But it was not until 1878 that Colombia – which then counted Panama as a province – signed a concession with French engineers. The French effort was ultimately a failure, going bankrupt in 1899.

Learning from the French debacle, Taft backed a lock-canal system, and thanks to the healthy wages on offer, there was no shortage of construction workers, many from Europe.

The Panama Canal is one of the most remarkable engineering feats in history, revolutionizing global trade and travel by ...

The government of Panama is going to court to challenge Chinese operating contracts for two ports adjacent to the Panama ...

In March, during a joint address to Congress, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be “reclaiming” the Panama Canal and “taking it back.” The remarks prompted outrage in ...

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino, right, said Monday that the Panama Canal 'is and will continue to be Panamanian,' in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about taking back the ...

It was no coincidence that this demographic shift began with the opening of the Panama Canal. A French company first attempted to build a canal through the Panamanian Isthmus in the 1880s.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate entangled in U.S.-China tensions appealed for legal protection for businesses ...

The Cosco Shipping Panama is a 48.2-metre-wide, 300-metre-long behemoth that is one of the modern New Panamax class of mega-vessels that are seen as the future of global shipping and will now be ...