikicommons).
Rio transport hamstrung by decades of neglect
Chronic lack of investment, missed deadlines and accidents will impact mobility at the Games
Caption: The Toromocho copper mine in Peru’s central Andean region, 4,500m above sea level (imagen: PCM PERÚ Perú).
Peru’s new government wants more mining, more China
PPK’s Peru to expand into mineral refining as conflicts over jobs, environmental standards persist
Caption: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has presided over a deep economic crisis since replacing Hugo Chávez in 2013. The opposition is calling for his removal from office (image: AFP photo/ Leo Ramirez)
China and Latin America: strategic relations in times of change
Chinese experts predict new pragmatism as Venezuela crumbles but the right also faces challenges
Caption: A petrol tanker on Lake Maracaíbo, Venezuela (image: Wilfredorrh).
China is a long-term player in Venezuela’s energy future
Oil-for-loans deals are opaque but criticisms of China arise from domestic political disputes
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China raises alarm over Argentine beef
Batch of meat with traces of antibiotic a one-off, officials say, but some experts are sceptical