Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
8 October 2021
Brazilian biotechnology company Biomm SA says it has secured the right to distribute in Brazil the Convidecia vaccine against COVID-19 developed by CanSino Biologics of China. Biomm will ask the Brazilian regulator, Anvisa, to permit emergency use of Convidecia, the company announced in writing last week. It says its deal with CanSino allows for eventual … Continue reading "Biomm to distribute CanSino COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil"
8 October 2021
A subsidiary of West China Cement has struck a deal with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Mozambique to invest US$800 million in four new industrial facilities there, Carta de Moçambique reports. The Mozambican newspaper quotes Mozambican Minister of Industry and Trade Carlos Mesquita as saying West China Cement has scouted the provinces of … Continue reading "West China Cement to put US$800 mln into Mozambican projects"
8 October 2021
The Portuguese trade and investment promotion agency, AICEP, will hold on October 14 an online seminar about opportunities for Portuguese companies in the food and drink business in China. The agency announced in writing that the seminar will be conducted in English, and that attendance is free of charge. Among the speakers will be Ana … Continue reading "AICEP seminar to advise on selling food and drink in China"
30 September 2021
State-owned China National Tobacco Corp. is selling its stake in a joint venture in Brazil to its Hong Kong subsidiary, China Tobacco International (HK) Co. Ltd, the subsidiary says. China Tobacco International (HK) told the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it would pay China National Tobacco US$63.4 million for the stake of 51 per cent … Continue reading "China National Tobacco sells venture in Brazil to HK arm"
30 September 2021
A Chinese-led geological survey has found that 70 percent of Angolan territory contains mineral resources, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency quotes Angolan Geological Institute President Canga Xiaquivuila as saying the survey, now two-thirds complete, found 42 sorts of mineral, among them diamonds, copper, iron, silver, manganese, gold, limestone, marble and granite. Mr Xiaquivuila … Continue reading "Most of Angola sits on minerals, Chinese-led survey finds"
30 September 2021
Sales in Asia by Portuguese maker of car parts Sodecia SA have been boosted by the factory the company opened 10 years ago in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, China Radio International (CRI) reports, citing the manager of the Sodecia subsidiary that runs the factory. The Portuguese-language service of the Chinese state-run broadcaster quotes … Continue reading "Car part factory in China drives Sodecia business in Asia"
29 September 2021
The Brazilian company that sells Lev electric scooters is now officially certified as a fully green business, which will allow it to borrow cheaply up to 58 million reals (about US$10.9 million) to expand its distribution network, O Globo reports. The Brazilian newspaper says the company intends to borrow from Brazilian bank Itaú BBA to … Continue reading "Brazilian seller of Lev electric scooters wins green label"
29 September 2021
Timor-Leste was among over 120 countries represented at a conference online about the development of aquaculture, which was conducted from the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai, the Chinese Embassy in Díli says. A representative of the Timorese Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries attended the conference, which began last Wednesday and ended last Saturday, according to … Continue reading "Timorese attends Chinese-run conference on aquaculture"
29 September 2021
President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique has formally opened the digital television studios built for state-run broadcaster Televisão de Moçambique in the northern Mozambican city of Pemba, his government says. An official written statement quotes Mr Nyusi as saying at the opening last week that the studios are a manifestation of the changeover to digital television … Continue reading "President opens digital TV studios in northern Mozambique"
28 September 2021
Chinese companies are among the 60 enterprises that will be represented at the 24th International Fair of Cabo Verde, to be held in Praia from November 17 to 20, Inforpress reports. The Cabo Verdean state-run news agency quotes the executive director of the event, Angélica Fortes, as telling a news conference held in Mindelo on … Continue reading "International Fair of Cabo Verde draws Chinese companies"
27 September 2021
A cargo of 30,000 tonnes of crude oil sent to China from Angola by Chinese state-owned oil company Sinopec Corp. has been certified as carbon neutral, making it the first shipment of oil to China so certified, Reuters says. Chinese state-owned COSCO Shipping Lines transported the oil to a Sinopec refinery in eastern China, the … Continue reading "First carbon-neutral oil shipment to China is from Angola"
27 September 2021
A party of health workers from the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan is in São Tomé and Príncipe to undertake the 17th Chinese medical mission to that country, the West China Second University Hospital says. Having trained for the mission for nearly nine months, the party arrived in São Tomé and Príncipe on Sunday to … Continue reading "New Chinese medical mission lands in São Tomé and Príncipe"
24 September 2021
Representatives of over 30 Macao companies attended a business gathering for small and medium enterprises arranged by the Macao branch of state-owned Bank of China (BOC Macau), the Macao Daily News says. The representatives took part in 93 business-matching sessions, which put them in touch online with companies outside Macao, notably in mainland China and … Continue reading "Macao, mainland Chinese, Brazilian enterprises talk business"
24 September 2021
Among 40 institutions of higher education belonging to a new alliance of academic libraries in Macao and the lusophone world are five universities in Brazil, according to one of them, the Federal University of Minas Gerais. The university issued a written statement identifying the four other Brazilian members as the University of São Paulo, the … Continue reading "Brazilian universities join Macao-led library alliance"
24 September 2021
The heads of a special maritime economic zone on and around the Cabo Verdean island of São Vicente, which is backed by China, have formally taken office, Inforpress reports. The Cabo Verdean state-run news agency says the president of the zonal authority, speaking at the induction ceremony on Monday, promised to spare no effort to … Continue reading "Cabo Verdean maritime economic zone officeholders inducted"
23 September 2021
The Chinese-backed power station at the southeastern Brazilian port of Açu has begun generating electricity, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says the power station is fuelled by natural gas, and that its first phase has 1.34 GW of installed capacity, enough to supply 6 million households with power. The first phase began operating … Continue reading "Chinese-backed, gas-fired power station in Brazil starts up"
23 September 2021
Brazilian Association in China for Industry, Commerce and Innovation President Henry Osvald believes the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone on Hengqin Island, which abuts Macao, may attract bright minds from Brazilian universities, the NewsGD website reports. The Chinese website quotes Mr Osvald as saying Brazilians could join Macao and mainland Chinese entrepreneurs and academics in developing … Continue reading "Brazilian business leader sees potential of Hengqin Island"
21 September 2021
DH Mining Development Co. Lda of China will begin next year mining and processing graphite in Nipepe, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa, Rádio Moçambique reports. The Mozambican state-run broadcaster quotes a provincial official, Silvino Bonomar, as saying DH Mining is investing US$30 million in the mine. Mr Bonomar said DH Mining was in … Continue reading "Chinese company soon to begin mining graphite in Mozambique"
21 September 2021
A Chinese-built roll-on, roll-off ferry, the Berlin-Ramelau, is set to arrive in Timor-Leste by October 11, ANTIL reports, citing Timorese Transport and Communications Minister José Agustinho da Silva. The Timorese state-run news agency quotes Mr Agustinho da Silva as saying the Port Authority of Timor-Leste is forming a party of inspectors to send to China … Continue reading "Ferry built in China set to be delivered to Timor-Leste"
20 September 2021
The government of Angola made a payment in recent days to the Chinese contractor building the Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric power station in the northeast of the country, to keep the contractor working, according to an official statement. The written statement quotes Angolan President João Lourenço as saying so on Wednesday during a two-day visit to … Continue reading "Govt keeps up payments for northern Angolan power station"
