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19 July 2021
A ceremony for deepening the strategic partnership between China Media Group (CMG) and the government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) was held on 18 July. The event was co-organised by CMG and the Macao SAR government, and was hosted by TDM, CMG’s Asia-Pacific headquarters, and the University of Macau (UM). One of the … Continue reading "UM and CMG Asia-Pacific headquarters to launch collaboration in multiple areas"
19 July 2021
The annual International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) has a record of helping Chinese enterprises strike deals to do business in Portuguese-speaking parts of the world, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. China Road & Bridge Corp. struck a deal at the 2017 IIICF to do business in Mozambique, and … Continue reading "IIICF helps Chinese enterprises penetrate Lusophone markets"
16 July 2021
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has made arrangements for storing and distributing food aid from China once it arrives in Guinea-Bissau, the Chinese Embassy in Bissau says. The WFP representative in Guinea-Bissau, João Manja, said so when he and Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Guo Ce met on Monday to discuss cooperation, according to the … Continue reading "WFP all set to hand out Chinese food aid in Guinea-Bissau"
16 July 2021
“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” was inaugurated today (15 July) at the Macao Museum of Art. On the occasion, the Main Exhibition themed “Advance and Retreat of Globalization” was also inaugurated. A four-month mega international cultural and artistic event, “Art Macao” presents 30 art exhibitions in 25 locations, and gathers artistic and cultural … Continue reading "“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” opens navigating a great garden of artistic creativity"
16 July 2021
A party of 10 staff and students of the University of Macau Department of Portuguese have given over 100 school pupils in southwestern China three weeks of instruction in the language, the university says. The Macao Education and Youth Development Bureau commissioned the party to teach three-week courses at a primary school, a secondary school … Continue reading "University of Macau teaches Portuguese in southwestern China"
16 July 2021
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) Centre for Portuguese Studies has made accessible online textbooks for teaching the Portuguese language, along with other academic resources, the MPI says. The institute announced in writing yesterday that of the 30 or more items available, most can be downloaded free of charge. Among the resources are Orientes do Português, … Continue reading "Books for teaching Portuguese put up online by Macao poly"
15 July 2021
Sporting Clube de Portugal says it has signed 19-year-old winger Monroe Shen Menglu, making her the first female Chinese professional footballer to play for a Portuguese club. Shen played before in the Chinese Women’s Super League, for Jiangsu Ladies Football Club, and is a China under-20 international, according to a written announcement issued by Sporting. … Continue reading "Sporting signs first Chinese woman footballer in Portugal"
15 July 2021
Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd (PowerChina) says a subsidiary, Sinohydro Bureau 11 Co. Ltd, has completed an office building at the Macarretane Dam, part of an irrigation system in southern Mozambique. State-owned PowerChina announced in writing on Monday that the two-level building is a pleasant place for office staff to work, and has its … Continue reading "PowerChina builds offices for southern Mozambican dam staff"
15 July 2021
China has turned over to Timor-Leste the transmission system for terrestrial broadcasts there of digital television, ANTIL reports, citing the Timorese Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Social Communication. The ministry says the broadcasts will reach an audience of over 200,000 to begin with, according to the Timorese state-run news agency. China will keep giving technical … Continue reading "China hands over digital television network to Timor-Leste"
15 July 2021
The 12th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (hereinafter referred to as the “12th IIICF”) will be held in Macao from 22 to 23 July. After eleven years of development, IIICF has become the most influential annual event in the field of international infrastructure co-operation. Some mainland enterprises officially signed projects with Portuguese-speaking countries through IIICF, believing … Continue reading "IIICF Helps Mainland Enterprises Expand Business by Leveraging Macao’s Strengths as the Platform between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries"
14 July 2021
Macao, Portuguese and lusophone African architects have volunteered their services to help improve shanty towns in Brasília, Lusa reports, citing International Council of Portuguese Language Architects President Rui Leão. The Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Leão, a Macao architect, as saying the volunteers will work with the inhabitants of 10 big shantytowns there. He said … Continue reading "Lusophone architects to help improve Brazilian shanty towns"
14 July 2021
The authorities in the southern Chinese province of Hainan have held a meeting online to inform Portuguese companies about the free trade policy in the province, the biggest special economic zone in China, and opportunities to invest there, the Hainan Daily reports. The government-run newspaper says the Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development held … Continue reading "Hainan reaches out to Portugal for trade and investment"
14 July 2021
Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao Mr Paulo Jorge Rodrigues do Espírito Santo – together with the Representatives of the Portuguese-speaking Countries at the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, and their respective families – visited on July 12 a photography exhibition in Macao celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao visits ‘100 Years of the Communist Party of China’ photo exhibition"
14 July 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the second quarter of 2021 dropped by 3.91% year-on-year to 116.93. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower hotel room rates and falling airfares; yet, it was partially offset by rising charges for restaurant services and dearer prices of … Continue reading "Macao tourist price index (TPI) for the 2nd quarter of 2021"
14 July 2021
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) says it is inviting the submission of academic papers for presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Encounter with the Human Sciences & The 4th LinCog – International Symposium on Language and Cognition. The institute announced in writing yesterday that it is holding the online gathering jointly with the University of … Continue reading "Macao poly calls for papers for international academic event"
13 July 2021
A Chinese-led project should be ready by December to begin supplying water to the drought-parched southern Angolan province of Cunene, Jornal de Angola reports, citing Angolan National Institute for Water Resources Director-General Manuel Quintino. The Angolan newspaper says Mr Quintino was speaking last week before Angolan President João Lourenço inspected the work. The project is … Continue reading "Chinese water works to relieve drought in southern Angola"
13 July 2021
The Brazil-China Sociocultural Institute, or Ibrachina, and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, will work together to attract Chinese investment to Brazil after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Ibrachina says. Representatives of the institutions held a videoconference last week with a view to increasing international cooperation, according to a written statement issued … Continue reading "Brazil wants Macao help to attract investment from China"
13 July 2021
The 9th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (referred to as the “Expo” or “MITE”) culminated in success on Sunday (11 July). Held from 9 – 11 July, the three-day Expo admitted close to 24,000 spectators and facilitated signing of 39 contracts. A total of 4,974 business-to-business meetings were conducted while the cumulative view counts hit 7.81 … Continue reading "9th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo culminated in success"
13 July 2021
The University of Macau Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the University of Macau Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre have jointly edited and published this year a series of comic books, each in Chinese, English and Portuguese, retelling Chinese traditional myths, legends and stories from history, the university says. The titles in the … Continue reading "University of Macau publishes comic books in three languages"
12 July 2021
Official figures indicate that the amount of beef Brazil exported to China grew to 81,950 tonnes last month, 21.7 percent more than the month before and the most in any month on record, the Brazilian association of meat exporters, Abiec, says. Data collected by the Brazilian Economy Ministry show exports of beef to China were … Continue reading "Brazilian beef exports to China climb to new peak in June"
