Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
3 March 2021
The head of the Macao Polytechnic Institute International Portuguese Training Centre, Joaquim Ramos de Carvalho, believes the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will facilitate academic cooperation by China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the institute says. The Macao Polytechnic Institute issued a written statement quoting Mr Ramos de Carvalho as saying so at … Continue reading "Closer academic ties between China, lusophone world forecast"
3 March 2021
The China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration says it has formed a committee of lusophone experts to set and grade tests for translators and interpreters of Chinese into Portuguese and vice-versa, which will be introduced in June. The administration issued last week a written statement saying six of the 12 highly qualified translators and interpreters that … Continue reading "Lusophone committee to set translation, interpretation tests"
1 March 2021
Mozambique has taken delivery of its first 200,000 doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 supplied by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd of China, the Chinese Embassy in Maputo says. In accepting the gift of the vaccine, Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário said it reflected the strength of Sino-Mozambican friendship, according to a written statement … Continue reading "First doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine reach Mozambique"
1 March 2021
An aerial survey of Angola intended to reveal the potential value its untapped mineral resources has been completed, Lusa reports, citing Angolan Geological Institute President Canga Xiaquivuila. Angola has invested US$259.4 million in the Chinese-led geological survey of the country that includes the aerial survey, the Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Xiaquivuila as saying on … Continue reading "Chinese-led aerial search for Angolan minerals completed"
25 February 2021
The first batch of vaccines against COVID-19 that China is sending to Mozambique should arrive shortly, O País says, citing a Mozambican public health official, Benigna Matsinhe. “By the end of the month of February we will have the first doses,” the Mozambican newspaper quotes Ms Matsinhe as saying on Monday. Ms Matsinhe said health … Continue reading "First Chinese COVID-19 vaccines due in Mozambique this week"
25 February 2021
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA has delivered the first of its Praetor 500 business jets to a customer in Brazil, the China Aviation News website says. Brazil is the most important business aviation market in Latin America, the website reported yesterday, citing Embraer Vice President of Sales for Latin America, Gustavo Teixeira. The report quotes Mr … Continue reading "First Embraer Praetor 500 jet delivered to Brazilian buyer"
25 February 2021
Macao businessman Kevin Ho is building a 15-storey apartment building in the high-end Foz do Douro area of the northern Portuguese city of Oporto, Jornal de Negócios says. The building, to be called the Miramar Tower, will have flats ranging in size from 152 square metres to 613 square metres, each containing one to four … Continue reading "Kevin Ho of Macao building high-end housing in Portugal"
24 February 2021
Chinese state-owned Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd says it has started mass production of hot-rolled steel H-beams for a liquefied natural gas project off the coast of Mozambique, Jiemian reports. The Chinese website quotes Shandong Iron and Steel as saying yesterday that the first batch of beams was produced in a trial run … Continue reading "Chinese steel for Mozambican LNG project rolls off the line"
24 February 2021
The partners of Timor-Leste in the development of the country have held their first quarterly meeting of the year, the Chinese Embassy in Dili says. The embassy issued a written statement saying the meeting, held last Friday in the Timorese Ministry of Finance, discussed the Timorese government budget for this year and cooperative efforts to … Continue reading "Chinese ambassador speaks at Timorese development meeting"
24 February 2021
Energias de Portugal SA (EDP) has put Miguel Setas in charge of its electricity transmission and distribution businesses in Brazil, Macao, Portugal and Spain, Reuters reports, citing a letter sent by Mr Setas to EDP’s business partners. The news agency quotes a circular announcement as saying Mr Setas joined the EDP executive board last month. … Continue reading "Miguel Setas to run key parts of EDP electricity business"
23 February 2021
Spanish distributor Bergé Automoción SL will begin selling in Portugal in the second quarter of this year Maxus motor vehicles, a Chinese-owned make, Motor 24 reports. The Portuguese website says Bergé Auto announced in writing last week that it will sell a range of Maxus range light commercial vehicles, and subsequently service them. The report … Continue reading "Maxus light commercial vehicles to go on sale in Portugal"
23 February 2021
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd of China says it has helped a Chinese school in Brazil convert to teaching online to get round restrictions on attendance due to precautions against the spread of COVID-19. A written statement that Huawei issued last week says the Escola Chinesa Internacional in Rio de Janeiro has adopted its IdeaHub intelligent … Continue reading "Huawei helps Chinese school in Brazil improve online classes"
22 February 2021
The government in Portugal says that until the end of this year buying housing in Lisbon and the northern city of Oporto will still qualify foreigners for residency in the country. Foreigners other than citizens of EU countries are entitled by the Golden Visa scheme to live in Portugal if they make certain investments there. … Continue reading "Change in Portuguese Golden Visa property rules postponed"
22 February 2021
China will keep working with Brazil to enhance Sino-Brazilian cooperation on vaccines against COVID-19, the China Daily reported, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese state-owned newspaper quoted a spokesman for the ministry, Wang Wenbin, as saying vaccines are an important means of countering the COVID-19 pandemic and … Continue reading "China, Brazil to keep collaborating on COVID-19 vaccines"
22 February 2021
China has given São Tomé and Príncipe another batch of medical supplies for curbing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Embassy in São Tomé says. The embassy issued a written statement saying the supplies include facemasks and other personal protective equipment, ventilators and thermometers. The embassy says Chinese Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe Xu Yingzhen … Continue reading "São Tomé and Príncipe gets more medical supplies from China"
22 February 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$145.185 billion in the period from January to December 2020. It represented a 2.98 percent decrease year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$101.949 billion to China in 2020, down by 3.43 percent year-on-year. The value of China’s merchandise exports to those countries … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$145.19 bln in 2020"
11 February 2021
Mozambican Foreign Minister Verónica Macamo has expressed gratitude to China for its support for the economic and social development of her country, the Chinese Embassy in Maputo says. A written statement issued by the embassy says Ms Macamo did so in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun. The statement quotes Ms Macamo … Continue reading "Minister thanks China for providing support to Mozambique"
11 February 2021
Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Guo Ce has said China is willing to increase Sino-Guinean cooperation, according to his embassy. The embassy issued a written statement saying Mr Guo gave an account of the latest Sino-Guinean cooperative efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, and to increase trade and the development of infrastructure in Guinea-Bissau, when he … Continue reading "Envoy says China amenable to more Sino-Guinean cooperation"
11 February 2021
Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Xiao Jianguo has said China is ready to strengthen Sino-Timorese ties in the field of tertiary education, the Chinese embassy in Dili says. A written statement issued by the embassy quotes Mr Xiao as offering National University of Timor-Leste Rector João Soares Martins Chinese assistance for the development of education in … Continue reading "Stronger Sino-Timorese education links offered by ambassador"
10 February 2021
Ambassador Zhang Ming, who heads the Chinese Mission to the European Union, has described the Sino-Portuguese relationship as a model in the field of international relations, according to a document published by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The ministry issued a transcript of a conversation Mr Zhang had with Portuguese journalists, which quotes him as calling … Continue reading "Envoy says Sino-Portuguese relationship a model for others"
