9 December 2020
Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan has said the Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation between the Mainland and Macao will take new measures to help Macao perform its function as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries can conduct business, the government of Macao says. The Macao Government issued a written statement quoting … Continue reading "Commission to help Macao link China to lusophone countries"
7 December 2020
The Promotion Session for Investing in the Portuguese-speaking Countries – part of the official programme of the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) – was held at Cotai Expo in Venetian Macao, on December 3. The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries organised the Promotion … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao holds Promotion Session for Investing in the Portuguese-speaking Countries as part of the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum"
7 December 2020
The Macao Polytechnic Institute will set up the first internationally recognised centre for examining candidates for national qualifications for translating Chinese into Portuguese in Macau and Hong Kong, Lusa reports, citing Macao Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U. The Portuguese news agency quotes Ms Ao as telling the Macao Legislative Assembly … Continue reading "Macao to have exam centre for translators into Portuguese"
4 December 2020
Six parallel forums were held during the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum, covering topics including international infrastructure development, finance, technology, and talent cultivation. Discussions were also made on infrastructure co-operation between China, Europe and Africa, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, economic and trade co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and … Continue reading "Parallel Forums of 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum Successfully Conclude"
3 December 2020
The builders of the Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric power station in northeastern Angola’s Cuanza Norte province have completed the tunnel leading to generator number one, Jornal de Angola reports. The newspaper quotes Caculo Cabaça Hydropower Plant Director, Augusto Chico, as saying in an interview that work on the tunnels that will carry water from the Cuanza … Continue reading "Chinese builders making progress on Angolan power station"
3 December 2020
The 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) begins in Macao on 2 December, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) says. IPIM issued a written announcement saying two events on the programme of the two-day conference will concern Portuguese-speaking parts of the world: the 6th China-Latin American Countries Infrastructure Forum, sponsored by … Continue reading "Investment in lusophone world on agenda of Macao conference"
2 December 2020
2 December 2020
2 December 2020
Official data indicate that the value of merchandise exports by Macao to the Portuguese-speaking world grew to 10.5 million patacas (about US$1.3 million) in the first 10 months of this year, eight times more than in the corresponding period last year. Macao Statistics and Census Service figures show released on Friday that domestic exports, as … Continue reading "Macao exports to lusophone world US$1.3 mln so far in 2020"
30 November 2020
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$105.677 billion in the period from January to September 2020. It represented a 3.03 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$76.393 billion to China in the first nine months of 2020 – a decline of 1.72 percent year-on-year. The value … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$105.68 bln in January-September 2020"
30 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) has organised the Online Workshop on the Use of Traditional Medicine to Fight COVID-19, in cooperation with the Guangdong-Macao Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park. The third and last online session of the workshop was held … Continue reading "Successful completion of the Online Workshop on the Use of Traditional Medicine to Fight COVID-19 Promoting the global fight against the pandemic, fulfilling Macao’s platform role"
30 November 2020
The launch ceremony of the “2020 Portuguese-speaking Countries Development Report” and a seminar on the socio-economic development of Portuguese-speaking Countries post-pandemic, took place on November 25. Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Ding Tian, participated in the ceremony and delivered … Continue reading "Deputy Secretary-General Ding Tian takes part in launch ceremony of “2020 Portuguese-speaking Countries Development Report”"
30 November 2020
The 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) is to be held in Macao from 2 to 3 December. To date a total of ten sessions have been organised. Over 70 countries, regions, and more than 2,000 guests participate in the IIICF every year, making the event one of the most influential annual events for … Continue reading "IIICF Helps Macao Businesses Integrate into National Development and Expand Overseas Markets"
20 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) has organised the Online Workshop on the Use of Traditional Medicine to Fight COVID-19, in cooperation with the Guangdong-Macao Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park. The third and last online session of the workshop was held … Continue reading "Successful completion of the Online Workshop on the Use of Traditional Medicine to Fight COVID-19 Promoting the global fight against the pandemic, fulfilling Macao’s platform role"
20 November 2020
20 November 2020
The 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), co-organised by the China International Contractors Association (CHICA) and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), will be held both online and offline at The Venetian of Macao SAR on 2 and 3 December. Political, business and academic elites in the infrastructure sector from all around … Continue reading "Joining Hands to Overcome the Challenges during the Post-COVID-19 Era The 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) Takes Place in Macao in December"
19 November 2020
Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng is keen to help mainland Chinese banks and insurance companies to open branches in Macao with a view to their entering Portuguese-speaking markets, his government says. The government issued a written statement quoting Mr Ho as telling the Macao Legislative Assembly in the Policy Address for 2021 on Monday … Continue reading "Help for Chinese banks, insurers to enter lusophone markets"
18 November 2020
Portuguese wine was among the food and drink made in lusophone countries that was on display at the three-day Dynamic Macao Business and Trade Fair in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the city government says. The Qingdao government issued a written statement saying 20 or more business deals together worth over above 200 million … Continue reading "Food and drink from lusophone countries exhibited in Qingdao"
18 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation Between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao) set up a Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Pavilion at the ‘Dynamic Macao Business and Trade Fair’ held from November 12 to 14 in Qingdao, Shangdong Province. The activity aimed to encourage municipalities and provinces in Mainland China to make … Continue reading "Forum Macao takes part in trade fair in Qingdao, sets up Pavilion to promote Portuguese-speaking Countries and Macao’s platform role"
17 November 2020
Angolan President João Lourenço opened the US$16 million Chinese-financed Venâncio de Moura Diplomatic Academy in Luanda on Thursday, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says the complex sits on a campus covering four hectares, and comprises nine buildings containing 29 classrooms, computer and language laboratories, a library, rooms for practising consular, protocol and ceremonial … Continue reading "Chinese-financed academy for diplomats opens in Angola"
