Chile

A Chilean master of modest design wins architecture’s top prize

The new Chinese-funded Chancay megaport in Peru exemplifies China's strategic infrastructure approach in Latin America.

US-China rivalry in Latin America: a race for influence

Far-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast has promised to kick out migrants and cut taxes.

The irresistible temptation of Chile’s polarised politics

An empty bar in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean economy, once the wonder of Latin America, has barely been growing in recent years, and the investment boom of the 1990s and 2000s is long past.
THE BROAD VIEW

Chile’s unhappy success

Intense rains that have lashed Chile in recent days caused a giant sinkhole to open underneath this high-end property in the resort city of Vina del Mar, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents.

Sinkholes threaten luxury property in Chile's resort city

SQM’s scheme of arrangement deal for Azure requires 75 per cent of voting shareholders to back the deal, and already has implicit support of around 43 per cent.

Aussie billionaire threatens to sink SQM's A$1.56 billion lithium deal

“The most important thing, is that we’re not limiting ourselves to just the extraction of lithium, but we’ll be creating value chains and transferring knowledge,” says Chilean Presidential candidate Gabriel Boric.

China’s Tsingshan to invest US$233.2 million in lithium: Chilean president

Chilean president Gabriel Boric arriving at the South American Presidents' Summit at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 30, 2023.

How the far left paves the way for the far right

BHP estimates the world needs to double the amount of copper produced over the next 30 years to keep pace with the development of decarbonisation technology.

BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mine

Scientists discover ancient cemetery of flying reptiles in Chile's Atacama desert

Scientists discover ancient cemetery of flying reptiles in Chile's Atacama desert