US CEOs seek China business gains from Trump-Xi summitAmerican business leaders are heading to China for a summit with President Xi Jinping. They aim to resolve ongoing business challenges and ...
12 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
The stunning way China is using America's own playbook to hit the US where it hurts most, and Washington has no idea how to respondChina Detains Panama-Flagged Ships: Nearly 70 Panamanian vessels held in Chinese ports. COSCO suspending operations at Balboa. A $2 billion...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
US accuses China of detaining Panama-flagged shipsThe United States accused China on Thursday of detaining Panama-flagged ships in the Asian country's ports, following a takeover by Panaman...
27 Mar, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
Pete Hegseth to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for canalDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to visit Panama to discuss Trump's claims of Chinese interference in the Panama Canal operations. Des...
05 Apr, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
Could Panama throw a new wrench into BlackRock's ports deal?BlackRock's acquisition of 40 ports, including two near the Panama Canal, is facing delays due to an audit by Panama's government on a conc...
03 Apr, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
We’re taking it back! Donald Trump wins Xi Jinping budges: President declares U.S is reclaiming Panama Canal as investors secure deal to buy Chinese-backed portsDonald Trump's consistent pressure around the Panama Canal has finally yielded some results as a Hong Kong conglomerate has now agreed upon...
06 Mar, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
CK Hutchison to sell stake in Panama ports to BlackRock group amid Trump pressureCK Hutchison Holdings has agreed to sell an 80% stake in Panama Ports Company to a consortium that includes BlackRock Inc for $14.21 billio...
06 Mar, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
BlackRock strikes $23 billion deal for ports on both sides of Panama Canal amid US-China tensionsA consortium of investors, led by BlackRock, has agreed to take majority stakes in ports across both sides of the Panama Canal from Hong Ko...
05 Mar, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Panama lawsuit requests axing Hong Kong firm's canal concessionTwo Panamanian lawyers filed a complaint aiming to cancel the concession of a Hong Kong-based company managing two ports on the Panama Cana...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Donald Trump warns again, says, 'The US is going to take back the Panama Canal, or something very powerful is going to happen'Donald Trump is again stressing his claims to retake the Panama Canal by a show of force if needed. Trump's warning is again directed at Ch...
03 Feb, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
Won't renew Belt and Road deal with China, says Panama president amid US pressurePanama has decided not to renew its participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), making it the first Latin American nation to l...
03 Feb, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
Why is Donald Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?US President Donald Trump aims to reclaim the Panama Canal, alleging Panama broke a neutrality pledge and that China controls the canal, wh...
29 Jan, 2025, 01.29 AM IST
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canalPresident Trump's comments about reclaiming the Panama Canal have provoked nationalist sentiment and concerns in Panama. Many Panamanians s...
22 Jan, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddlingThe Panama Canal will stay under Panamanian control, despite President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the US should retake it. Ricaurte V...
11 Jan, 2025, 10.37 AM IST
Trump's falsehoods aside, China's influence over global ports raises concernsThe growing influence of Chinese companies and the Chinese government over shipping and global ports, including the Panama Canal, has becom...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisisThe new record comes despite the global trade crisis caused by supply chain failures and port congestion created by the pandemic, which hav...
29 Oct, 2021, 08.58 AM IST
Memorable rite of passage: Witness Panama Canal crossingYou can opt for a 10-day round trip sailings from Ft Lauderdale into the expanded Canal.
24 May, 2018, 05.20 AM IST