The Panama Canal was the single most expensive construction project in U.S. history at the time, costing approximately $375,000,000 — the equivalent of $15 billion in today's currency.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama officials that Chinese influence over the Panama Canal must be curbed or the U.S. will take retaliatory actions, the State Department said Sunday. Why it ...

The Panama Canal is the second busiest shipping route in the world. Built by the U.S. in the early 20th century, it was handed over to Panama in 1999 as agreed under a 1977 treaty.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges Panama to reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, raising tensions in U.S.-Panama relations.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's president in a face-to-face meeting Sunday that the Central American ally must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges Panama to reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, raising tensions in U.S.-Panama relations.

Despite Mulino’s rejection of any negotiation over ownership, some believe Panama may be open to a compromise under which canal operations on both sides are taken away from the Hong Kong-based ...