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Jalisco Berry Growers Prepare for First China Shipments
 FreshFruitPortal.com
With Mexican raspberry and blackberry producers gearing up to send their first shipments to China, industry experts say 5-year returns could reach $100 million. The first shipment will be sent on January 27th, with additional consignments sent every three days afterward.
CARE Surrogacy Center Announces New Vallarta Location
 Tim Wilson
After more than a year of strategic planning and reflection, the CARE Surrogacy Center Mexico is proud to announce an exciting and epic move to Puerto Vallarta. The company says the move was driven by a desire to create a more efficient management structure in a desirable location.
AT&T's Unlimited Calling to Any Number in Mexico Deal
 Ricardo Acero
Following the acquisition of Mexican wireless service provider Iusacell, Dallas telecommunications giant AT&T announced this week that it would begin offering unlimited calls to any number in Mexico - including mobile numbers - as part of its 'World Connect Value' plan.
3 Shrimp Boats Nabbed in Refuge of Endangered Vaquita
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities have caught three boats shrimping in a refuge designated for the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita marina. The porpoise is critically threatened by illegal gillnet fishing, and experts say fewer than 100 of the species remain.
Pope Ponders Walking Into US Across Mexican Border
 Roque Planas
Pope Francis told a group of reporters this week that, due to a lack of time, he doesn’t plan to travel to Mexico this year. But the next time he does visit, the pontiff raised the possibility of walking across the US-Mexico border to show support for immigrants.
Oil Majors Show Early Interest in Mexico Bidding Round
 Laurence Iliff
The first round of oil block auctions in Mexico is attracting wide interest among industry majors, despite the drop in the price of crude on the global market, but the government is rethinking whether to offer private firms the right to bid on the riskiest projects.
Mexico Fights E-Cigarette Use as Their Sales Increase
 EFE
Mexican health authorities have seized the biggest shipment of electronic cigarettes in the country's history, more than 9,000 units of a product whose use is, although banned in Mexico, increasing due to the unproven belief that they help people quit smoking.
40W+ Incandescent Lightbulbs are Banned in Mexico
 Business News Americas
Mexico has phased out the sale of 40W lightbulbs, expecting to reduce electricity consumption up to 1 billion kWh annually. The measure will also generate household savings of around $68.5 million a year, while also saving state utility CFE about $137 million in subsidies.
Mexico to Use Drones to Protect Endangered Porpoise
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico will use drones to patrol the Sea of Cortez in an effort to combat illegal fishing and save the endangered vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise. Profepa, the country's EPA, is conducting tests with the unmanned aircraft in cooperation with the Mexican Navy.
China Once Again Eyes Mexico High-Speed Rail Project
 Deutsche Welle
SASAC, a Chinese government agency that oversees state-owned assets, said that state-owned China Railway Construction Corp would again tender a bid for a contract to build Mexico's first high-speed rail line, which will run between Mexico City and Queretaro.
Western Union Money to Banks in Mexico From the US
 BusinessWire.com
Western Union recently announced it will launch international 'direct to bank' money transfers to Mexico from the US. An agreement signed between Western Union and UniTeller will allow customers to send cash directly into over 60 million individual bank accounts in Mexico.
Mexicali Finally Allows Same-Sex Couple to Marry
 Dibble & Davis
A Mexicali couple became the first gay partners to be married in Baja California on Saturday, ending a quest that began eighteen months after they first sought a marriage license. They had been rejected three times, despite an order from Mexico’s Supreme Court last June.
Carlos Slim Wins Texas-Mexico Gas Pipeline Contract
 Elinor Comlay
A consortium including an energy company controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu has won a contract to build the 143 mile 'Waha-Presidio' pipeline which will supply central, northern, and western Mexico with natural gas imported from Texas.
Chilly Relations: 'Three Amigos' Summit Postponed
 Campbell Clark
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper postponed the North American leaders’ summit with Obama and Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto, amid chilly relations with both leaders. The meeting, dubbed the 'Three Amigos' Summit, will be reset to an unspecified date later this year.
US Highways Now Open to Mexico Long-Haul Trucking
 Associated Press
The US has begun accepting applications from Mexican trucking companies seeking authorization for long-haul, cross-border transportation. The policy change comes after a three-year pilot program to evaluate the safety of Mexican truck companies that ended in October.
Immigrants Can Now Get Mexico Birth Certificates in US
 Amy Taxin
For Mexicans living in the US illegally and hoping to stay in the country under President Barack Obama's new immigration policy, things just got one step simpler. The Mexican government began issuing birth certificates to its citizens at its consulates in the United States.
 Man Falls Off 1 Cruise Ship, Gets Rescued by Another
 Mayra Cuevas
The high seas can be perilous, despite the best efforts of cruise ships to protect passengers. So when a man on a Royal Caribbean cruise somehow went overboard last week, he was extremely lucky that a Disney cruise ship happened to come by a few hours later to rescue him.
Mexico Inaugurates First Public 'EV' Charging Stations
 EFE
State-owned electric utility CFE, Walmart, BMW, and Schneider Electric, collaborated to build Mexico's first vehicle charging stations at Walmart stores around Mexico City. The stations are free and equipped with chargers that fit all brands of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Carlos Slim Now the Top 'New York Times' Shareholder
 Laya & Smith
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, who bailed out the New York Times Co. with a $250 million loan during the financial meltdown in 2009, has plunked down another $100 million for more shares, making him the largest individual stockholder in the company.
Mexico Suffers Fuel Shortages Due to Pipeline Thefts
 Associated Press
Mexico's state-owned oil company says that pipeline thefts have gotten so bad they're causing gasoline shortages in some states. Thieves repeatedly drill illegal taps into Pemex pipes carrying fuel from refineries to distribution centers in north-central Mexico.
Can Results of Mexico's Soda Tax Help Sway US Voters?
 Maria Gallucci
Mexicans are guzzling fewer sodas, juices, and flavored waters since a nationwide sugary drink tax took effect in 2014. Now public health proponents in the United States say they’re hoping Mexico’s positive results can sway US voters to adopt similar taxes.
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