Energy
Petronas and Argentina ink deal for major LNG plant, gas pipeline
Project plans $10bn investment initially, with output of 5m tonnes in 1st year
Economy
Currencies
Superstrong dollar threatens debt crisis across emerging economies
Mexico pressured to follow Fed hikes, while Sri Lanka's repayment costs soar
Energy
Panama Canal toll hike looms as new East Asian energy risk
Japan braces for higher import costs of household fuel LPG
Interview
CHIPS Act will help boost semiconductor investment in Mexico: official
Intel and Texas Instruments 'express interest' in possible expansion
Agriculture
Banana growers fight renewed extinction risk as lethal fungus spreads
Resurgence of Panama disease threatens one of world's most valuable crops
Indo-Pacific
Costa Rica wants to join CPTPP, president says
Other Latin American countries also seek to expand trade in Asia
Trade
Singapore, South American Mercosur bloc conclude trade pact talks
Investments in Brazil by Singapore could grow $2bn by 2041, ministry says
Opinion
Ukraine war divides Western alliance from the Global South
BRICS nations have long aspired to a new world order
Opinion
Inflation functions as a tax on the weakest
Serious shortages are taking hold of the essential elements of life
Climate Change
'Ghost' carbon credits still alive despite end of forest project
Out-of-date database undermines battle against CO2: Nikkei investigation
Interview
Colombian central bank chief sounds alarm over U.S. rate hikes
Leonardo Villar hints at another rate increase in June to tame 'very strong inflation'
Trade
Ecuador applies for CPTPP membership to diversify trade
South American nation seeks to reduce reliance on oil
Politics
Chile's CPTPP membership in limbo with leftist win
Millennial Boric scores presidency by tapping into frustrations over inequality
Opinion
Southeast Asia risks stumbling toward a South American future
Current trajectory suggests region will struggle to escape middle-income trap
Opinion
Why the BRICs nations have not turned the world upside down
Grouping was never ready for today's crop of leaders
Trade
'No special treatment' for China's CPTPP bid: Mexican trade official
Undersecretary de la Mora says Beijing's application will face necessary screening
Interview
Brazil's central bank eyes bigger rate hike to step up tightening
December increase will exceed 1.5 points if 'necessary,' monetary policy director says
Interview
Colombia invites Japan to be full member of Pacific Alliance
Vice president sees growing interest around Asia in trade pacts with Latin America
Currencies
From Turkey to South Korea, strong dollar squeezes the energy-poor
Higher U.S. interest rates drive investors to greenback
