Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra Diaz began a working visit to Cameroon on Monday, extending until Tuesday.

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US government against Cuba for almost six decades is the most unjust, tough and long-lasting system of unilateral sanctions applied against any country, Cubaminrex website reported Monday.

Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, announced today that Cuba and Laos plan to sign a cooperation agreement late this year, Prensa Latina reported.

The Second Joint Council between Cuba and the European Union (EU) is a clear expression of the progress achieved in the exchange with Europe, the consolidation of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement as the regulatory framework for bilateral relations and the strengthening of the respectful and clear tie.

The Spanish foreign-owned company BM Interinvest Technologies Mariel, S.L.U. Group was established in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), official sources reported.

Banco Metropolitano will grant an 8% discount on all purchases and service payments made by customers through Point of Sale (POS) terminals from September 9 to 11, to encourage the use of debit cards as a means of electronic payment in establishments and commercial offices.

Representatives of several companies participate in the Business Forum in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) between Cuba and the United States in order to strengthen ties and create collaboration.

Emilio Lozada García, Director General of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Cuba and the European Union will continue to work "with respect, trust, transparency and cooperation" in a Joint Committee that evaluates the implementation of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) signed by both parties in 2016.

Cubans using the Transfermovil app, developed by the telecommunications company ETECSA, can update it from this Wednesday, including new features that allows them post money orders and consult their invoices.

The Cuban government will start a experiment when it will sell solar water heaters of national production and 90 liters of capacity to private large power consumers in Havana city.

The Cuban Ministry of Domestic Trade created specialized crews that will go to homes to repair and maintain electrical appliances in order to provide better and faster services to the people.

The first 10 self-propelled rice harvesters, with a capacity of seven tons each, are being built at the Heroes del 26 de Julio agricultural implements factory, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin.

The demand in Cuba for mineral water has grown this year and in response the Ciego Montero bottler, located in the province of Cienfuegos, plans to produce more than 65.4 bottles of high quality water this year.

The Chinatown, emblematic site in Havana of great historical and heritage value, was reopened after completing the restoration works that several of its services and cultural facilities underwent.
The reopening featured a colorful traditional ceremony, which included the Lion and Dragon dances, according to Radio Reloj radio station.