Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
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"
23 June 2020
Capesize freight rates rose to their highest yet this year as a resurgence in the Chinese steel industry drove up Brazilian exports of iron ore due for delivery to China next month, Argus Media reports. The compiler of commodities data says rates for freight on Capesize ships bound from the eastern Chinese port of Qingdao … Continue reading "Brazilian iron ore exports to China push up freight rates"
23 June 2020
The Angolan government paid back this year the debt of 3.05 billion kwanzas (about US$5.09 million) it owed to Chinese state-owned contractor China Road and Bridge Corp. (CRBC), which it built up between 2013 and 2018, an official document shows. The Angolan Finance Ministry document indicates that CRBC accepted Angolan treasury bonds in settlement of … Continue reading "Angolan government repays US$5.09 mln debt to CRBC"
23 June 2020
Universidade Pedagógica in Maputo and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd of China are setting up a Huawei Information and Communications Technology Academy at the university, Jornal de Notícias reports. The Mozambican newspaper says a videoconference attended by Dean Jorge Ferrão of Universidade Pedagógica and Wu Ku, the executive director of the Huawei subsidiary in Mozambique, was … Continue reading "Huawei helping Mozambican university set up ICT academy"
22 June 2020
The Chinese Defence Ministry is helping Mozambique counter the Covid-19 pandemic by giving the Maputo Military Hospital a shipment of medical paraphernalia, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency says the donation handed over on Wednesday includes 13 tonnes of protective gear such as gloves and masks, along with thermometers and 60 boxes of other equipment … Continue reading "China donates medical paraphernalia to Maputo hospital"
22 June 2020
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guiné-Bissau has appointed António Serifo Embaló as the Guinéan Ambassador to China, replacing Malam Sambu, O Democrata reports, citing a presidential order. The Guinéan newspaper says Mr Serifo Embaló is a member of the legislature belonging to the Social Renovation Party, the third-largest in the chamber, and was a minister … Continue reading "Guiné-Bissau makes António Serifo its ambassador in Beijing"
22 June 2020
Portuguese restaurateur Dário Silva has reopened his restaurant serving Portuguese food in the southern Chinese city of Foshan, after a hiatus of four months due to precautions against the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says Mr Silva opened his restaurant, called Lusitano Bistro, last year, after spending many years in China … Continue reading "Portuguese restaurant in China reopens as pandemic ebbs"
19 June 2020
The operator of the metropolitan railway in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto, Metro do Porto SA, has a new plan for expanding its network which would entail changing the course of a river flowing through the part of the city that is on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage … Continue reading "Oporto Metro reveals new plan for network expansion"
19 June 2020
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it expects strong demand from China, and permission for more slaughterhouses to export there, to drive growth of Brazilian exports of meat. An FAO biannual publication, Food Outlook, says the agency expects growth of 6 percent this year. Food Outlook says Brazilian output of beef and pork … Continue reading "FAO tips Chinese demand to spur Brazilian meat export growth"
19 June 2020
The Angolan National Police have chosen Jetway X70s made by Chery Automobile Co. Ltd of China for use as patrol cars, the Chexun website reports. The Chinese automobile news website says the first Jetway X70s were handed over at police headquarters in Luanda last month, in a ceremony attended by Angolan National Police Commander-in-Chief Paulo … Continue reading "Angolan National Police adopting Cherys for patrol cars"
18 June 2020
Winemakers in the Dão wine region of Portugal have dispatched their first shipment of wine to China since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, O Minho reports, quoting Fernando Figueiredo, the head of a group of Dão winemakers. The Portuguese newspaper says Mr Figueiredo hopes the region can soon send more wine to China, so … Continue reading "Dão winemakers resume exports to China after Covid-19 hiatus"
18 June 2020
The first ship registered at the free trade port of Yangpu on the southern Chinese island of Hainan has sailed on its maiden voyage, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says the China COSCO Shipping Corp. Ltd freighter COSCO Shipping Xing Wang, displacing 62,000 tonnes, was registered on Friday. The report says the ship … Continue reading "First ship registered at Yangpu heading for Brazil"
18 June 2020
The Angolan authorities have begun using yesterday a new system for civil registration devised by China, Jornal de Angola reports, quoting the official in charge of the technical aspects, Fernando Fortes. The Angolan newspaper says the system will eventually give every Angolan a national identity card. The report quotes Mr Fortes as saying the authorities … Continue reading "Angola now using Chinese-devised civil registration system"
17 June 2020
About 300 businesspeople in 126 Brazilian cities took part in an event put on to promote the Canton Fair, which is being held online this year, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says Chinese officials gave last week an introductory presentation on the fair, and talked about incentives to attend. The report says the … Continue reading "Online Canton Fair promoted among Brazilian businesspeople"
17 June 2020
The railway company serving the southwestern Angolan city of Moçâmedes hopes new, Chinese-built train sets will increase by half the number of seats available on its intercity passenger services, Angop reports, quoting the head of the company. The Angolan state-run news agency quotes Caminho de Ferro de Moçâmedes EP President Daniel Quipaxe as saying each … Continue reading "Angolan railway company has high hopes for CRRC train sets"
