Nine people died and dozens were injured on May 22, when a fierce wind surge caused the collapse of a stage at a campaign rally for Lorenia Canavati, the Citizens Movement (MC) candidate for mayor of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo Leon.

Mexico ranked fourth worldwide in the number of “excess deaths” during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an independent commission installed in February to examine how Mexico managed the global health emergency.

The chaos spawned by the claims of massive fraud in the 2020 U.S. elections brought wry smiles to the faces of many Mexicans.

On May 11, China Southern Airlines will launch its first passenger flight from Shenzhen to Mexico City, thus setting a new record as the longest nonstop regular commercial flight to originate in China.

Executives of China’s  BYD Auto, currently the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, met recently with Jalisco government officials to discuss the possibility of building a factory in this state, Secretary of Economic Development Roberto Arechederra confirmed last week.

Although convicted felons lose their right to vote in elections in Mexico, those being held in jail while awaiting trial and/or sentencing are theoretically eligible to cast their votes. This has rarely happened, however.