Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area
16 August 2021
The Council of Ministers in Mozambique says the country is on course to meet the Kimberley Process international standards governing the trade in diamonds, Lusa reports, citing the cabinet spokesman, Filimão Suaze. The Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Suaze as saying after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday that Mozambique is “at an advanced stage of … Continue reading "Mozambican diamond trade set to follow international rules"
13 August 2021
A survey by the National Statistics Institute in Cabo Verde found most respondents felt that the business climate there was favourable in the second quarter of this year. The results of the survey, made public on Tuesday, indicate that confidence was greater in the second quarter than in the first, maintaining the quarterly growth shown … Continue reading "Cabo Verdean business confidence keeps growing in second quarter"
13 August 2021
Timor-Leste will receive this week its largest shipment yet of vaccines for its drive to inoculate its people against COVID-19, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency, citing a source in the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group in Timor-Leste, says the authorities there hope to receive this week about 500,000 doses of vaccines. The report says … Continue reading "Timor-Leste to receive more vaccines against COVID-19"
13 August 2021
The first Mozambican postgraduate student to earn a doctorate at the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development in Beijing has received the diploma conferring the degree from Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun, says the Chinese Embassy in Maputo. The embassy issued a written statement saying Mr Wang presented the diploma on August 3. The … Continue reading "Chinese envoy presents Mozambican postgraduate with diploma"
12 August 2021
Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos França says his country aims to give or sell vaccines to other countries, particularly in South America, to help them counter the COVID-19 pandemic, Rádio Nacional reports. The Brazilian state-run broadcaster says Mr França was speaking at the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation, a gathering last week of representatives of … Continue reading "Brazil aiming to export COVID-19 vaccines to neighbours"
12 August 2021
Mozambique has taken delivery of 200,000 more doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 devised by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. of China, which will help speed up the inoculation of Mozambicans, the Chinese Embassy in Maputo says. The embassy issued a written statement quoting Mozambican Vice-minister of Health Lídia Cardoso as saying the shipment, delivered last … Continue reading "Mozambique receives 200,000 more doses of Sinopharm vaccine"
12 August 2021
Chinese health workers have completed a study of the prevalence of dental caries among São Toméan adolescents, the Chinese Embassy in São Tomé says. A written statement issued by the embassy quotes Chinese Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe Xu Yingzhen as saying the study collected data essential for helping the country prevent and treat … Continue reading "Chinese mission studies oral health of young São Toméans"
11 August 2021
A Chinese-led geological survey of Angola, intended to reveal the potential value of untapped mineral resources, should be completed by December this year, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says the results of the survey of the northwestern Angolan province of Cuanza Norte were revealed at a meeting of the Angolan Ministry of Mineral … Continue reading "Chinese-led geological survey of Angola to be completed this year"
11 August 2021
The Chinese market became one of the most important for Portuguese exporters of pork just a year after they first penetrated it, in March 2019, Lusa reports, citing Portuguese Federation of Pig Industry Associations President David Neves. The Portuguese news agency says data collected by the Portuguese Institute for Financing Agriculture and Fisheries show that … Continue reading "China second-biggest market for 2020 Portuguese pork exports"
11 August 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$90.483 billion in the period from January to June 2021. It represented a 40.07 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$62.494 billion to China in the first six months of 2021 – a rise of 33.7 percent year-on-year. The value of … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$90.48bln in January-June 2021"
11 August 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$71.423 billion in the period from January to May 2021. It represented a 37.95 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$48.531 billion to China in the first five months of 2021 – an increase of 30.81 percent year-on-year. The value of China’s merchandise exports … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries tops US$71.4bln in January-May 2021"
11 August 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$53.96 billion in the period from January to April 2021. It represented a 29,01 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$36.045 billion to China in the first four months of 2021 – a rise of 19.74 percent year-on-year. The value of China’s merchandise exports … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$53.96bln in January-April 2021"
10 August 2021
The Portuguese tourism promotion agency, Turismo de Portugal, will be among 10 such agencies represented in the Europe pavilion at the ITB China 2021 travel fair, the organisers of the fair say. The fair will be held in Shanghai from November 24 to 26, but can be attended online between November 8 and December 31, … Continue reading "Portugal to tout tourist draws at travel fair in Shanghai"
10 August 2021
Chinese companies are welcome to bid for public-sector assets that the Angolan government is selling to the private sector, the Chinese Embassy in Luanda says, citing Angolan Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa. Ms Sousa was speaking during a virtual roadshow last Thursday, which drew nearly 120 representatives of 50 Chinese companies and institutions, according … Continue reading "Chinese urged to play part in Angolan privatisation drive"
10 August 2021
A rooftop array of solar panels made by JinkoSolar Co. Ltd. of China gives Brazilian distributor Stampa Food Distribuidora de Alimentos Ltda a supply of electricity from a sustainable source, the manufacturer says. The array supplies all the power the Stampa Food warehouse needs from day to day, JinkoSolar announced last Thursday in a social … Continue reading "JinkoSolar rooftop solar panels help Stampa Food go green"
9 August 2021
The northeastern Chinese port of Rizhao has demonstrated that it can accommodate the giant Guaibamax class of bulk carriers, which Brazilian miner Vale SA uses to transport its exports of iron ore, Xinhua reports. Each Guaibamax ship can transport 325,000 tonnes of iron ore, according to a report carried by the Chinese government-run news agency … Continue reading "Rizhao shows it can handle huge carriers of Vale iron ore"
9 August 2021
Companhia Siderúrgica do Chuchi (CSC) of Angola will begin exporting iron ore to China next week, the Angolan government says, citing CSC President Rui Silva. The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas issued a written statement quoting Mr Silva as saying on Tuesday that a ship loaded with 60,000 tonnes of ore mined by … Continue reading "Angolan miner CSC due to begin exporting iron ore to China"
9 August 2021
Eurowind Energy of Denmark says it will use Chinese-made modules on a solar farm it is building in Portugal, Jornal de Negócios reports. The Portuguese newspaper, citing a written statement issued by Eurowind Energy on Wednesday, says the company ordered in June 118,637 solar modules, with a combined capacity of 64 MW, from LONGi Green Energy … Continue reading "Solar farm in Portugal to use modules supplied by LONGi"
6 August 2021
The health industry regulator in Portugal, INFARMED, will accept that CoronaVac, a vaccine devised by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. of China, gives protection against COVID-19, SIC Notícias reports. The Portuguese television channel says INFARMED will also recognise the efficacy of doses made in India of Covishield, a vaccine devised by Oxford University and marketed by AstraZeneca … Continue reading "Portuguese authorities to recognise efficacy of CoronaVac"
6 August 2021
Trina Solar Co. Ltd of China says it is the major vendor of photovoltaic modules for a solar farm being built in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Focus Energia of Brazil has ordered 59,292 Trina Solar 600 W series modules for its 850 MW-peak Projeto Futura farm, the maker announced in writing yesterday. Trina … Continue reading "Trina Solar main seller of modules for Brazilian solar farm"
