Guadalajara Reporter

Home

Business

Saturday, 24 November 2007
The folks at Wal-Mart are hoping customers find opening accounts at their new retail banks "as easy as going to the grocery store."

WALMART GIVES BACK

Saturday, 03 November 2007
Wal-Mart of Mexico is taking steps to clean up its public image and feed the nation's poorest. On October 16 (the International Day Against Hunger), the chain delivered 11.5 million pesos to the Mexican Food Association.

Restoring Cars The German Way – At A Mexican Price

Saturday, 27 October 2007
'Local car restoration expert Carsten Bohlmann says each project takes between six months and a year and can cost up to 35,000 dollars. ' - Photo By J. Bender Can a model of German efficiency find a home in the disorganized and laidback Mexican workplace?

Courageous Mexican Journalist Takes US Award

Saturday, 27 October 2007

'Cacho's book sold 40,000 copies and at one point was second only to Harry Potter in sales in Mexico.' - Photo By CR File

Although prestigious, the International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Award is not something that all journalists set out to receive. This year's recipient, Lydia Cacho, is a Mexican journalist based in Cancun who was abducted and allegedly mistreated by police after she uncovered a pedophile ring in Quintana Roo and published details in her book "Los Demonios de Eden."

YouTube Advances Into Mexico

Saturday, 20 October 2007

The 40-second video features a pudgy, young Mexican boy trying to cross a shallow creek on a log bridge. On the other side, a friend taunts him and then throws him off balance and into the creek. It's childish, but it draws a chuckle. These days, that means the footage is inevitably posted to YouTube where it becomes an instant sensation. "La Caida de Edgar" (Edgar's Fall) has been watched 5,555,160 times and counting.

More...