February 5th is Mexican Constitution Day, commemorating the day the Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos was signed in 1917. Nowadays, the official observance is on the first Monday in February, which in 2020 is on the 3rd, so everyone can enjoy a long weekend.
A Frost & Sullivan analysis says Mexico has the ability to be the regional innovation leader in emerging industries, 4G/5G telecommunications rollout, and affordable, smart and green housing, as well as in more established areas, like tourism and medical devices, by 2025.
In 2019, avocado exports from Jalisco increased almost 30%, even as producers in the state remained locked out of the lucrative U.S. market. 110,000 tonnes of the fruit were sent abroad from the state last year, a 29.4% increase over the 85,000 tonnes exported in 2018.
At his Monday morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that construction on a 31.5bn Peso (US$1.6bn) light rail line - which will nearly double the current size of the light rail system in the greater Guadalajara area - has been completed.
Toyota Motor has announced that they'll shift production of Tacoma pickup trucks from Texas to Mexico. The announcement comes a month after Toyota started Tacoma production at a new plant in Central Mexico in addition to the plant in Tijuana that's been producing the midsize pickups since 2004.
Mexico City's government plans to open the University of Health, a free university that will train doctors and nurses to work in community-based medicine, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's daily press conference.
HempMeds Mexico recently opened a new office in Mexico City. Pioneers in Mexico's cannabis industry, the Medical Marijuana, Inc subsidiary has been operating offices in Monterrey since 2017, capitalizing on Mexico's medical cannabis market, which was valued at $47.3 million in 2018.
Mexico's national sport, Charrería, will take center stage in Guadalajara this September when the Charros de Jalisco, Mexico's first-ever competitive charro group, celebrates its 100th anniversary and the capital city hosts a variety of events from September 10-20, 2020.
Almost four decades ago, a gold bar was found on land that used to be Aztec ruins in Mexico. Now, thanks to technological advancements in X-rays equipment, scientists confirm it was part of a plunder by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. You can see it at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Mexico continues to be the top trading partner for the United States, ranking No. 1 in total trade value through November, at $567.81 billion. It marks the 11th straight month Mexico has been in first, with Canada second and China third. China had led the list from July 2017 until December 2018.
