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10 June 2021
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) says the deadline for applying to attend an MPI workshop on the teaching of Portuguese is June 20. The online workshop is free for teachers of the Portuguese language at any Chinese university, but the number that can attend is limited, so those in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area … Continue reading "Teachers of Portuguese invited to Macao poly online workshop"
10 June 2021
The City University of Macau says it has published a book in Chinese on São Tomé and Príncipe. Publication of the book, “São Tomé and Príncipe: The building of an archipelagic state”, by Assistant Professor Wu Yuxian of the City University of Macau Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking Countries, was paid for by the Macao … Continue reading "Macao academic’s book on São Tomé and Príncipe published"
9 June 2021
A shipment of 100,000 doses of a Chinese-made vaccine against COVID-19 and 100,800 syringes, all donated by China, has arrived in Timor-Leste, the Chinese Embassy in Dili says. The embassy issued a written statement quoting Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Xiao Jianguo as saying that the gift shows the firmness of Chinese support for Timorese efforts … Continue reading "Chinese gift of COVID-19 vaccine reaches Timor-Leste"
9 June 2021
The Portuguese National Association of Pêra Rocha Producers intends to start next year a sales promotion drive meant to tap primarily the Chinese market for the variety of pear its members grow, Xinhua reports. The Chinese state-run news agency quotes the head of the association, Domingos dos Santos, as saying the drive will cost 430,000 … Continue reading "Portuguese growers of pears aim to kickstart sales in China"
9 June 2021
“Art Macao”, a mega international cultural and artistic event in Macao, will be held from July to October this year. Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture and the Secretariat for Economy and Finance, the event is organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Macao Government Tourism Office, and co-organized by … Continue reading "Art Macao returns and launches pre-events in June turning Macao into a great garden of artistic creativity"
8 June 2021
A feature of Macao Week in Shanghai, which ends today, was a day-long business-matching event there at which deals were struck by Macao sellers of products of the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. Over 110 representatives of companies in Macao and Shanghai gathered last Thursday to attend 96 … Continue reading "Goods from Portuguese-speaking world find buyers in Shanghai"
8 June 2021
Representatives of 20 companies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area attended a seminar about wines made in Portuguese-speaking parts of the world, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The seminar, at the IPIM office in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, heard about wines sold by five distributors in Macao, … Continue reading "Guangzhou event hears about wines from lusophone countries"
8 June 2021
Sino-EU relations, governance of the European Union and global governance were among the topics discussed at a conference held by the University of Macau and attended by 17 academics belonging to institutions in Macao, mainland China, Britain and Portugal, the university says. Institute of European Studies of Macau President José Luís Sales Marques told the … Continue reading "University of Macau conference discusses Sino-EU relations"
7 June 2021
The Tâmega and Sousa Business Council in northern Portugal and the Portugal-China Small and Medium Enterprises Chamber of Commerce have agreed to cooperate, the council says. The council announced in writing that the parties to the agreement, signed on Tuesday, will together find opportunities for enterprises in the Tâmega and Sousa area to do business … Continue reading "Agreement meant to help part of Portugal tap Chinese markets"
7 June 2021
The first Shanghai-Macao Cooperation Conference is a crucial and fresh opportunity for bilateral ties between the two places, representing the launch of a high-level cooperation mechanism and a platform for dialogue. Macao and Shanghai will step up effort to deepen exchange across a broad range of sectors. The Shanghai-Macao Cooperation Conference was held today in … Continue reading "Shanghai-Macao Cooperation Conference crucial progress for bilateral ties"
7 June 2021
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today met with the President of Fudan University, Mr Xu Ningsheng, to exchange views on how to step up Macao’s talent-cultivation effort, and bolster exchange between tertiary-education institutions in Macao and Shanghai. The meeting was held in Shanghai. Mr Ho had arrived in the city on Thursday (3 … Continue reading "Macao CE meets Fudan University President to discuss topic of talent development"
7 June 2021
Soochow University in eastern China, the City University of Macau and the University of Évora in Portugal have jointly held online a conference on the conservation of Sino-Portuguese cultural heritage, the Macao Daily News reports. The newspaper says the China-Portugal Joint Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science put on the conference on Wednesday under the … Continue reading "Conference discusses Sino-Portuguese cultural heritage"
4 June 2021
The “Macao Week in Shanghai” was grandly unveiled on 3 June. Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Ho Iat Seng, officiated the opening ceremony. The Macao Week in Shanghai presents a mega roadshow along Yuanmingyuan Road Pedestrian Street at Waitanyuan, Huangpu District in Shanghai from 3 – 7 June, to promote Macao as … Continue reading "“Macao Week in Shanghai” is grandly unveiled to promote Macao as a safe and quality destination among Mainland residents"
4 June 2021
The Chinese Embassy in Brasilia and the Brazilian Center for International Relations have jointly held online a conference on green trade and sustainable development, CCTV reports. The conference, on Monday, heard about the Chinese experience of reducing economic dependence on carbon, according to a report carried by the Chinese state-run broadcaster the day after. The … Continue reading "Sino-Brazilian conference mulls green trade, sustainability"
4 June 2021
The Chinese Embassy in Bissau has given the Guinean Foreign Ministry 11 motor vehicles, O Democrata reports. The Guinean newspaper quotes Guinean Foreign Minister Suzi Barbosa as saying the gift shows Sino-Guinean cooperation remains close, one aspect being considerable Chinese support for the Guinean infrastructure drive. The report quotes Ms Barbosa as saying the construction … Continue reading "China gives Guinea-Bissau 11 motor vehicles for official use"
4 June 2021
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, met on 3 June in Shanghai with the Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee, Mr Li Qiang, to exchange views on how to boost cooperation in economic and trade matters, and in the tourism sector. Mr Ho, leading a Macao delegation, arrived in … Continue reading "Macao, Shanghai strengthening ties and practical cooperation"
3 June 2021
The “Macao Week in Shanghai” will deliver a mega roadshow Waitanyuan, Huangpu District in Shanghai from today to 7 June. The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has organised around 40 Made in Macao, Macao brands and Macao agents of products from Portuguese-speaking countries to participate in the event, where Macao will be promoted … Continue reading "IPIM Sets up Four Exhibition Areas for “Macao Week in Shanghai” Roadshow to Promote Macao Products and Services under the Theme of ‘Gift Box’"
3 June 2021
The “Macao Week in Shanghai” will be unveiled today to promote Macao’s diverse dimensions of “tourism +” and raise the city’s profile as a heathy, safe and quality destination in Shanghai. Among the highlights, the gastronomic promotion entitled “Macao Week in Shanghai — Taste of Macao Food Promotion” will be held from 4 – 17 … Continue reading "“Macao Week in Shanghai – Taste of Macao Food Promotion” presents Macao’s signature delicacies"
3 June 2021
The first Chinese school in Brazil, giving instruction in Mandarin, Portuguese and English, has opened in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Estadão reports. The Brazilian newspaper says the Escola Chinesa Internacional is supported by the authorities in China and financed by Chinese living in Brazil. The report quotes School Director Yuan Aiping as saying … Continue reading "First Chinese school in Brazil opens in Rio de Janeiro"
3 June 2021
The renovated Macao Grand Prix Museum makes a point of commemorating Brazilian star driver Ayrton Senna’s victory in the first Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix, in 1983, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) says. The museum contains a mural depicting Senna’s victory sculpted by Portuguese graffiti artist Vhils, whose real name is Alexandre Farto, the … Continue reading "Renovated Macao Grand Prix Museum celebrates Brazilian star"
