The Federal Ministry of Tourism reported last week that European tourism in Mexico grew 7.4 percent between January and July this year, compared with the same period last year.

Mexico’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, passed President Felipe Calderon’s controversial labor reform bill last Saturday.

Hundreds of union members march in Guadalajara Wednesday in protest at the labor reform package under discussion in Congress.

The Banco de Mexico  has issued a one-kilogram commemorative gold coin that concludes its Independence Bicentennial numismatic program.

Two U.S. Justice Department officials were forced to step down on Wednesday when the Inspector General made public the findings of a 19-month investigation into the botched “Operation Fast and Furious.”

President Felipe Calderon has presented Congress’ lower house with a bill proposing significant changes to Mexico’s outdated labor law that he says will complete the country’s transformation to a more competitive and modern economy.