Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
3 July 2020
The International Economic Development Bureau of the southern Chinese province of Hainan and six groups representing Chinese businesses operating in Europe have agreed on Tuesday to cooperate in promoting Sino-European economic engagement, the Hainan Daily reports. The Hainan government-run newspaper says the agreement provides for the exchange of information and the holding of events meant … Continue reading "Hainan, Chinese business groups to spur Sino-European trade"
3 July 2020
Over 330 companies in 38 or more different parts of the world took part in the Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival, which was held online last week, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency says. The agency issued a written statement saying that among the entities taking part were ByteDance Ltd, the operator of the … Continue reading "Notable Chinese attendance online during BIG Festival"
2 July 2020
Governor João Doria of the Brazilian state of São Paulo has said he expects this week permission from the federal regulator to begin trials in the state of a Chinese-developed vaccine against the Covid-19 virus, called CoronaVac, Reuters reports. The news agency quotes Mr Doria as telling a press conference on Monday that 9,000 people … Continue reading "São Paulo set to try out Chinese vaccine against Covid-19"
2 July 2020
The Portuguese heat of the 19th Chinese Bridge, an annual competition among students of Chinese language and culture around the world, was held online because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says four students, representing respectively Aveiro University, Lisbon University, Minho University and Coimbra University, competed in the Portuguese heat, … Continue reading "Students in Portugal vie online in Chinese language contest"
2 July 2020
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles says over 160 potential buyers in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and other South American countries took part in an online trade fair for goods made in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The chamber issued a written statement saying over 50 Zhejiang suppliers of textiles … Continue reading "South Americans scout online for Zhejiang textiles to buy"
1 July 2020
An art education museum designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira will open in November in Yinzhou, in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo, the authorities there say. A written announcement posted on the Yinzhou District official website says work on building the Huamao Art Education Museum is complete. The announcement says the structure, near … Continue reading "Museum designed by Portuguese to open in Ningbo in November"
1 July 2020
Brazilian Agriculture, Livestock and Supply Minister Tereza Cristina Dias says she is endeavouring to open the Chinese market for grapes to Brazilian exporters, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Ms Dias as saying in an interview published on Friday that Brazil is also keen to sell China chestnuts, still wine, sparkling wine and … Continue reading "Minister trying to open Chinese market for Brazilian grapes"
1 July 2020
An analyst for credit rating agency Moody’s Corp’s Global Financial Risk Unit thinks the Moody’s rating for Angola will be unimpaired by any debt relief China may be about give the country, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes the analyst, Aurelien Mali, as saying on Sunday Chinese financial aid to Angola is a matter … Continue reading "Analyst shrugs off effect of easing of Angolan debt to China"
30 June 2020
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd of China has started in Portugal an international drive to set up information and communications technology academies, the Dinheiro Vivo website reports. The Portuguese financial news website, citing a written statement issued by Huawei, says the company will from partnerships with Portuguese universities to come up with ICT courses and course … Continue reading "Huawei helping Portuguese universities set up ICT academies"
30 June 2020
The Brazilian state-owned oil company, Petrobras, has begun using a Chinese-built floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Petrobras 70, to extract oil and natural gas from the Atapu area of the Santos Bay pre-salt field off Brazil, Agência Brasil reports. The Brazilian state-run news agency says the Petrobras 70 began work about 210 … Continue reading "Petrobras puts Chinese-built FPSO vessel to work off Brazil"
30 June 2020
The Timorese government has agreed to accept military aid from China, which will be given free of charge, ANTIL reports, citing the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidélis Magalhães. The Timorese state-run news agency quotes Mr Magalhães as saying last week the cabinet has given Timorese Ambassador to China Abrão dos … Continue reading "Timor-Leste agrees to accept gift of military aid from China"
29 June 2020
The regulator of the electricity industry in Brazil, ANEEL, said on Tuesday it is allowing power distributors to borrow so they can delay increases in the prices they charge, which the slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has made inevitable. A written statement issued by the regulator says distributors may ask a syndicate of banks … Continue reading "Covid-19 loans for Brazilian power distributors permitted"
29 June 2020
A joint venture by Angolan state-owned miner of iron ore Ferrangol EP and Chinese-owned Sociedade Niobonga – Comércio Geral is due to begin this year mining niobium in Quilengues in the southwestern Angolan province of Huíla, Angop reports, quoting a local government official there, Adriano Pedro. The Angolan state-run news agency quotes Mr Pedro as … Continue reading "Chinese-owned company investing in Angolan niobium mine"
29 June 2020
Official figures indicate that the value of Sino-Mozambican trade was US$204.4 million in the first quarter of this year, making China the third-biggest trading partner of Mozambique. A document published by the Mozambican National Statistics Institute says China was the source of 8.5 percent of Mozambican imports in the first quarter, or US$161.5 million worth, … Continue reading "China among top three Mozambican trading partners in 2020Q1"
26 June 2020
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency says it is taking applications by Brazilian companies wishing to exhibit at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai this year. The agency issued on Monday a written statement saying it will choose about 30 companies in the food and beverage business or in the farming business … Continue reading "Brazilian trade promotion agency preparing for Shanghai expo"
26 June 2020
Angolan Transport Minister Ricardo Viegas de Abreu has described the Caio deepwater port as the key to developing the northwestern Angolan province of Cabinda, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says construction of the first deepwater port in Angola and its passenger terminal began in 2018, 18 kilometres north of Cabinda city. The report … Continue reading "Minister says new port key to developing Angolan province"
26 June 2020
The Cabo Verdean cabinet will soon appoint the heads of the Universidade Técnica do Atlântico (UTA), a university set up in Cabo Verde six months ago to concentrate on sciences to do with the sea, Inforpress reports, quoting Maritime Economy Minister Paulo Veiga. The Cabo Verdean state-run news agency quotes Mr Veiga as saying while … Continue reading "Heads of Cabo Verdean sea-focussed college to be named soon"
24 June 2020
A top-tier football club in China, Shandong Luneng, has appointed Portuguese coach Simão Freitas as its technical director, Rádio Renascença reports. The Portuguese radio station quotes Mr Freitas as saying in an interview that he has signed a three-year contract, extendable by mutual agreement for two years more. The report quotes Mr Freitas as saying … Continue reading "Portuguese made technical director of Chinese football club"
24 June 2020
The Brazilian banking regulator has given Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co. Ltd (XCMG) of China a licence to open a bank in Brazil, XCMG says. The Chinese maker of construction equipment says in a written statement that its plans for XCMG Bank Brazil passed a series of reviews by the Brazilian central bank, which were … Continue reading "XCMG Bank Brazil a step nearer to opening its doors"
24 June 2020
The Portelinha public housing complex in Ribeira da Craquinha on the Cabo Verdean island of São Vicente should be ready for occupation in May or June next year, Inforpress reports, quoting Cabo Verdean Maritime Economy Minister Paulo Veiga. The Cabo Verdean state-run news agency quotes Mr Veiga as saying during a visit to the site … Continue reading "Chinese-built housing in Cabo Verde ready in mid-2021"
