Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Elba Rosa Perez, has began a visit to Vietnam today, during which she will meet with host authorities and visit sites linked to the sector.

The debates by the heads of State or Government from the world''s seven richest capitalist countries focused today on the economy, during the first of five sessions of a summit being held in the Japanese city of Ise-Sima. The meeting has brought together the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan.

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin received in the Kremlin Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who began an official visit to the European country.

Chile will use renewable energy in its metro system from 2018, according to an ambitious plan highlighted by the President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet. A visit to the works of Line 3 in what will be the National Stadium station allowed Bachelet to confirm the progress of the work.

Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the greatest biological diversity on the planet, holding 60 to 70 percent of all known life on Earth, according to a report issued by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today.