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28 July 2021
Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Xiao Jianguo has expressed the support of China for the Timorese bid to join the World Trade Organization, his embassy says. A Facebook post by the Chinese Embassy in Dili quotes Mr Xiao as voicing Chinese support when he and Timorese Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Joaquim Amaral met last Saturday. … Continue reading "Envoy voices Chinese backing for Timorese membership of WTO"
28 July 2021
China Energy Engineering Group Co. Ltd (Energy China), along with Maturati Participações SA and Meta Serviços e Projetos Ltda of Brazil, has struck a deal worth US$381 million to build six hydroelectric power stations in the basin of the Cuiabá River in western Brazil, Energy China says. The Chinese state-owned company announced in writing yesterday … Continue reading "Brazilian power infrastructure deal signed at Macao forum"
28 July 2021
The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, inaugurates its 2021-22 Concert Season in September, themed “Inheritance of German and Austrian Classics”, inviting numerous internationally acclaimed musicians and art groups to present masterpieces of classical music, allowing audiences to appreciate the wisdom of the great masters and … Continue reading "Macao Orchestra launches 2021-22 Concert Season Tickets on sale from 31 July"
28 July 2021
Macao people have been enrolling for online classes in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira to fill time they have on their hands while the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the South China Morning Post reports, citing Eddy Murphy, founder of the Capoeira Sports and Cultural Association of Macau. The Hong Kong newspaper quotes Mr Murphy as … Continue reading "Learning Brazilian martial art a novel pastime in Macao"
27 July 2021
A bid of US$510 million by State Grid Corp. of China has bagged the two-thirds of power distributor Companhia Estadual de Energia Elétrica (CEEE) being sold by the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Caixin reports. The Chinese magazine quotes State Grid as saying CEEE should thrive because the Chinese state-owned company will … Continue reading "State Grid Corp of China bid wins control of CEEE of Brazil"
27 July 2021
Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva has told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the Portuguese market will always be open to Chinese companies, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mr Silva as saying so when the ministers attended last Thursday a videoconference intended to contribute to Sino-Portuguese strategic dialogue. Mr Silva said … Continue reading "Minister says Portugal always welcomes Chinese enterprises"
27 July 2021
The Belt and Road Infrastructure Development Index Report 2021 shows that the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation and Development Fund has spurred investment by Chinese companies in Portuguese-speaking markets, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The document shows that the fund managers have focused on investment in infrastructure, clean energy and healthcare, according … Continue reading "Fund spurs Chinese investment in lusophone world"
26 July 2021
Ameca, the Chinese traditional medicine and acupuncture association in Brazil, means to begin training practitioners of such treatments, the China News Service (CNS) reports, citing Ameca President Hui Qing. Ms Hui said in an interview that the training courses would entail opportunities for Brazilian trainees to receive instruction in China, according to a report carried … Continue reading "Brazilians to be trained in Chinese traditional medicine"
26 July 2021
Charlestrong Engineering Technology and Consulting Ltd of Macao has begun selling the 240 apartments in the second phase of its Vila Olímpica housing development in Maputo, Jornal Notícias reports. The Mozambican newspaper says the sales drive is the outcome of a deal struck by Charlestrong and the Mozambican state housing agency. Buyers can pay a … Continue reading "Charlestrong now selling homes in Mozambican development"
26 July 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$38.491 billion in the period from January to March 2021. It represented a 20.41 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$25.283 billion to China in the first three months of 2021 – an increase of 8.86 percent year-on-year. The value … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries tops US$38.49bln in January-March 2020"
26 July 2021
The parallel session on “Giving full play to Macao’s role as a platform in promoting the joint implementation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative”, part of the official programme of the 12th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), was held at the Venetian Macao’s convention and exhibition centre, on … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao hosts parallel session on “Giving full play to Macao’s role as a platform in promoting the joint implementation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative”"
26 July 2021
The inauguration ceremony for the “Glances of Time” exhibition, featuring work by São Tomé and Príncipe artist Guilherme Carvalho, was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex on Friday, July 23, at 6.30pm. The event was organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China … Continue reading "Opening of exhibition by São Tomé and Príncipe artist Guilherme Carvalho as part of the ‘Lusophone Polychromes’ exhibition series"
26 July 2021
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) says it will present a series of public lectures by renowned academic authorities on various aspects of China and the Portuguese-speaking world. The institute announced in writing yesterday that Forum of Higher Education Management in Portuguese-speaking Countries and Regions President Margarida Mano would give the first lecture, entitled “Global Challenges … Continue reading "Macao poly lectures to cover nexus of China, lusophone world"
20 July 2021
Angolan President João Lourenço has authorised the purchase by his government of US$85 million worth of Chinese military equipment, Novo Jornal reports, citing the document granting authority. The document says the equipment will better enable Angola to defend its territory and the airspace above it, according to a report carried by the Angolan newspaper last … Continue reading "Angola one step closer to buying equipment from China to strengthen national defence strategy"
20 July 2021
The regulator of the health industry in Brazil, Anvisa, says it has given permission for a third-phase clinical trial there of a third vaccine against COVID-19 developed in China. Almost 8,000 adult volunteers in the states of Goiás, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and São Paulo will be given two doses of the inactivated vaccine, … Continue reading "Brazil to try out third Chinese vaccine against COVID-19"
20 July 2021
Over 20 young Chinese Catholics living in Portugal or the central Chinese city of Xi’an have got together to compose and record the Chinese version of the anthem for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, the organisers of the international Catholic event say. Young Chinese living in Portugal, helped by Chinese missionary Dominia Shen Lijun, took … Continue reading "Chinese Catholics contribute to World Youth Day Lisbon 2023"
20 July 2021
“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” was officially inaugurated recently, followed by the successive launch of the Main Exhibition, Special Exhibition of Resorts and Hotels, Creative City Pavilion, Public Art Exhibition, Selected Works by Local Artists and Collateral Exhibition, trigging an upsurge of contemporary art, and creating an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire … Continue reading "Creative City Pavilion of Art Macao opens on Thursday Converging contemporary artworks in four exhibition venues"
19 July 2021
Another 12,000 litres of the active ingredients of CoronaVac, the vaccine against COVID-19 devised by Sinovac Biotech Ltd of China, have arrived in the southern Brazilian state of São Paulo, where they will be used to make 20 million more doses of the vaccine, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency … Continue reading "Another 20 mln doses of Sinovac vaccine to be made in Brazil"
19 July 2021
The University of Cabo Verde will be able next Friday to take possession of the facilities on its new campus in Praia, just in time for the new academic year, the university says, citing Cabo Verdean Education Minister Amadeu Cruz. Mr Cruz disclosed the date when he and University of Cabo Verde Rector Judite Medina … Continue reading "University of Cabo Verde set to occupy Chinese-built campus"
19 July 2021
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, said today the Government would step up collaboration with China Media Group in order to promote further Macao’s image and unique culture to the world, and to showcase the city’s successful implementation of the “One country, two systems” principle with Macao characteristics. Mr Ho made the remarks during … Continue reading "Macao CE: Close collaboration with China Media Group to help promote ‘One country, two systems’"
