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Peru

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Peru. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Lima

Head of State

President Dina Boluarte

Head of Government

Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Video | ‘Undercover Grinch’ makes drug bust in Peru

A police officer in Lima dressed as the Christmas character raided the home of suspected drug dealers.

25 Dec 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

War and conflict

Opinion | US presidential transition is the thread tying world’s crises together

12 Dec 2024 - 8:24AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Editorial | Trump a good reason for China, Japan thaw

11 Dec 2024 - 11:50PM

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Can Hong Kong reclaim its role as Asia’s gateway to the Americas?

As China expands trade and investment in Latin America, a proactive Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to connect all parties involved.

6 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM

Ursula Desilu Leon Chempen (left), Peru’s foreign trade and tourism minister, and Algernon Yau Ying-wah (right), Hong Kong’s commerce and economic development secretary, sign a free-trade agreement in Lima, Peru, on November 16. Photo: Handout

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru rocked by president’s nose job controversy

Peruvian president faces calls for removal after she disappeared from public view for nose surgery without delegating her powers.

4 Dec 2024 - 11:09AM

China trade

China extends reach into Latin America as crane exports pick up

China is expanding its maritime footprint in Latin America, with more exports of cranes amid rising tensions with the US.

27 Nov 2024 - 9:42PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Xi’s South American tour: China takes centre stage as US heads for the wings

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s nine-day trip to Peru and Brazil shows Beijing’s growing profile while US awaits the coming of Trump 2.0.

26 Nov 2024 - 10:59AMvideocam

China trade

Amid US tariff threats, can port in Peru open up new markets for China?

US$3.5 billion Chancay port will initially be able to handle 1 million containers a year.

27 Nov 2024 - 5:33PMvideocam

US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:12AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:23AM

Beijing is not US president-elect Donald Trump’s only target in a trade war – he also has threatened tariffs on the rest of the world. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Harsh Chinese retaliation against Trump tariffs is unlikely, economist predicts

Beijing has other moves at its disposal, including deepening trade ties with the rest of the world and increasing demand at home.

21 Nov 2024 - 5:47AMvideocam

A loaded cargo ship in Qingdao, China. US president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose at least 60 per cent tariffs on all Chinese imports. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

G20

G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities

Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:44AMvideocam

Joe Biden

Biden becomes first sitting US president to visit Amazon rainforest

US president flew over the jungle in a helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders, before heading to the G20 summit in Rio.

18 Nov 2024 - 4:39PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to explore striking free-trade deal with Latin America: John Lee

City leader also says freshly signed deal with Peru likely to take effect in about six months once legal procedures are sorted.

17 Nov 2024 - 9:13PM

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte (left) and Hong Kong leader John Lee shake hands after their administrations signed a free-trade deal. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong leader updates Xi Jinping on city’s progress at Apec summit in Peru

Hong Kong’s John Lee met Chinese president on at least four occasions during visit to South America for Apec summit.

17 Nov 2024 - 9:12PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Hong Kong leader John Lee (right) attend a meeting at this year’s Apec summit in Lima. Photo: Handout

US-China relations

Apec statement calls for enhanced free trade, climate action

Leaders statement on comes despite deep scepticism on trade from incoming US president-elect Trump.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:29PMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Meet the Hong Kong woman sharing Peru’s natural beauty with Chinese travellers

Lee Shuen gave up her busy career in Hong Kong after witnessing the splendour of the Andes, and now has a family and a business in Peru.

16 Nov 2024 - 5:34PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s free-trade deal with Peru expected to help firms enter Latin America

Business leaders eye opportunities in areas from finance to transport, saying deal will also help promote city as trading and investment hub.

16 Nov 2024 - 8:15PM

Peru’s capital, Lima. The new free-trade agreement covers goods and services, as well as investment and other related areas. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong says new free-trade pact with Peru will spur business opportunities

Peruvian leader calls deal ‘new impetus for our companies to access one of the most competitive and dynamic markets in the world’.

17 Nov 2024 - 12:45AMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon tells China’s Xi cooperation needed on Russia and North Korea

Yoon also met US President Biden and Japan PM Ishiba on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM

US-China relations

Xi touts China as globalisation leader, draws contrast with US under Trump

Shared growth stressed on Apec sidelines in Peru as Chinese leader tells CEOs that Beijing’s economic and financial woes can be fixed.

16 Nov 2024 - 7:35AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on November 14, 2024. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa

Diplomacy

Editorial | Common approach best for ties between China and Indonesia

Presidents Xi Jinping and Prabowo Subianto have complementary development visions for their countries and dialogue is the way forward.

16 Nov 2024 - 12:56AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9. Subianto’s China visit, his first trip abroad since being sworn into office, indicated what to expect of his leadership of the world’s fourth most populous nation. Photo: Reuters

Belt and Road Initiative

Will Peru’s Chinese-built megaport be a ‘win-win’?

15 Nov 2024 - 1:57PM

Belt and Road Initiative

Xi hails Peru megaport as new era in China’s belt and road ambitions

The Chinese leader and his Peruvian counterpart officially opened Chancay Port ‘connecting the Inca trail and the maritime silk road’.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:08AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Latin America speaks language of business Hong Kong wants to hear

As geopolitical tensions between the US and China take toll, city is wise to look further afield to strengthen financial, trade and commercial ties.

15 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM

Police officers stand by in Lima, Peru, ahead of the arrival of world leaders for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. Photo: EPA-EPE

US-China relations

Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

15 Nov 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping deplanes in Callao, Peru, on Thursday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Photo: AP

US presidential election 2024

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

15 Nov 2024 - 12:29AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Can Hongkongers make it big in Peru? The country’s Chinese community weighs in

The South American country is set to sign a free-trade agreement with Hong Kong, but dozens of city residents have called it home for decades.

14 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

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