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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

The Potato Eaters, considered Vincent Van Gogh’s first masterpiece, delivers a powerful social statement with its depiction of honest peasant life. Photo: Getty Images

China food security

Opinion | Be a potato: the lesson of the resilient staple resonates as 2026 approaches

A decade on, the humble tuber’s public adoption remains an elusive goal for China’s planners and yet it offers a lesson for uncertain times.

31 Dec 2025 - 9:04AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong is stepping up its competitiveness in aviation

16 Dec 2025 - 6:45AM

Iran

Iran seizes foreign oil tanker suspected of smuggling fuel

13 Dec 2025 - 9:03PMvideocam

China-Latin America relations

China pledges aid to Latin America, Caribbean with no ‘political conditions’

Third strategy paper of its kind released as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in a region Washington actively courts.

11 Dec 2025 - 12:07AMvideocam

A container ship arrives at the Port of Balboa in Panama City, Panama, on October 27. Latin America has emerged as a focal point in the competition between Washington and Beijing. Photo: EPA

China-Latin America relations

US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’

At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.

30 Dec 2025 - 5:03AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong signs aviation deals with 7 countries to expand global reach

Transport chief Mable Chan says deals reached with mostly Latin American nations, while Airport Authority CEO calls for more investment to manage risks.

9 Dec 2025 - 8:06PM

China-Latin America relations

Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

Framework pledges to stop competitors from threatening the stability and political alignment of neighbouring countries in the region.

6 Dec 2025 - 7:37AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump unveiled a new national security blueprint on Friday, prioritising US dominance in the Western Hemisphere. Photo: EPA

Americas and the Caribbean

Pope Leo urges Trump not to attempt military ousting of Venezuela’s Maduro

The first US pontiff spent long years as a cleric in Peru and is familiar with Latin America.

3 Dec 2025 - 2:02AM

Chile

Peru declares state of emergency as fears of migrant influx from Chile mount

Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast warns undocumented migrants in Chile that they have 103 days left to leave the country voluntarily.

29 Nov 2025 - 1:56PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru ex-president Castillo sentenced to over 11 years in prison

Pedro Castillo joins a growing list of former leaders jailed in the South American country.

28 Nov 2025 - 1:40PM

Peru’s former president Pedro Castillo in the courtroom. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of former PM

Mexico grants asylum to Betssy Chavez at its embassy in Peru’s capital, adding to months of escalating diplomatic tensions.

4 Nov 2025 - 1:35PM

Police guard the Mexican embassy in Lima, Peru, on Monday. Photo: AP

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru declares state of emergency in capital to combat spiralling crime

Interim president’s first major act addresses the security crisis that contributed to his predecessor’s ouster.

22 Oct 2025 - 1:30PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru’s new president refuses to resign as Gen Z-led protests turn violent

Jose Jeri’s administration faces an early test, less than a week after Dina Boluarte was ousted as the country’s leader.

17 Oct 2025 - 3:36PM

China-Latin America relations

Will Peru’s Chancay Port be the next ‘Panama moment’ for China?

The Chinese-invested facility is a flagship belt and road project in Latin America, a region the US sees as its backyard.

13 Oct 2025 - 11:57PMvideocam

Chancay Port in Peru is expected to become a hub of global trade. Photo: Xinhua

Crime

Peru’s Congress ousts President Boluarte, new leader promptly sworn in

Congress leader Jose Jeri sworn in as the new president after lawmakers voted unanimously to remove Dina Boluarte from power.

10 Oct 2025 - 5:10PM

Peru’s new president, Jose Jeri, being sworn in during at the National Congress after lawmakers impeached former president Dina Boluarte. Photo: Andina via AFP

United States

‘Safe haven’ gold reaches record US$4,000 amid US shutdown anxiety

Gold futures are up about 50 per cent since the start of 2025, as investors seek a safe haven as economic uncertainty escalates.

8 Oct 2025 - 12:00AM

Malaysia

Riding on US$1.4 billion China durian boom, Malaysia plots global expansion

The agriculture ministry is eyeing new markets like Taiwan and Peru to reach its export target of 69,000 tonnes by 2030.

7 Oct 2025 - 11:33AMvideocam

China-Latin America relations

China joining South American bloc boosts AI and EV industries: analysts

Observer status in the Andean Community is expected to help Beijing deepen ‘its strategic presence in the Global South’ amid Trump’s tariffs.

6 Oct 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

China has engaged with the Andean Community comprising Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru since 1999. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

Opinion | Apec offers a stage for China, US and two Koreas to make peace

With Trump and Xi set to attend, it could pave the way for a US-North Korea summit and mend China-South Korea ties.

27 Sep 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Belt and Road Initiative

China drops latest trade anchor in Latin America with new service to Peru megaport

Chancay port, a flagship Belt and Road project, is set to welcome its first direct shipment from Suzhou under the new service.

17 Sep 2025 - 12:56AM

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: swimming holidays and cyborg cockroaches

Chinese-Peruvian cuisine in Lima, a Croatian getaway for those who like taking to the water, and remote-controlled cockroaches at Singapore Design Week.

8 Sep 2025 - 3:13PM

Swimming around Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast, on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Getty Images

Food and Drinks

Guinea pig and fried rice? Peru’s Chinese chefs offer a feast of fusion

Nikkei restaurant Maido in Lima may be the World’s Best Restaurant in 2025, but the Peruvian capital’s chifas have been earning praise for decades.

5 Sep 2025 - 6:57PM

Chifa San Joy Lao in Chinatown, Lima, is a local favourite. Photo: Angela Ponce

US-China relations

US State Department employee sentenced for passing classified information

Michael Schena believed recipients of secrets worked for Chinese government.

6 Sep 2025 - 5:49AMvideocam

Indonesia

Peru police hunt for shooter after Indonesian diplomat ‘assassinated’ in Lima

Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he arrived at his apartment building on his bicycle.

3 Sep 2025 - 6:55AM

Indonesia

Bali police arrest woman who smuggled cocaine in a sex toy

A Peruvian woman who arrived from Qatar could face the death penalty after officers found cocaine hidden in a sex toy and her underwear.

19 Aug 2025 - 9:07PMvideocam

View of a beach restaurant terrace, crowded with tourists at the famous Echo Beach at sunset. Photo: Shutterstock

Ecuador

Ecuador extradites notorious drug lord ‘Fito’ to US

Gang leader Adolfo Macias escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured late June.

21 Jul 2025 - 1:38PM

A photograph released by the Ecuadorean Prison Authority showed Adolfo Macias wearing a T-shirt, shorts, a bulletproof vest and helmet. Photo: SNAI via AFP

United States

Destruction of hundreds of tonnes of expired food aid a symbol of US cuts

Despite warnings from lawmakers, nearly 500 tonnes of vital aid expired and were destroyed as Congress codified billions in spending reductions.

18 Jul 2025 - 2:51PM

China trade

Brazil and China to study South American transcontinental railway project

Proposal would connect Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay, cutting shipping times to Asia by up to 12 days.

9 Jul 2025 - 6:05AMvideocam

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.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Be a potato: the lesson of the resilient staple resonates as 2026 approaches

A decade on, the humble tuber’s public adoption remains an elusive goal for China’s planners and yet it offers a lesson for uncertain times.

Opinion | Hong Kong is stepping up its competitiveness in aviation

Iran seizes foreign oil tanker suspected of smuggling fuel

China pledges aid to Latin America, Caribbean with no ‘political conditions’

Third strategy paper of its kind released as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in a region Washington actively courts.

US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’

At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.

Hong Kong signs aviation deals with 7 countries to expand global reach

Transport chief Mable Chan says deals reached with mostly Latin American nations, while Airport Authority CEO calls for more investment to manage risks.

Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

Framework pledges to stop competitors from threatening the stability and political alignment of neighbouring countries in the region.

Pope Leo urges Trump not to attempt military ousting of Venezuela’s Maduro

The first US pontiff spent long years as a cleric in Peru and is familiar with Latin America.

Peru declares state of emergency as fears of migrant influx from Chile mount

Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast warns undocumented migrants in Chile that they have 103 days left to leave the country voluntarily.

Peru ex-president Castillo sentenced to over 11 years in prison

Pedro Castillo joins a growing list of former leaders jailed in the South American country.

Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of former PM

Mexico grants asylum to Betssy Chavez at its embassy in Peru’s capital, adding to months of escalating diplomatic tensions.

Peru declares state of emergency in capital to combat spiralling crime

Interim president’s first major act addresses the security crisis that contributed to his predecessor’s ouster.

Peru’s new president refuses to resign as Gen Z-led protests turn violent

Jose Jeri’s administration faces an early test, less than a week after Dina Boluarte was ousted as the country’s leader.

Will Peru’s Chancay Port be the next ‘Panama moment’ for China?

The Chinese-invested facility is a flagship belt and road project in Latin America, a region the US sees as its backyard.

Peru’s Congress ousts President Boluarte, new leader promptly sworn in

Congress leader Jose Jeri sworn in as the new president after lawmakers voted unanimously to remove Dina Boluarte from power.

‘Safe haven’ gold reaches record US$4,000 amid US shutdown anxiety

Gold futures are up about 50 per cent since the start of 2025, as investors seek a safe haven as economic uncertainty escalates.

Riding on US$1.4 billion China durian boom, Malaysia plots global expansion

The agriculture ministry is eyeing new markets like Taiwan and Peru to reach its export target of 69,000 tonnes by 2030.

China joining South American bloc boosts AI and EV industries: analysts

Observer status in the Andean Community is expected to help Beijing deepen ‘its strategic presence in the Global South’ amid Trump’s tariffs.

Opinion | Apec offers a stage for China, US and two Koreas to make peace

With Trump and Xi set to attend, it could pave the way for a US-North Korea summit and mend China-South Korea ties.

China drops latest trade anchor in Latin America with new service to Peru megaport

Chancay port, a flagship Belt and Road project, is set to welcome its first direct shipment from Suzhou under the new service.

This week in PostMag: swimming holidays and cyborg cockroaches

Chinese-Peruvian cuisine in Lima, a Croatian getaway for those who like taking to the water, and remote-controlled cockroaches at Singapore Design Week.

Guinea pig and fried rice? Peru’s Chinese chefs offer a feast of fusion

Nikkei restaurant Maido in Lima may be the World’s Best Restaurant in 2025, but the Peruvian capital’s chifas have been earning praise for decades.

US State Department employee sentenced for passing classified information

Michael Schena believed recipients of secrets worked for Chinese government.

Peru police hunt for shooter after Indonesian diplomat ‘assassinated’ in Lima

Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he arrived at his apartment building on his bicycle.

Bali police arrest woman who smuggled cocaine in a sex toy

A Peruvian woman who arrived from Qatar could face the death penalty after officers found cocaine hidden in a sex toy and her underwear.

Ecuador extradites notorious drug lord ‘Fito’ to US

Gang leader Adolfo Macias escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured late June.

Destruction of hundreds of tonnes of expired food aid a symbol of US cuts

Despite warnings from lawmakers, nearly 500 tonnes of vital aid expired and were destroyed as Congress codified billions in spending reductions.

Brazil and China to study South American transcontinental railway project

Proposal would connect Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay, cutting shipping times to Asia by up to 12 days.

Opinion | Be a potato: the lesson of the resilient staple resonates as 2026 approaches