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18 August 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 2,731 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the second quarter of 2021 as per Stamp Duty record, and the total value of transactions was MOP15.99 billion, up by 37.4% and 52.0% respectively quarter-to-quarter. Purchase and sale of residential … Continue reading "Macao private sector construction and real estate transactions for the 2nd quarter of 2021"
17 August 2021
A Sino-Brazilian joint study has identified fossils found in the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang as those of two previously unknown species of sauropod dinosaur, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology says. The study paper, published in Scientific Reports, says the fossils are the first of big sauropods found in … Continue reading "Sino-Brazilian study identifies previously unknown dinosaurs"
17 August 2021
Representatives of over 140 companies, some of them Chinese companies, attended the Expo-Huíla 2021 business fair in the Angolan province of Huila, the largest such event in the south of the country, Jornal de Angola reports. The newspaper says companies in the private or public sectors in Brazil, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa and Turkey, and … Continue reading "Chinese companies represented at Angolan business fair"
17 August 2021
The Portuguese association of safety and security companies, Apsei, has started a campaign to drum up business abroad for small and medium enterprises among its members, Security Magazine reports. The Portuguese magazine, citing a written statement issued by Apsei, says the year-long campaign will focus on the Chinese, Emirati and Moroccan markets. The campaign, called … Continue reading "Portuguese safety and security SMEs aim for Chinese market"
16 August 2021
Chinese Ambassador to Portugal Zhao Bentang and Portugal-China Young Entrepreneurs Association President Alberto Carvalho Neto have met to discuss support for entrepreneurship by young people, the Chinese Embassy in Lisbon says. Mr Zhao and Mr Carvalho Neto exchanged views on prompting more cooperation by young entrepreneurs in China and Portugal when they met on August … Continue reading "Chinese, Portuguese young entrepreneurs in focus at meeting"
16 August 2021
The managers of the Port of Luanda say they have begun the process of auctioning concessions to run its passenger terminals at Kapossoca, Mussulo, Museu da Escravatura and Macôco, all of which are in the Angolan capital. The managers announced in writing that would-be bidders in Angola or abroad have until September 22 to apply … Continue reading "Port of Luanda soliciting bidders to run passenger terminals"
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"
12 August 2021
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, newly approved small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) credit rebounded in the first half of 2021. In the meantime, the outstanding balance of SME loans rose while the share of SME loans to major industries remained stable. New lending approved In the first half of … Continue reading "Macao small and medium-sized enterprise credit statistics – First half of 2021"
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"
11 August 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population as at end-June 2021 was 682,500, the same as in the previous quarter; female population (363,800) accounted for 53.3% of the total. A total of 1,299 live births were delivered in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 126 quarter-to-quarter. Male … Continue reading "Macao demographic statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2021"
