China’s Hydropower Development in Latin America Paul Shortell ˙ Jun 24, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Itaipú / kvn.jns / CC BY-SA 2.0 A near doubling in China’s electricity demand over the past decade has fueled development of the country’s hydropower industry. Read more +
Abe’s Agenda in Latin America Paul Shortell ˙ Jun 18, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America HE Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan / CSIS / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s tour of Latin America this summer will be the first Japanese state visit to the region in a decade. Read more +
The New Education Plan in Brazil Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Jun 17, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog Gustavo Lima/Câmara dos Deputados Brazilian Congress passed a new National Education Plan. What are its goals?Read more +
Gauging China’s Role in Brazil’s Energy Sector Margaret Myers ˙ Jun 9, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Wind Power Plants in Xinjiang, China / 林慕尧, Chris Lim / CC BY-SA 2.0 Chinese activity in Brazilian energy remains mostly concentrated in the oil sector.Read more +
Storms Ahead for Education in Latin America Ariel Fiszbein ˙ May 28, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog By Gobierno de Chile (Presidenta Bachelet decreta Estado de Excepción Constitucional de Catástrofe para Arica y Parinacota y Tarapacá) [CC BY 3.0 CL] Latin American governments will decide to advance education reforms as a way of responding to growing challenges.Read more +
China’s Economic Presence in Latin America Guo Jie ˙ Apr 29, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Untitled / Wen Chuan Tan / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 China’s economic growth over the past ten years has become an important factor for Latin America’s development. Read more +
Responses to the 2012 PISA Results in Latin America Alexandra Solano, Scott Odell, T'Nia Crutchfield ˙ Apr 3, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog By Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile from Santiago, Chile [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons An analysis of the trends in content of coverage of the 2012 PISA results in Latin America. What does it tell us and why should we care?Read more +
Teacher Status Around the World ˙ Mar 27, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog “Teacher Checking up on Pupils’ Progress”/Christoph Derndorfer/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 How are teachers perceived by the public? A look at what 21 countries think.Read more +
Education Reform in Rio de Janeiro: A model for reform? Jeffrey Puryear ˙ Mar 12, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog “Secretária municipal de educação do Rio de Janeiro,Claudia Costin” / CC BY-SA 2.0 Reforms in Rio de Janerio aimed to raise levels of learning quickly. What has been the result and what can other LAC countries learn?Read more +
Chinese News Coverage of Latin America Margaret Myers ˙ Feb 3, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Chinese News / SubZeroConciousness / CC BY 2.0 Photo Credit: Chinese News/SubZeroConciousness/CC BY 2.0 Mexico featured in more Chinese headlines this month than any other Latin American nation.Read more +
China-Latin America Economic Relations in 2013 Margaret Myers ˙ Jan 15, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America The Dialogue is pleased to share the 2013 China-Latin America Economic Bulletin.Read more +
2012 PISA Results: LAC continues to lag ˙ Dec 4, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog Pisa test document / Theo Müller / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.5 Key takeaways for the eight Latin American countries that participated in the 2012 PISA.Read more +
Chinese Reactions to the Brazil Protests Margaret Myers ˙ Jul 16, 2013 ˙ Asia & Latin America Protests in Brazil are currently the focus of discussion and debate within Chinese government institutions.Read more +
Asian Firms in Brazil’s Oil & Gas Bidding Rounds Margaret Myers ˙ Jun 20, 2013 ˙ Asia & Latin America In May of this year, Brazil offered 289 non-pre-sal conventional oil and gas blocks to international bidders.Read more +
Chinese News Coverage of Latin America Margaret Myers ˙ Jan 7, 2013 ˙ Chinese News / SubZeroConciousness / CC BY 2.0 Photo Credit: Chinese News/SubZeroConciousness/CC BY 2.0 Highlights from Chinese news about Latin America in December.Read more +