These drills come amid Donald Trump’s repeated claims of excessive Chinese influence over the crucial trade route, despite ...

By bnl editorial staff US helicopters have arrived in Panama to begin collaborative training exercises with local security forces, as tensions mount over the strategic waterway's future amid competing ...

To kick off the drills, three US Army helicopters arrived in Panama on Sunday – two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and a CH-47 ...

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

Panama has decided to step away from a major global project led by China. The country’s president, José Raúl Mulino, announced that it will not renew its deal with China’s Belt and Road ...

Panama would not renew a 2017 memorandum of understanding to join China’s overseas development initiative, known as the Belt and Road initiative, Mulino said, also suggesting that the deal with ...

Panama says it will not renew its agreement involving China’s premier foreign-investment program after Panamanian leaders met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marking another victory for ...

Billionaire Richard Li’s talks to expand his insurance business into mainland China have stalled after Beijing reacted with ...

China and Panama deny there is any interference in running the critical waterway, whose neutrality experts say has been vital to its success.

In 2017, China scored a major victory when Panama cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as its territory, and recognized Beijing instead.