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Avocados from Peru will have access to the potentially lucrative Chinese market from July after the country's Minister of Agriculture Juan Manuel Benites signed an agreement with the head of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (Aqsiq) Zhi Shuping, who was in Peru to sign the historic deal. The news follows six years of intense negotiations between the two countries and could in theory pave the way for China to grant Peru access for other fresh fruits, such as blueberries and pomegranates. |
In the first quarter of the year, non-traditional export shipments to the European Union amounted US$577.5 million, which represented a 7.4% increase in comparison with the same period last year, Peru's Exporters Association announced (ADEX).
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Economic bilateral relations between South Africa and Peru will receive a shot on the arm when businesspeople from the two countries gather in Lima, Peru, to launch the South Africa-Peru Chamber of Commerce (Sapcham) on Wednesday.
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94.6% of the infrastructure projects comprised in the Central, regional, local governments' and enterprises' portfolio are designed to be developed under the Public-Private Partnerships modality.
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 The Peruvian Government has injected additional funds worth S/.300 million (about US$100 million) into social housing programs, Housing, Construction and Sanitation Minister Milton von Hesse announced.
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 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the construction of the bi-oceanic railway between Peru and Brazil, with the support of his country, will respect both the environment and culture of native people of the rainforest.
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A total of 4,010 containers filled with Peruvian grapes entered the Chinese market through different ports, which started in October 2014 and extended to March this year, the Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry announced. "Thanks to the efforts undertaken by a group of producers, exporters, traders and the fruit promoters, the positive results are being confirmed after having exceeded the 4,000 containers [...]," Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Magali Silva told.
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150,000 coffee saplings were provided to the Queshapari and Marontuari Ashaninka communities, based in Pichari district and Cashiroveni community members residing in Kimbiri, both situated at the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM). |
 Peru has prevailed in an international dispute with the Camisea consortium over royalty payments tied to the reload of LNG. The World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Icsid) on 21 May ruled in favor of state-run upstream promotion agency PeruPetro in the long-running controversy.
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 An indefinite strike that started 18 May has left at least one person shot dead and several injured, including three with gunshot wounds. The strike was staged by workers from the Peruvian branch of China's Shougang Corporation, which operates an iron ore mine in the Marcona district of Nazca province in southern Peru's Ica department.
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Peru's economic growth is important, for it enables resources to become more accessible to underprivileged sectors, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative in Peru, John Preissing, affirmed. |
 The National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC) and the South Korea's Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to improve the professional skills to create public policies on scientific, technological and innovative matters.
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Lima will host the "4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves" to gather over 1,300 experts and representatives of organizations involved in natural areas protection on March 14-17, 2016. |
 The Peruvian National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) and UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Empowerment of Women, today signed a cooperation agreement in order to increase women's participation in political life of the country and a promote gender equality agenda.
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The farewell ceremony on Sunday morning at the end of the official visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was attended by Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister, Ana Maria Sanchez; Peruvian Ambassador, Alberto Galvez de Rivero; and Air Force Air Wing Nr. 2 Commanding General, Major General Cesar Romero.
Peruvian Ambassador to China, Juan Carlos Capu�ay; Chinese Ambassador to Peru, Huang Minhui; and Ambassador Raul Pati�o, also joined the said ceremony.
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Restaurant concepts, chefs inspired by Peru's flavors.
Make room on the menu, Thai and Vietnamese. Peruvian cuisine is the latest ethnic fare that chefs are adding to their menus.
"Peruvian is one of the many regional cuisines that operators are calling out on menus. This comes as diners become more interested in and open to trying more ethnic cuisines," said Lizzy Freier, editor of menu analysis at Technomic Inc. "Now that Latin foods like Mexican are mainstream, operators are looking further south for inspiration."
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The Sausacocha Lagoon, located in La Libertad, can be a great tourist destination for travelers who wish to admire the calm blue-green waters.
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My first experience with coca leaves was casual. Before becoming a hopeless information addict, my life had a sense of direction. At the age of 19, I was a student of mechanical engineering in Lima, Peru. Somehow during my sophomore year, my college offered me a splendid internship. I was going to travel to a silver mine in Arequipa, in the southern region of Peru, for two months. The position involved working as an assistant for the heads of mining operations, two engineers from the UNI, a prestigious university in Peru. Since all expenses were covered, I did not give it much thought. I packed my belongings and left. |
Bolivian President Evo Morales appointed a new interior minister on Tuesday after a former advisor to Peru's president who faces corruption charges escaped house arrest in La Paz over the weekend.
Martin Belaunde's whereabout were unknown on Tuesday, frustrating Morales who accepted the resignation of Hugo Moldiz as minister and named lawyer Carlos Romero in his place.
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