Seminar on Fidel Castro and Ho Chi Minh's thought begins in Havana

Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The 1st Fidel Castro and Ho Chi Minh Academic Seminar began this Tuesday in the Cuban capital, focused on two global figures linked by their thought and history.

Sports

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially launches mascots

Beijing, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) China has chosen Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon as the official mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Science

Nicaraguan doctor highlights importance of Cuban medical cooperation

Managua, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan doctor María Esther Betanco stressed on Wednesday the importance of Cuban medical cooperation given the quality and professionalism of the island's doctors.

Opinion

UNRWA Commissioner-General visits Syria

Damascus, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Pierre Krähenbühl, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), spoke Tuesday with Syrian authorities and acknowledged the support given to the organization's work by the government.

Culture

Oralitura Habana, event to Enrich the Improvisation Universe

Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) This will be an exchange to favor the improvised universe of the world, said improviser Roly Ávalos, member of the organizing committee of the first meeting of poetic improvisation, Oralitura Habana.

Economy

China's deputy finance minister travels to US for trade talks

Beijing, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) China's Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min has traveled on Wednesday to the United States to hold trade talks that could pave the way for a new round of high-level negotiations between the two powers, local press reported.