Cuba-USA Cultural Exchange Examined During LASA 2019

Several speakers today spoke on the cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States during the administrations of Barack Obama (2009-2017) and Donald Trump, as part of the congress of the Association of Studies Latin American (LASA).

EU Upholds Opposition to Helms-Burton, its Ambassador in Cuba Says (+Photos)

The European Union (EU) currently has a very steadfast position against the extraterritorial application of the Helms-Burton Law against Cuba, the EU bloc’s ambassador in Havana, Alberto Navarro, said.

China’s Industrial Sector Profits Drop in April 2019

Profits of China”s industrial companies dropped 3.7 percent in April when a value added tax (VAT) cut was implemented to boost consumption, official sources said Monday.

1st Havana Poetry Biennial Begins

The First Havana Poetry Biennial begun on Monday with reading sessions of the work by intellectuals Nancy Morejon, Arthur Richard Flower and Yu Er, at the headquarters of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC, in Spanish).

IMF Says, ‘Consumers Are Biggest Victims in a Trade War’

US and Chinese consumers are the biggest victims in current commercial tensions that dominate their governments, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed.