SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Top global developers create ultimate user experience at Chile’s StarTech Conference
SANTIAGO — Adobe, Microsoft, Mozilla, Yahoo and Harvard Business School’s top developers and evangelists shared the stage with top Chilean developers and delivered a phenomenal conference to over 800 Chilean developers, startup founders and tech enthusiasts at the first StarTech Conference hosted at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago, Chile. About one week ago, Rodrigo [...]
Chile toasts to Czech independence with embassy celebration
In the Embassy of the Czech Republic, people gathered to commemorate the Oct. 28 holiday, the official day of first independent state of Czechoslovakia resulting from the end of World War I. To honor the day, the Czech community in Chile gathers Czech citizens, children of Czech citizens and people who simply enjoy speaking the language [...]
President Piñera makes official visit to Paraguay
On his first official day in Asunción, Paraguay, President Sebastián Piñera, laid a wreath of laurels in the National Pantheon of Heroes, where he also led the unveiling of a plaque to mark the bicentennial of that country. President Piñera participated on the morning of Oct. 26 in a welcoming ceremony at the Lopez Presidential Palace, in the city of Asunción, where he will hold a working meeting with the president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, and [...]
U.S. government worried about disease that killed millions of Chilean fish
SEATTLE / SANTIAGO — U.S. senators are willing to spend more money on the research of the so-called infectious salmon anemia (ISA), which has killed millions of farmed salmon in Chile. After several infected fish were found on the U.S. Atlantic coast, the fishing industry is fearing a serious disease outbreak for the Northern Atlantic [...]
Volcanic activity from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle in Chile delays flights
Editor’s update: At this time LAN has reinstated flights to and from Jorge Newbery and Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza in Argentina as official reports have shown that there is no longer any volcanic ash in the air. People can check their flight information on the LAN website or by calling 600 526 2000. BUENOS AIRES — Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon [...]
Chile stands among the last countries on OECD quality of life report
Chile was ranked last for income, education and the quality of environment, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD report on well-being released Oct. 12. The report also ranked Chile as having poor performance in safety, community and housing. However, Chile received a good rating in employment and work-life balance. The countries that have the [...]
Apple founder, Steve Jobs, is dead
According to Apple, Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former chief executive of Apple, has died. He was 56 years old. Apple said in a press release that it was “deeply saddened” to announced that Mr. Jobs had passed away on Wednesday. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and [...]
Chile’s international reserves moving to Chinese yuan
Foreign currency reserves, including Chile’s, have traditionally included the US dollar, the euro and the yen. Due to the recent volatility of these currencies, Chile has begun to convert some of their central reserves to China’s yuan, also known as the renminbi. China is recognized for having the world’s second largest economy and is in the race [...]
New international magazine on Patagonia’s nature, culture, travel and outdoors set to launch
Leading journalists specialized in Chilean and Argentine Patagonia have come together in the Patagon Journal, a new magazine whose mission is to “build a greater appreciation, understanding and environmental stewardship of Patagonia.” The Patagonia region of Chile and Argentina hosts some of the planet’s last, large expanses of pristine wild nature. It is a global [...]
Sultan of Oman congratulates Chile’s president and people
MUSCAT, OMAN: According to the Times of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to Chile’s President, Sebastian Pinera, on the occasion of Chile’s Independence Day celebrations. In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes to President Pinera and the friendly people of [...]