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Mexico’s Peña Nieto Unveils Massive Development Plan to Help 52 Million Living in Poverty
May 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
President Enrique Peña Nieto unveiled the National Development Plan, calling the project a "roadmap" that will allow Mexico's people and government to work "together toward a new stage in the country." continue reading »
Mexican Officials Meet with Chinese Hoping Expand Relations
May 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade met with Chinese officials on Monday in Beijing to discuss how the two countries can expand bilateral relations. continue reading »
Top Restaurant in Mexico Turning to Ancient Cooking Techniques in Preparing Dishes
May 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chefs in Mexico increasingly turn to pre-Columbian cooking techniques and to local producers for their raw materials in an attempt to live in harmony with the land that supplies the ingredients for their culinary creations. "Modern chefs are very rightly concerned about sustainability because we see the waste that is happening in the countryside continue reading »
Mexico’s Tourism Grew 4 Percent in 2012, Generating $11 Billion
May 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Economic activity associated with tourism grew 4 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, Mexico's INEGI statistics service said Monday. continue reading »
Mexican Climber is 1st to Double Summit on Everest in 1 Climbing Season
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican David Liaño Gonzalez on Sunday became the first climber to double summit on Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, in the same season, the climb's organizers said. continue reading »
Judge Orders Trial for Suspects in Killing of Malcolm X’s Grandson in Mexico
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A Mexican judge has ordered the two waiters accused of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of U.S. political activist Malcolm X, to stand trial, the District Attorney's Office said. continue reading »
China Welcomes Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade begins a working visit Sunday to China, where he hopes to bolster bilateral relations and "start a new stage of cooperation," the Foreign Relations Secretariat said. continue reading »
Mexico to Create Special Unit to Investigate the Missing
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico's Government Secretariat and federal Attorney General's Office will soon create a joint unit to investigate and solve the cases of thousands of missing persons. continue reading »
Mexico, Brazil Looking to Boost Trade Relations Without Free-trade Pacts
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade visited his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, with whom he agreed to promote a series of business meetings to boost bilateral trade. continue reading »
Nestle Invests $130 Million in Factory Expansion in Mexico
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated a 1.6-billion-peso ($130-million) expansion of a Nestle instant coffee factory in the central city of Toluca. The project has boosted the plant's productive capacity by 30 percent, making it the world's biggest facility of its kind, Nestle Mexico CEO Marcelo Melchior said during Friday's ceremony. continue reading »
Bill Gates Takes Back World’s Richest Person, Slim is Number 2
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest person, a position he lost in 2007 to Mexico's Carlos Slim due to fluctuations in the Microsoft mogul's stock market investments, according to Bloomberg's daily index. continue reading »
Pemex Discovers Deep-Water Find in Gulf of Mexico
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said it detected the presence of oil at a deep-water field in the Gulf of Mexico. "There are clear signs of the presence of hydrocarbons in Maximino, but final tests are still needed to fully confirm it," Pemex announced on Twitter. continue reading »
Jenni Rivera’s Final Concert to Air on Mun2
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The May 19 episode of the Mun2 series "I Love Jenni" will air the concert Jenni Rivera gave before getting on the plane that crashed hours later, taking the lives of the artist and another six people. continue reading »
Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano Spews Ash, Gas
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Columns of gas and ash 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high were detected after two strong explosions from the Popocatepetl volcano, Mexico's Cenapred disaster-management agency said Friday. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: General in Mexican Army takes Over Public Safety in Michoacan
May 17, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
A general in the Mexican army was sworn-in Thursday as public safety secretary in the western state of Michoacan, which is home to several powerful criminal organizations and a growing vigilante movement. Maj. Gen. Alberto Reyes Vaca will have command of the state police and of federal security forces stationed in Michoacan. continue reading »
