The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...

After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...

Handout/Panama Canal Authority/AFP Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over ...

The canal is administered by an independent Panamanian government agency, the Panama Canal Authority, and China has made no public gestures towards buying the canal or increasing its footprint in the ...

Panamanian operated - The 80-kilometer (50-mile) interoceanic waterway is operated by the Panama Canal Authority, an autonomous public entity. The Central American nation's constitution describes the ...

It was signed by former Presidents Mireya Moscoso, Ernesto Perez Balladares and Martin Torrijos. Former administrators of the Panama Canal Authority also rejected Trump’s remarks and said there is no ...