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14 September 2021
Angolan President João Lourenço has ordered the purchase of 10 million doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 devised by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd of China, Novo Jornal reports. Mr Lourenço’s order, given last week, authorises his government to spend US$88 million to cover the cost of the vaccine, shipping it and storing it, the Angolan … Continue reading "Lusophone African countries to get Chinese COVID-19 vaccines"
14 September 2021
Earlier, the University of Macau (UM) initiated the establishment of two academic library alliances, namely the Academic Library Alliance between Macao Special Administrative Region and Portuguese-speaking Countries, and the Academic Library Alliance for Portuguese Language Resources between Macao Special Administrative Region and Mainland China. Today (13 September), UM and other members of the latter alliance … Continue reading "UM establishes library alliances with universities in Portuguese-speaking countries and mainland China"
14 September 2021
Macao businesswoman Melinda Chan Mei Yi has called for multi-currency venture capital funds, private equity investment funds and the like to be set up to attract foreign investment in the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone on Hengqin Island, which abuts Macao, the Macao Daily News reports. The newspaper quotes Ms Chan, a member of the Chinese … Continue reading "Funds advocated to draw lusophone investors to Hengqin"
13 September 2021
A Brazilian diplomat believes the establishment the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center is a great opportunity for Brazilian and Chinese companies and scientific institutions to pursue joint projects and learn from each other, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says the diplomat, José Roberto de Andrade Filho, … Continue reading "BRICS innovation centre opens its doors in Xiamen"
13 September 2021
Construction of a primary school in the central Angolan city of Cuito is 70 per cent complete, and the Chinese contractor is expected to finish the job this year, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says the classrooms are being plumbed and wired, leaving two boarding houses for pupils and a canteen to be … Continue reading "Chinese builder due to complete Angolan school soon"
13 September 2021
Prospective students of translation of the Portuguese legal language as used by lawyers have until September 30 to apply for places on an intensive course on the subject to be given the University of Macau Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Center and the Portuguese Institute of the Orient, or IPOR, the university says. Up to … Continue reading "Macao offers course on translation of Portuguese legalese"
10 September 2021
A leading Brazilian businessman, Everton Monezzi, has said his country hopes to learn from the scientific and technological achievements of China to enhance its own competitiveness, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency quotes Mr Monezzi, who presides over LIDE China, a branch of an association of Brazilian business executives, as … Continue reading "Learn from development of China, Brazilian businesses urged"
10 September 2021
The Portuguese trade and investment promotion agency, AICEP, is holding online today a seminar on opportunities for Portuguese companies in e-commerce in China. AICEP issued a written announcement saying attendance is free of charge. The agency says Laura Velasco of the EU SME Centre in China, Robbert Gorris of The Sovereign Group and Matias Zubimendi … Continue reading "AICEP holding free online seminar on e-commerce in China"
10 September 2021
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today said the opening of the Qingmao Checkpoint would further advance infrastructure connectivity and heighten efficiency regarding movement of people around the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The new checkpoint – the fifth land-based crossing point between Macao and Zhuhai in Guangdong Province – carried great significance for … Continue reading "CE: Macao Qingmao Checkpoint key for promotion of innovation in regional cooperation under “One country, two systems”"
10 September 2021
A prominent Portuguese financial adviser, Jorge Costa Oliveira, believes financial markets in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have huge potential as a source of money for projects by companies in the Portuguese-speaking world. Mr Costa Oliveira, a member of the Portugal-China SMEs Chamber of Commerce Strategic Council and a former director of the Macao … Continue reading "Seek funds in South China, lusophone entrepreneurs advised"
9 September 2021
ADM, the operator of Mozambique’s airports, is recruiting staff to run the Chongoene Airport, newly built by China in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, Carta de Moçambique reports, citing ADM President Emanuel Chaves. Mr Chaves told Mozambican state-run television broadcaster TVM on the sidelines of the Maputo International Fair, that ended on Sunday that … Continue reading "Staffing of Chinese-built airport in Mozambique begins"
9 September 2021
A collection of the work of 8th-century Chinese poet Li Bai, in the original Chinese and translated into Portuguese, has been published in Portugal, the Portuguese Consulate-General in Shanghai says. The Chinese version of each of the 100 poems is printed in Chinese characters and in Roman letters, transliterated using the pinyin system, so readers … Continue reading "Dual-language collection of poetry by Li Bai published"
9 September 2021
The University of Coimbra in central Portugal and the City University of Macau will jointly offer postgraduate students a course in international economic relations, the Portuguese institution says. The University of Coimbra announced in writing that representatives of the institutions signed an agreement on the course on Monday. The university says the multidisciplinary course will … Continue reading "Portuguese, Macao universities to teach postgraduate course"
9 September 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for May – July 2021 held steady compared to the previous period (April – June 2021) to 269.0. The index for the Macao Peninsula (270.2) grew by 0.1% while that for Taipa & Coloane (263.9) dropped by 0.8%. The … Continue reading "Macao residential property price index for May – July 2021"
8 September 2021
The master plan for the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone on Hengqin Island, which abuts Macao, has been approved at the highest levels of the ruling party and government of China, Xinhua reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council gave their approval last Sunday. The … Continue reading "Macao plan envisaging boost for intl trade gets green light"
8 September 2021
The managers of the China City shopping emporium in Angola are thinking about opening a branch in Cacuaco, in the north of the country, the Hua Qiao Zai Xian website, or the Angola Office of the Africa Oriental Post, reports. The news website says the chairman of the company that runs China City, Jack Huang … Continue reading "Northern Angolan branch of China City emporium in prospect"
8 September 2021
A virtual roadshow presenting opportunities to do business in the central Portuguese region of Ribatejo will include a discussion of Portuguese products that sell well in Macao, the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA says Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry Secretary-General Bernardo Mendia and Macau Importers and Exporters Association Chairman Dominic Sio will be … Continue reading "Ribatejo roadshow to ponder Portuguese best-sellers in Macao"
8 September 2021
The inauguration ceremony for the “Different encounters” exhibition, featuring work by Mozambican artist José Estevão Manhiça, also known as “Vovo’s”, was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex on Friday, September 3, at 6.30pm. The event was organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum Macao, under the series “Lusophone Polychromes”, … Continue reading "Opening of exhibition by Mozambican artist José Estevão Manhiça as part of the ‘Lusophone Polychromes’ exhibition series"
7 September 2021
An online conference arranged by the Chinese Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro brought together officials and businesspeople in China and Brazil to discuss green power and Sino-Brazilian cooperation in the energy business, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says businesspeople attending agreed on closer technical cooperation in developing clean sources … Continue reading "Conference considers Sino-Brazilian cooperation in energy"
7 September 2021
Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd, a supplier of security technology for the Internet of Things, says it will open a showroom in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, next month. Chinese state-owned Dahua Technology announced in writing last week that it is opening the showroom in response to demand in Portugal. The company says the staff will … Continue reading "Demand prompts Dahua Technology to open showroom in Portugal"
