Paraguay to reestablish ties with Venezuela after extended pause
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay and Venezuela have decided to reestablish diplomatic ties, the Paraguayan foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, after the South American countries broke off relations nearly five…
Paraguay courts Taiwanese investors, warns against China reliance – finance minister
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay is seeking more Taiwanese investment to diversify its farm-driven economy focused on exporting raw materials to China, incoming Finance Minister Carlos Fernandez…
Paraguay president-elect to visit ‘great friend’ Taiwan’s Tsai
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, will visit Taiwan this week and meet “great friend” President Tsai Ing-wen, he said on Sunday, shoring up a relationship at a time China is…
Paraguay election result calms fear of another Taiwan ally falling (for now)
By Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION (Reuters) – News of Santiago Pena’s election victory in Paraguay will be cheered by officials in Taiwan, which faces an uphill battle against China’s economic muscle to keep…
Paraguay election race puts Taiwan ties on a knife-edge
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and open relations with China if the opposition wins the election in April, its presidential candidate Efrain Alegre told…
U.S., Paraguay discuss ways to deepen trade ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from the United States and Paraguay met this week in Washington to discuss ways to deepen trade ties between the two countries under a Trade and Investment Framework…
Pilot Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited from Paraguay
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RONIER SANCHEZ…
U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Brazilian Citizen From Paraguay For Participation In Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Schemes
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KASSEM HIJAZI, a citizen of Brazil, was extradited to the United States from Paraguay on July 8,…
AP: Trump says US, China have reached deal
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has canceled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports as part of a modest interim agreement that de-escalates a 17-month trade…
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