Pro-Taiwan candidate Pena wins Paraguay presidential race

Paraguay ruling party candidate Santiago Pena, who has said he would maintain ties with Taiwan, won the country's presidential election Sunday, local media reported, at a time some Latin American nations have severed ties with the self-ruled island to gain access to the much larger Chinese market.Pena, 44, of the right-wing Colorado Party, beat Efrain Alegre, 60, who had indicated he would cut ties with Taiwan and establish diplomatic relations with China, a potential market for Paraguay's beef and soybeans, the media said.Paraguay is one of seven Latin American countries that have formal t…READ FULL ARTICLE