Chile State of Catastrophe: 100,000 Cut Off by Floods
Chile State of Catastrophe covers Coquimbo and Huasco after extreme rains. Over 100,000 people are isolated and hundreds of homes...
July 20, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Chile Chinese Fishing Vessels Serviced Despite US Sanctions
Chile’s ASMAR shipyard serviced Chinese fishing vessels, including two sanctioned by US OFAC for forced labour, a new report reveals...
July 20, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA fell 0.56% to 10,886 on Friday, driven by a broad decline in lithium, retail and bank shares...
July 20, 2026
Chilean Cinema Rises with Venice Film Festival Short Pick
Alba Gaviraghi’s first fiction short Una Fortaleza enters Venice’s Orizzonti Corti as Chilean cinema rises, with her feature Hijas Únicas...
July 19, 2026
Chile Begins Restoring Mural Hidden Since 1973 Coup
Chile has begun restoring Julio Escámez’s 42 sq m mural “Principio y fin” in Chillán’s city hall, hidden under layers...
July 19, 2026
CMPC and Arauco ride pulp rebound as CCU reshuffles under new CEO
Chile pulp rebound fuels CMPC's $4B Brazil mill plan and Arauco's record 3.5M-tonne plant, while CCU names Eduardo Ffrench-Davis as...
July 18, 2026
China’s Battery Tax Hits Chile Lithium Miner SQM
China will impose a 2% lithium battery tax from Sept 2026, ending a decade-long exemption. SQM shares fell 4% in...
July 18, 2026
US Work Visas Open to Skilled Latin Americans
Second-step migration is pushing skilled Latin Americans toward the US. Which visa fits — TN, EB-2 NIW, EB-1A or O-1A...
July 17, 2026
LATAM Targets Record 410-Jet Fleet, Upsizes Aircraft for World Cup Final
LATAM targets record 410-jet fleet by end-2026, adding first Embraer E195-E2 jets for new Brazil routes and a $360M Dreamliner...
July 17, 2026