By MELISSA T. CASTRO Japanese fans at the Qatar Soccer World Cup are leaving the rest of the world in awe. At the end of their country’s opening match, in which Japan delivered an impressive performance propelling them to a 2-1 win over Germany on Wednesday, Nov. 23, they showed the rest of the world how to clean up their
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has repeatedly touted promises that at least 50 percent of Mexico’s automotive factories will be rolling out electric cars by the year 2030. But General Motors’ (GM) Mexico head Francisco Garza is looking at a far more conservative figure, foreseeing just 15 percent of the vehicles produced in the
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO Mexico’s Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), announced late Saturday, Nov. 19, that the Cuban-made Soberana vaccine has been approved for nationwide use against covid-19. The Soberana vaccine, uses a conjugate of the receptor-binding “S” protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus recombined with a tetanus toxoid. Mexican Undersecretary of Public Health Hugo López-Gatell had
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO Mexico’s Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater is slated to host a one-night-only performance of renowned Japanese dancer and choreographer Yumiko Yoshioka, a member of the first generation of Butoh dancers, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. Yoshioka will perform “Before the Dawn,” a scenic introspection on human transformation. Butoh, also known as the Japanese Dance of
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO EDINBURGH, Scotland — Originally founded as a monastery in 1128 AD, today the Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Queen in Scotland. Set against a stunning backdrop of Arthur’s Seat, and on the opposite end of Edinburgh Castle via The Royal Mile, this is a must-see on any trip to Edinburgh. Holyroodhouse has
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO A dinosaur outing may just be the perfect family-friendly activity to keep the kids entertained in Mexico City during these last days of summer vacation. Parque Naucalli, just outside the city limits in Naucalpan, takes its visitors 65 million years back in time with the interactive exhibit Robotic Dinosaurs. It may not be Jurassic Park, but
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO While the Barbie pop-up shop at Mexico City’s Palacio de Hierro Polanco is drawing hundreds of visitors, all wanting to catch a glimpse of the 30 special edition dolls shipped in for the occasion, Mattel (the company that produces Barbie) is causing pain in the Mexican business sector. Mattel announced on Wednesday, July 25, that it will
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO If you’re feeling a bit adventurous in the next two months, and you’re not terrified of heights, then the 2018 edition of Teotihuacán Dinner in the Sky might be right up your alley. Taking place on the third weekend of August and September, Dinner in the Sky guarantees it’s diners a spectacular view of this UNESCO
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By MELISSA T. CASTRO It’s a species that’s rarely heard of, even more rarely seen, and soon it won’t be seen at all. The vaquita porpoise is the world’s most rare marine mammal, and with estimated numbers plummeting to about 30, it is on the brink of extinction. Considering the estimated numbers of vaquitas in 2008 was at 567, there
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