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28 May 2020
Two Chinese charitable foundations, the Jack Ma Foundation and the Alibaba Foundation, have given Timor-Leste several tonnes of medical equipment and supplies, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency, citing a written announcement by the Chinese Embassy in Dili, says the medical paraphernalia arrived in Dili on a charter flight from Singapore. The announcement says the … Continue reading "Chinese foundations give Timor-Leste medical paraphernalia"
28 May 2020
Angola supplied 13 percent of the crude oil China consumed last year, China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) says, citing an official government work report presented to the Chinese legislature, the 12th National People’s Congress. The Chinese state-owned company says the document contains figures given by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, which indicate that China … Continue reading "Angola the source of 13 pct of the oil China used in 2019"
28 May 2020
Brazil has begun exporting melons to China, the first fresh fruit it has ever shipped there, Agência Brasil reports, citing Brazilian Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply Minister Tereza Cristina Dias. The Brazilian state-run news agency quotes Ms Dias as saying she is trying to open foreign markets to Brazilian foodstuffs other than soybeans, maize, meat and … Continue reading "Brazilian exporters begin shipping fresh fruit to China"
28 May 2020
According to the “International Meetings Market 2019 Report” recently published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Macao has climbed up multiple ranks. Macao has moved up 23 places to the 48th among cities worldwide. In terms of Asia Pacific cities, Macao ranks the 12th, five places up compared to 2018. ICCA has also recognised … Continue reading "ICCA Report: Macao Ranks Top 50 among International Convention Cities"
27 May 2020
China and Brazil have reached agreement on deep cuts in tariffs on Chinese imports of sugar, the Brazilian sugar industry association, Unica, says. Unica issued a written statement saying China will set its tariff on the first 1.95 million tonnes of sugar it imports each year at 15 percent, and cut its tariff on imports … Continue reading "Deal done on tariffs on Chinese imports of Brazilian sugar"
27 May 2020
China Building Material Tangshan Installation Co. (CBMI) will repair the Weru-Loco bridge in southeastern Timor-Leste’s Lautém district, which was damaged by floods caused by heavy rain, ANTIL reports. The Timorese state-run news agency quotes Rui Hernâni, Director-General at Timor-Leste’s Public Works Ministry, as saying representatives of the Ministry’s Project Management Unit and the Chinese State-owned … Continue reading "Chinese contractor to repair damaged bridge in Timor-Leste"
27 May 2020
Huawei Fusion Solar, the solar power arm of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd of China, is keen on taking a slice of the market in Portugal for generating solar power when the government there next auctions generation concessions, the Eco website reports. The Portuguese news website says the conditions for the auction are scheduled to be … Continue reading "Huawei eyes Portugal’s second solar auction"
26 May 2020
Chinese paediatricians and obstetricians have given their Mozambican counterparts instruction on treating children and pregnant women infected with the Covid-19 virus , and on saving them from becoming infected in the first place, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says that in a two-hour teleconference doctors at the Sichuan University of China West China … Continue reading "Chinese doctors teach Mozambicans how to tackle Covid-19"
26 May 2020
The Angolan Transport Ministry and state-owned China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corp. Ltd (AVIC-ENG) have reached on Wednesday an agreement on the resumption of work on building the new international airport in Luanda, Angop reports. The Angolan government-run news agency quotes a written statement issued by the ministry as saying precautions against the Covid-19 pandemic … Continue reading "Construction of new airport in Luanda set to resume"
26 May 2020
China has imported 230 kg of Brazilian maize for its global transfer base for the introduction of animal and plant germplasm resources , the first seed from a foreign source to be added to the seed bank, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says the shipment of maize is now in quarantine in the … Continue reading "China receives shipment of Brazilian maize for its seed bank"
26 May 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that value of retail sales for the first quarter of 2020 fell by 45.1% year-on-year to MOP11.24 billion amid the epidemic, and the sales volume index dropped by 44.8%. As compared to the first quarter of 2019, sales values of Watches, Clocks & Jewellery (-57.5%), Department … Continue reading "Results of retail sales survey of Macao for the 1st quarter of 2020"
25 May 2020
Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd aims to train Angolans in information and communication technology at the rate of 500 a year from 2022 onwards, Jornal de Angola reports. The newspaper quotes a written statement issued by Huawei as saying the company is spending US$60 million on building an ICT training and … Continue reading "Huawei sets out to give 500 Angolans a year training in ICT"
25 May 2020
Official figures indicate that Portuguese exports of pork to China were 255 percent greater in the first quarter of this year than a year ago, the Ni Hao Portugal website reports. The website quotes a written statement issued by the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP), as saying pork is the only product Portugal is … Continue reading "Portuguese pork exports to China soar"
25 May 2020
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and the University of Porto in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto have begun publishing jointly Orientes do Português, the first international academic journal in Portuguese in Asia, MPI says. A written announcement by MPI says the journal will contain articles about research by academics in Asia into contact linguistics, … Continue reading "Macao, Oporto colleges launch academic journal in Portuguese"
25 May 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of banks in Macao totalled 30 at the end of the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 3 year-on-year. Full-time employees in the Banking Sector rose by 343 year-on-year to 6,806. Analysed by occupation, there were 2,007 directors & managers and 2,060 clerks … Continue reading "Survey on Macao manpower needs and wages for the 1st quarter of 2020 – Banking sector"
22 May 2020
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd of China, the China Broadband Development Alliance, Altice Portugal SA and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have got together to develop fifth-generation fixed telecommunications networks, Huawei says. Huawei says in a written announcement released on Tuesday that such international collaboration in the telecommunications industry is needed to build a digital … Continue reading "Sino-Portuguese partnership to develop 5G fixed networks"
22 May 2020
StarTimes of China has finished a project to bring digital television broadcasts via satellite to 20,000 households in 1,000 villages in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mozambican Minister of Transport and Communication Janfar Abdulai as saying after inspecting the outcome that the project created about … Continue reading "StarTimes brings digital television to northern Mozambicans"
22 May 2020
Alpargatas S.A., the Brazilian owner of the Havaianas brand of flip-flop sandals has made Australian-born Chinese actress Cecilia Song Yanfei the first Havaianas brand ambassador in China, the Phoenix New Media website reports. The Chinese website quotes Havaianas Asia-Pacific President Robert Esser as saying Ms Song’s authenticity on the big screen matches the feeling of … Continue reading "Cecilia Song the first Havaianas brand ambassador in China"
22 May 2020
The journal, The Portuguese Language in the Orient (Orientes do Portugues), the first ever Portuguese academic periodical in Asia, has hit the shelf; the periodical is co-published by the Macao Polytechnic Institute and the University of Porto in Portugal. The aim of the periodical is to enhance Macao’s strengths as a services platform between China … Continue reading "The first Portuguese academic periodical in Asia co-published by Macao Polytechnic Institute & Porto hits the shelf"
22 May 2020
The Talent Development Committee will be launching three subsidy schemes for postgraduate studies in Portugal. The three schemes are: Scholarship Scheme for Master’s Degree Courses at the University of Coimbra, Portugal; Postgraduate Degree Course Scholarship Program – Association of Principals of Portuguese-speaking Universities; and Scholarship Scheme for Master Course of the Institutions under Portuguese Polytechnics … Continue reading "Talent Development Committee of Macao to launch 3 subsidy schemes for Portuguese postgrad programs in June"
