Sources: BBC
At the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry announces it will allow nationals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to enter the country without a travel visa starting June 1. 2025-05-15
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping for their final meeting before Biden leaves office on January 20th. During the meeting, Biden and Xi talk about topics like cyber crime, trade, Taiwan, and Russia. Xi also said that his team will work with the incoming Trump administration. 2024-11-16
Two people are killed and four more are injured as pro-Pedro Castillo protests in Peru escalate. 2022-12-11
Peru launches a vaccination program against COVID-19 two days after it received 300,000 doses of Sinopharm's BBIBP-CorV vaccine. President Francisco Sagasti becomes the first person to get vaccinated. 2021-02-9
Peru temporarily suspends Phase III trials of Sinopharm's vaccine after detecting neurological problems in one of its volunteers. Peru's trials for the vaccine were due to conclude this week, after testing around 12,000 people. 2020-12-12
At least 15 people are killed and 28 others injured when the roof of a hotel collapses after a landslide during a wedding in Abancay, Peru. 2019-01-27
A judge in Peru issues an arrest warrant for former President Alejandro Toledo for allegedly receiving US$20 million in bribes from Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction company, in exchange for a contract deal to build a transoceanic highway between Brazil and the Peruvian coast. Toledo denies any wrongdoing. 2017-02-10
Comrade Artemio, leader of the Shining Path Peruvian rebel movement, is captured in the Huallaga Valley area by the Army and National Police. 2012-02-12
Joran Van der Sloot said he'll reveal the location of U.S teen Natalee Holloway's body to the investigators if authorities transfer him to an Aruban jail from his current jail in Peru. 2010-06-13
A state of emergency is declared in parts of Bolivia and rescue efforts continue in Peru amid heavy rain and floods in the region. 2010-01-29