Alasdair Baverstock
CGTN America
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Underwater rugby kicks off in Mexico City
In Mexico, a country more interested in football, there’s a growing sport that most traditional rugger fans have never heard of: underwater rugby. → Read More
CROSSING BORDERS: Human side of illegal immigration -the children
The human side of illegal immigration - from Mexico to the U.S.- through the eyes of their U.S.-born children. A Mexican family separated for 20 years - allowed to reunite, for a short time, as part of a U-S migrant reunion program. → Read More
Crossing Borders: Mexican family reunited in US-the daughter's perspective
A Mexican family separated for 20 years - allowed to reunite, for a short time, as part of a U.S. migrant reunion program. In part two, we hear more from the daughter, whose illegal journey to the U-S still worries her. → Read More
Crossing Borders: One Mexican family reunited temporarily
In the first part of our series examining the human side of illegal immigration in the United States, we follow a Mexican family separated for years, then allowed to reunite. → Read More
Mexico's president launches program to stem rising drug addiction
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has launched a new anti-drug program to stem the rising rates of drug addiction in young people. → Read More
Mexico's investment in green tech, renewable energies declines
World leaders are looking to bring their renewable energy sources up to date in line with the Paris Climate Accord. But in Mexico, the president has other ideas. → Read More
Mexican engineer develops eco-friendly sweetener that could help diabetics worldwide
Diabetes is a growing problem worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that it affects more than 420 million people and is on the rise. → Read More
Controversy in Oaxaca, Mexico over Latin America's biggest wind farm
Countries across the world are increasingly looking to renewable energy sources to limit the impact of environmental damage to the planet. Mexico, for example, recently installed Latin America's largest windfarm, but it has caused problems within the local community. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports. → Read More
Immersive school teaches foreign students Spanish
A school in Mexico offers a chance to brush-up on Spanish-language skills - quickly. Foreign students have the opportunity to learn from those who speak the language best: the locals. → Read More
Mountain region of Mexico produces special coffee beans
Global supply chains for coffee start in some of the world's poorest and most remote communities. They've been the hardest hit with prices slumping to a 12-year low. But one community in Mexico is going strong. → Read More
Award winning ecology effort streams new life into Mexican region
A once barren gully on a hillside above one of Mexico's biggest cities, the kilometer-square patch of land named El Pedregal has been transformed into an oasis of biodiversity and life. → Read More
Mexican workers find a livelihood in recycling
Recycling is an increasingly important topic in a world faced by global warming and waste issues. And in Mexico, one group is beginning to look at ways to encourage proper waste management, through the very people who already depend on it for a living. → Read More
Orchestra offers Mexican youth alternative to violence
In Mexico violence and poverty are leading many of the youth to join drug cartels. And political leaders are challenged to offer alternatives to gang membership. → Read More
Retired teachers make books more accessible with a library-on-wheels
Retired teachers in Mexico have made it their mission to educate children in marginalized communities with a library on wheels. → Read More
Mexico's economy finds some benefits from US-China trade tensions
The trade war between the US and China has shifted global trading relationships, with Mexico benefiting the most. But it comes with a price. → Read More
Mexico provides funds to sick children by recycling bottle caps
In Mexico, children with cancer are getting help from an unexpected source- bottle caps. A charitable organisation is recycling the plastic caps to raise funds to pay for medical treatments. → Read More
Special program reunites families living illegally in the US
A government program named Messenger Pigeons now allows Mexican parents to visit their children living illegally in the U.S., after years apart. → Read More
Blind dining has taken hold in Mexico City
From Switzerland to the U.S., more people are ready to pay top dollar for the experience. → Read More
Mexico reacts to President Trump’s latest tariff threats
U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a five percent tariff on all goods imported from Mexico drew a swift response from the Mexican government. → Read More
Mexico’s Next Generation of Cowboys preserve the country’s traditional culture
In Mexico, cowboy culture is handed down to Mexico’s next generation - teaching kids from as young as six years-old about the horsemanship their regional culture holds dear. → Read More