U.S. oil prices crashed to the negative territory for the first time in history on Monday, fueled by pandemic-related demand shock and oversupply fears.... More
As businesses lose revenue, unemployment is likely to increase sharply, transforming a supply-side shock to a wider demand-side shock for the economy.... More
The COVID-19 pandemic "represents a threat to everybody in the world and ... it has an economic impact that will bring a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.... More
Cuba's deputy agriculture minister Ydael Perez Brito has said that among the strategies of this sector to ensure food production in the face of the challenge represented by COVID-19 are the strengthening of collection tasks and the increase in planting.... More
Robotics and automation could play an increasingly important role in combating infectious diseases such as COVID-19, according to an editorial published Wednesday on Science Robotics.... More
China has cemented its position as a global 5G leader thanks to significant operator investment and growing enthusiasm among consumers and enterprises, said GSMA, an international association of mobile operators in a report released Tuesday.... More
A Cuban delegation, headed by David Lobaina, representative for Central Europe of the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR), is participating in the international tourism fair in Hungary, which opened at the Hungexpo fairgrounds in Budapest.... More
Cuba was selected among the world's 25 most popular destinations, according to the Travellers' Choice 2020 awards, organized by the largest travel website TripAdvisor.... More
The 22nd International Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, raised a record 4.7 million U.S. dollars from its traditional auction of one-of-a-kind cigar humidors.... More
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez attended this Friday the Annual Review of the Tourism Sector for 2019 with Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz.... More
Cuba participated in the latest edition of the “DANISH TRAVEL SHOW” fair, held February 21 to 23 at the “MCH Messecenter” site in the city of Herning, in Denmark.... More
The XXII Habanos Festival opens Monday, February 24th in Havana, with a big Welcome Evening. The brands taking center stage during this year’s event are Bolívar, Montecristo, which celebrates its 85th anniversary, and Romeo y Julieta, on its 145th anniversary.... More
From the southern tip of Argentina to Mexico, Chinese technology is helping boost productivity and raise standards of living with innovations in transportation, agriculture, renewable energy, e-commerce and other sectors.... More
The Habanos Festival, the most prestigious event in the world dedicated to Premium Cigars, will be celebrating its 22nd Edition in the Cuban capital from February 24th through the 28th.... More
