Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
15 January 2021
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) formally opened on Wednesday its National Spanish-Portuguese Teacher Training Centre, the BFSU Department of Spanish and Portuguese says. The department announced in writing that the purpose of the centre is to spur development of the teaching of the Portuguese and Spanish languages in mainland China. The announcement says several renowned … Continue reading "Centre for training teachers of Portuguese opens in Beijing"
15 January 2021
Natura & Co. Chief Executive Roberto Marques has said the Brazilian company will begin selling its Aesop brand of cosmetics in mainland China this year, Exame reports. The Brazilian newspaper quotes Mr Marques as saying in an interview published on Monday that Natura has registered the Chinese characters for its brand name in mainland China, … Continue reading "Natura to launch Aesop brand of cosmetics in mainland China"
15 January 2021
The Angolan Rural Trade Development National Directorate said on Monday it means to begin exporting cassava starch, which is widely used in food processing, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says the directorate disclosed plans to make better use of the 11 million tonnes of cassava grown in Angola each year, and to add … Continue reading "Angola intends to begin selling cassava starch abroad"
14 January 2021
Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng believes Macao can help enterprises in the nearby southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to tap markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, his government said on Monday. The Macao government issued a written statement quoting Mr Ho as telling Shenzhen Municipal Committee secretary Wang Weizhong, that Macao is particularly keen to … Continue reading "Macao ready to help Shenzhen penetrate lusophone markets"
14 January 2021
Angolan Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa said on Monday Chinese creditors have given her country an extra three years to repay what it owes them, Reuters reports. “We’ve got three years of breathing space, and we will take the best advantage of that,” the news agency quotes Ms Sousa as saying in an interview. … Continue reading "Minister says burden of Angolan debt to China lightened"
13 January 2021
A senior official of the southern Chinese city of Dongguan believes Macao can help his city engage with the Portuguese-speaking world in trade and other economic matters, the government of Macao said on Monday. The government issued a written statement quoting Dongguan Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Liang Weidong as telling Macao Chief Executive … Continue reading "Dongguan views Macao as stepping stone to lusophone markets"
13 January 2021
Instituto Butantan, a biomedical research centre in Brazil, asked on Friday morning the health industry regulator there for permission for emergency use of CoronaVac, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd of China and produced by the research centre, Reuters reports. The news agency says Instituto Butantan made the request a day after it … Continue reading "Brazilian research centre asks permission to use CoronaVac"
13 January 2021
Kintor Pharmaceutical Ltd of China said on Sunday preliminary analysis of the results of a clinical trial in Brazil of its treatment for Covid-19 indicates that the remedy shows promise in the treatment of female patients. Kintor issued a written statement saying only 1.7 percent of the volunteers treated were admitted to hospital, while 17.1 … Continue reading "Kintor Covid-19 treatment shows promise in Brazilian trial"
12 January 2021
The Angola-China Chamber of Commerce will be among at least 10 business associations represented in the China-Africa Economic and Commercial Cooperation and Innovation Park in the central Chinese city of Changsha, the government of the surrounding province of Hunan said on Friday. The Hunan provincial government issued a written statement listing Chinese chambers of commerce … Continue reading "Angola-China Chamber of Commerce to have presence in Hunan"
12 January 2021
The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office and the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office have agreed on a new arrangement that makes it easier for holders of Chinese patents to obtain equivalent patents in Brazil, the Chinese office says. The Chinese office announced in writing that the parties agreed that until at least the end of … Continue reading "China, Brazil agree to smooth process of obtaining patents"
12 January 2021
The government of Brazil says it is exempting from anti-dumping duties disposable syringes imported from China, to help the effort to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese-made plastic syringes are exempt until at least June 30 for reasons of public interest, according to an official announcement published on Thursday. Agência Brasil reports that until now Brazilian … Continue reading "Brazil exempts Chinese syringes from anti-dumping duties"
11 January 2021
The Association for the Promotion of Chinese and Lusophone Languages and Cultures was formed in Macao on Wednesday to increase exchanges between China and the Portuguese-speaking world, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency says the association intends to help Macao perform its function as a point of contact between China and the lusophone world, and … Continue reading "Society set up in Macao to boost international exchanges"
11 January 2021
The first branch in Portugal of the Chinese-owned Miniso chain of variety shops opened in a shopping centre in the northern city of Gaia yesterday, the Grande Consumo website reports. The Portuguese website says the shop offered its first 50 customers special bargains. The report says several social media influencers attended the opening. Miniso has … Continue reading "Miniso chain opens Gaia branch, its first shop in Portugal"
11 January 2021
The Shanghai Fosun Foundation is holding an exhibition of over 200 works of street art by Brazilian twin brothers Gustavo Pandolfo and Otávio Pandolfo, who call themselves collectively OSGEMEOS, Xinhua reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says precautions against the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the twins from travelling to Shanghai, so the show was arranged over … Continue reading "Works by noted Brazilian street artists on show in Shanghai"
8 January 2021
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said on Monday the European Union-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment guarantees reciprocal security of market opening, and investment relations that ensure and respect all security rules on both sides, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Costa as saying in an interview: “If Europe wants to be a global … Continue reading "Portuguese PM points out China-EU investment deal benefits"
8 January 2021
Two Brazilian researchers have published a history of the first circumnavigation of the world by Brazilians, and the first Brazilian diplomatic contact with China, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says the book relates how that first contact, in 1879, led to the Brazil-China Friendship, Trade and Navigation Treaty, which was signed two years … Continue reading "History of birth of Sino-Brazilian relationship published"
8 January 2021
Brazilian Rural Society President Teresa Vendramini believes her country should forge closer links with China, Folha de São Paulo reports. The Brazilian newspaper quotes Ms Vendramini as remarking in an interview that China is the main trading partner of Brazil, and the source of 40 percent of Brazilian revenue from farming and related businesses. Chinese … Continue reading "Rural society head calls for closer Sino-Brazilian ties"
7 January 2021
The Portugal-China Small and Medium Enterprises Chamber of Commerce means to expand its network of representative offices in lusophone countries other from Portugal, Ponto Final reports, citing the chamber’s plan for this year. The Macao Portuguese-language newspaper says the plan also envisages the setting-up of funds to invest in agribusinesses, real estate, and the hospitality … Continue reading "Portugal-China SMEs Chamber of Commerce aims to expand"
7 January 2021
Official data indicate that the value of the surplus in Brazilian trade with the rest of the world rose to US$50.99 billion last year, 7 percent more than the year before. The Brazilian Ministry of the Economy published on Monday figures showing the Brazilian surplus in trade with mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao grew … Continue reading "Exports to China help swell Brazilian trade surplus in 2020"
7 January 2021
Santos Ltd said on Tuesday it will invest US$235 million in drilling three oil production wells in the Bayu-Undan field off the south coast of Timor-Leste. The Australian company issued a written statement saying it expects the first well to begin producing oil in the third quarter of this year. Santos says it also intends … Continue reading "Santos to invest US$235 mln in tapping Timorese oil field"
