Vietnamese Envoy Courts Trade, Investment during National Day Reception
Mexico is currently Vietnam’s second-largest trading partner in Latin America, and Vietnam is Mexico’s eighth-largest trade partner in Southeast Asia
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Iturbide’s Legacy: Independence and the Flag
Just as important as Hidalgo is the man that crafted the country’s independent separation from Spain after three centuries of colonization, Agustín de Iturbide
Read moreA Historic Moment for Mexico’s Supreme Court
Now, as the INE and the TEPJF face erosion under the new Plan B electoral reform, Mexico’s Supreme Court has a unique historic opportunity to safeguard, with the Constitution well in hand, the integrity of those key arbitrators
Read moreAzerbaijani Envoy Toasts Nation’s Independence Anniversary
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Azerbaijani Ambassador to Mexico Mammad Talibov and his wife Kamala Talibova hosted a diplomatic reception and buffet lunch at the President Intercontinental Hotel in Colonia Polanco on Friday, May 27. Azerbaijan, which first gained it independence on May 28, 1918, only to lose it 23 months later when the Soviets invaded. But while the Caucasian nation’s early
Read moreIsraeli Envoy Toasts Nation’s Independence amid Terror Attacks
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Israeli Ambassador to Mexico Zvi Tal and his wife Irit Tal hosted a reception at the Jewish Sports Center on Friday, May 6, to mark the anniversary of their nation’s independence, proclaimed by Ben Gurion in 1948. “Israel has always been the cradle of the Jewish people,” Tal told his guests, who included, for the first time
Read moreBangladeshi Envoy Touts Nation’s Economic Successes
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Bangladeshi Ambassador to Mexico Abida Islam hosted a lavish, sit-down buffet luncheon for friends and colleagues at Mexico City’s María Isabel Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, March 31, to mark the 51st anniversary of her nation’s independence. “In 2021, Bangladesh commemorated its Golden Jubilee of Independence, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, we could not celebrate that event,”
Read moreBangladeshi Embassy Hosts Culture Fest
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of an ongoing celebration of Bangladesh’s 51st Independence Day anniversary, that country’s ambassador to Mexico, Abida Islam, in cooperation with Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo Municipality, hosted a two-day festival of Central Asian art and culture in the capital’s Lincoln Park on Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27. Bangladesh won its independence from Pakistan on March
Read moreThe American Christmas that Changed the World
By RICH GRANT It is forever Christmas at McKonkey’s Ferry Inn. The dining room in this lovely tavern, located on the banks of the Delaware River, 42 miles upstream from Philadelphia, is always decorated as it would have been on Christmas night, 1776, when George Washington had his dinner here. As Washington dined, 2,400 of his men assembled outside along
Read morePortrait of Agustín de Iturbide, Mexico’s Other Great Liberator
By RICARDO CASTILLO Happy Mexican Independence Bicentennial Anniversary! Sure, most Mexicans still consider Sept. 16, 1810, as the nation’s Independence Day, but in point of fact, the country really gained its sovereignty more than 11 years later. And so, Monday, Sept. 27, is the day that Mexico as an independent nation actually turns 200. For all practical and festooning purposes,
Read moreMexico Celebrates Independence Day with Unexpected Guest
By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the eve of the anniversary of Mexico’s 1810 Independence, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) gave his “grito” to the nation from the balcony of the National Palace in the Historic Center of Mexico City, albeit scaled back due to covid-19 social distancing regulations. Rather than having a large crowd gather at
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