Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
30 December 2021
State-owned Power Construction Corp. of China (PowerChina) says it has made donations of medical and other supplies to help Maputo and the northern Mozambican city of Nacala counter the COVID-19 pandemic. PowerChina donated medical supplies, household goods, and school and office supplies to schools and other public institutions this month to help them maintain safe, … Continue reading "PowerChina donations to help Mozambique fight COVID-19"
30 December 2021
Damen Shipyards Group NV of the Netherlands says the Berlin-Ramelau, a roll-on, roll-off ferry it built in China, has been formally handed over to the Port Authority of Timor-Leste. The crew of the Berlin-Ramelau began training as soon as the ship arrived in Díli on December 9, according to a written statement issued by Damen … Continue reading "Ferry built in China handed over to Timorese authorities"
29 December 2021
Mozambican logistics company Mozambique STT and Chinese state-owned PowerChina Hubei Engineering Co. Ltd have struck a deal worth US$324 million for the construction of a deep-water port at Chongoene in southern Mozambique, AIM reports. The Mozambican news agency says the deal, signed this month, provides for work on building the port to begin next month, … Continue reading "Mozambique STT, PowerChina Hubei strike Chongoene port deal"
29 December 2021
The Triana solar farm now under construction in the central Portuguese municipality of Alenquer will use modules supplied by LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd of China, the Renewables Now website reports, citing the developer, Eurowind Energy A/S of Denmark. The report says 40,741 bifacial solar modules with a combined capacity of 22 MW will … Continue reading "LONGi modules to generate power on Portuguese solar farm"
28 December 2021
The Chinese Embassy in Maputo has announced the publication of an illustrated history of the Chinese and Mozambican revolutions, and of a book entitled “Conference Proceedings on Sino-Mozambican Traditional Friendship”. The embassy announced in writing that the book launch on Monday was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun; a former president of Mozambique, … Continue reading "Books celebrating Sino-Mozambican friendship published"
28 December 2021
China and Portugal have agreed to extend for five years an arrangement whereby the Portuguese authorities swiftly consider applications for patents made by Chinese, and the Chinese authorities swiftly consider applications for patents made by Portuguese, the Chinese patent office says. The rules of the arrangement will remain unchanged until the end of 2026, the … Continue reading "China, Portugal keep express service for patent applicants"
28 December 2021
A subsidiary of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd (GPHL) of mainland China has opened a factory in Macao to make products for the practice of Chinese traditional medicine, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes GPHL President Li Chuyuan as saying at the opening last Friday that Portuguese-speaking parts of the world are among the main … Continue reading "GPHL Macao arm opens factory to serve lusophone markets"
16 December 2021
The Chinese Embassy in Díli says it has formally awarded scholarships to 75 students at the National University of Timor-Leste. The embassy issued a written announcement quoting Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Xiao Jianguo as saying the scholarships are meant to help outstanding students belonging to low-income households, and to strengthen Sino-Timorese friendship. Mr Xiao, speaking … Continue reading "Chinese Embassy awards scholarships to Timorese students"
16 December 2021
The ZLF law firm on the mainland Chinese island of Hengqin, next to Macao, has been helping Chinese investors in the Portuguese-speaking world solve legal problems, Lusa reports. A report carried by the Portuguese news agency last Sunday quotes ZLF Director Chen Yi as saying their favourite place to invest is Brazil. Ms Chen said … Continue reading "Hengqin lawyers help Chinese investors in lusophone world"
15 December 2021
Chinese-owned Complexo Industrial Sino-Ord of Angola will begin next year exporting ceramic mosaics and tiles to other parts of Africa, Jornal de Angola reports, quoting Sino-Ord Executive Director Vivaldo Ramos. Sino-Ord has two deals with Zambian and Zimbabwean wholesalers, is negotiating others with Namibian importers, and means to open an office in South Africa next … Continue reading "Sino-Ord to export ceramic products to neighbours of Angola"
15 December 2021
A Chinese Communist Party official in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, Hui Jianlin, has said that for 10 years Macao has served Jiangsu as a window on the lusophone world, the China News Service (CNS) reports. Mr Hui, of the party’s Jiangsu Provincial Standing Committee, said so in Macao last week at a meeting … Continue reading "Party official describes importance of Macao to Jiangsu"
14 December 2021
The government of Brasília says it has formally opened 20 new playgrounds for children in and around the Brazilian capital. The local government announced in writing that the playgrounds were declared open in a ceremony held online last week. The announcement says the Chinese Embassy in Brasília made gifts of playground equipment, books and toys … Continue reading "Chinese donations equip children’s playgrounds in Brasília"
14 December 2021
São Tomé and Príncipe has put in writing its intention to take part in the Chinese Belt and Road initiative, the Chinese Embassy in São Tomé says. Chinese Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe Xu Yingzhen and São Toméan Foreign Minister Edite Tenjua signed last Thursday an agreement stating the São Toméan intention, according to … Continue reading "São Tomé and Príncipe signs up for Belt and Road initiative"
14 December 2021
The Portuguese postal service, CTT, and the YunExpress logistics service run by Zongteng Group of China are getting together to set up secure boxes in Portugal and Spain where buyers can pick up goods bought online, the ECO website reports. The Portuguese website says CTT told the Portuguese stock exchange last week that it means … Continue reading "CTT, Zongteng Group partnership to deliver goods sold online"
13 December 2021
The Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Academy for Microsatellites and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology have opened the Sino-Portuguese Space and Sea Technology Advanced Research Laboratory, or STARlab, the Xinmin Evening News reports. The director of the academy, Zhang Yonghe, said STARlab, an outcome of the Chinese Belt and Road initiative, would develop … Continue reading "Portugal, China open laboratory for monitoring the oceans"
13 December 2021
Over 40 nurses at Maputo Central Hospital are due to complete today five days of instruction online on treating COVID-19 and stopping the virus that causes the disease from spreading, Xinhua reports. The course of instruction includes lectures, seminars and training on the job, all meant to teach the nurses how to care for patients, … Continue reading "Chinese give Mozambicans instruction in COVID-19 nursing"
13 December 2021
Brazilian supplier of meat BRF SA is planning to build and run a meat production facilityin mainland China, Reuters reports, citing BRF Vice-president of International Markets Patricio Rohner. Building the facility is paramount if BRF is to increase the business it does in China while the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts international logistics, a report carried by … Continue reading "BRF planning to build facility for producing meat in China"
10 December 2021
China bought about 4.97 million tonnes of wood pulp exported by Brazil in the first eight months of this year, becoming the biggest buyer of such exports in that period, the Chinapaper.net website reports. China is on course to import this year more Brazilian wood pulp than the 7.59 million tonnes it imported last year, … Continue reading "China becomes main market for Brazilian wood pulp exports"
10 December 2021
Angola has asked for Chinese help in obtaining some of the US$100 billion worth of International Monetary Fund special drawing rights (SDRs) that richer countries are willing to transfer to poorer countries, Expansão reports. Angolan Foreign Minister Téte António made the request when he and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Dakar last week, … Continue reading "Angolan minister seeks Chinese help in obtaining IMF SDRs"
9 December 2021
The Brazil-China Business Council has announced that it will hold its annual meeting online today, starting at 1330 hours GMT. The theme will be changes in China and the future of Sino-Brazilian relations, with particular focus on sustainability and the future of the Sino-Brazilian agenda, and on the new growth model in China, the council … Continue reading "Brazil-China Business Council holding annual meeting"
