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Paraguay’s Stock Exchange Shatters Trading Volume Record

Paraguay’s Stock Exchange Shatters Trading Volume Record

Paraguay’s Asuncion Stock Exchange (BVA) has achieved a historic milestone, with trading volumes reaching Gs. 27 billion – equivalent to approximately US$ 3.4 billion – during the first half of 2025. This represents a 26.7% increase compared to...

Asunción’s Airport: A First-Time Visitor’s Guide To Silvio Pettirossi in Paraguay

Asunción’s Airport: A First-Time Visitor’s Guide To Silvio Pettirossi in Paraguay

Arriving in a new country brings excitement, and often some uncertainty. Your new destination is Paraguay. That means Silvio Pettirossi International Airport most likely will be your first point of contact. What can you expect upon landing? How is...

Paraguay’s National Transplant Day: Over 300 People Awaiting Organ Donation

Paraguay’s National Transplant Day: Over 300 People Awaiting Organ Donation

To raise awareness about the importance of organ donation, Paraguay celebrated National Transplant Day on July 9 once again. According to the National Institute of Ablation and Transplantation (INAT), 94 transplants have been successfully...

From Humble Roots To Manchester United! Who Is Paraguayan Prodigy Diego León?

From Humble Roots To Manchester United! Who Is Paraguayan Prodigy Diego León?

Manchester United have officially announced the signing of Paraguayan teenager Diego León from football club Cerro Porteño. The left-back joins the English top team on a long-term deal valued at approximately US$9.5 million, including...

Prabowo Says Brazilian President Will Lead Businesspeople to Indonesia

Prabowo Says Brazilian President Will Lead Businesspeople to Indonesia

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto stated that President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will bring hundreds of businesspeople to Indonesia. Prabowo conveyed this in a joint press statement during a meeting with Brazilian President...

Transfer Market: Esperance’s $300,000 offer for a Palestinian international player rejected!

Transfer Market: Esperance’s $300,000 offer for a Palestinian international player rejected!

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp TN Sport has learned that Augustin Mansour, a Palestinian international player for Paraguay’s Guarani team, has received an official offer from Esperance Tunis for a transfer during the summer transfer window....

Paraguay winger Sosa completes Palmeiras move

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras completed the signing of Paraguay international winger Ramon Sosa from Nottingham Forest, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old signed a five-year contract after completing a...

Paraguay Ascends To New Heights With 2025 Hot Air Balloon World Championship

Paraguay Ascends To New Heights With 2025 Hot Air Balloon World Championship

Paraguay will host the inaugural Hot Air Balloon World Championship 2025. The event will be held from August 28 to 31 in Yguazú, in the department of Alto Paraná. The upcoming tournament will bring together 30 pilots from over 20 countries...

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds video briefing with Latin American counterparts

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds video briefing with Latin American counterparts

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 9 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the...

World News | Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar Holds Video Briefing with Latin American Counterparts

World News | Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar Holds Video Briefing with Latin American Counterparts

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 9 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the...

President Trump says he'll attend Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium

President Trump says he'll attend Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium

United States President Donald Trump will be at the Club World Cup final on Sunday. Speaking with reporters at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump confirmed his plans to attend the 3 p.m. final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The match will pit...

Junior golfers off on international travels

Junior golfers off on international travels

Created: Jul 09, 2025 11:00 AM Fletcher Logie, left, Cole Graham and Lachlan Soutter are heading to Pinehurst A number of Bermuda’s promising golfers will get a taste of international competition in the coming few weeks. AOliver Betschart and...

Taiwan's FM leads business delegation to Paraguay

Taiwan's FM leads business delegation to Paraguay

Taipei, July 9 (CNA) Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) is leading a business delegation to Paraguay to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and to deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation, the Ministry...

Guns, Smugglers, and a Journalist’s Murder on the Paraguay-Brazil Border

Guns, Smugglers, and a Journalist’s Murder on the Paraguay-Brazil Border

An analysis by Forbidden Stories of 117 Glock firearms seized by authorities in Brazil and Paraguay found that approximately 89 originated in the U.S. An additional ten were Austrian-manufactured Glocks exported to its U.S. subsidiary, Glock Inc....

Investigations of Murdered Paraguayan Journalists Live On

Investigations of Murdered Paraguayan Journalists Live On

On September 6, 2022, journalist Humberto Coronel was shot eight times and killed as he was leaving Radio Amambay 570 AM, where he worked in Pedro Juan Caballero, a city on Paraguay’s eastern border with Brazil. The assailant opened fire from a...

Asu Coffee Fest 2025: The Must-Attend Event For Coffee Lovers In Paraguay

Asu Coffee Fest 2025: The Must-Attend Event For Coffee Lovers In Paraguay

‘Road to Asu Coffee Fest’ is a five-part storytelling series by The Asunción Times, leading up to the lively Asu Coffee Fest, Paraguay’s premier coffee celebration on July 12 and 13 2025. Guided by Sol and Diego, two passionate coffee enthusiasts...

Taiwan Launches Largest-Ever Military Drills Amid 2027 War Fears

Taiwan Launches Largest-Ever Military Drills Amid 2027 War Fears

As tensions with China escalate, Taiwan’s record-breaking Han Kuang military exercises simulate cyberattacks, amphibious invasions, and urban warfare—amid growing concerns of war by 2027. On July 9, Taiwan will launch its annual Han Kuang military...

How early has a defending champion exited an international tournament?

How early has a defending champion exited an international tournament?

“The Lionesses will be out of Euro 2025 after two games if they lose to the Netherlands on Wednesday and France avoid defeat against Wales,” laments Sarah Cassidy. “Would that be the earliest a defending champion has been eliminated at a major...

PM Modi expresses deep appreciation to Paraguay for its strong condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his “deep appreciation” to Paraguay for its “strong condemnation” of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack as he held a “comprehensive discussion” with President Santiago Pena Palacios in...

Harvest Concluded: Paraguay’s Sesame Production Reaches Record High In 2025

Harvest Concluded: Paraguay’s Sesame Production Reaches Record High In 2025

Paraguay’s sesame production has reached a historic milestone this 2024-2025 season, with output totalling 70,000 tonnes, an 89 per cent increase compared to the 2023-2024 season. Approximately 90 per cent of Paraguay’s sesame production is...

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