25 January 2021
Brazilian meat processors JBS SA and Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos say the Chinese authorities have given three of their slaughterhouses permission to begin exporting to China again, Reuters reports. The news agency quotes JBS as saying on Wednesday that permission to resume exports was given to one of its facilities that produces pork and one … Continue reading "China lets three Brazilian slaughterhouses resume exports"
22 January 2021
Chinese state-owned automaker JAC Motors has made its first delivery of N55 EV electric light trucks to the Brazilian subsidiary of US maker of soft drinks PepsiCo Inc., the MyCar58 website reports. The Chinese website says the subsidiary, PepsiCo Brasil, tested the trucks for a month before taking delivery. The report quotes PepsiCo Brasil Operations … Continue reading "First electric trucks JAC Motors has exported sold in Brazil"
21 January 2021
Health workers engaged in the programme of vaccination against Covid-19 in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo will be given 60,000 free trips by the app 99 transport service, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency said on Tuesday the app 99 service, owned by Didi Chuxing Technology Co. of China, will also help … Continue reading "Didi Chuxing to aid Covid-19 vaccination programme in Brazil"
20 January 2021
The first person in Brazil to be given a vaccine against Covid-19 was a 54-year-old nurse in the city of São Paulo, Mônica Calazans, who was injected with CoronaVac, which was developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd of China, Reuters reports. The news agency says Ms Calazans was injected with the first of the two doses … Continue reading "CoronaVac is first Covid-19 vaccine to be given in Brazil"
20 January 2021
The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) is planning to publish online a handbook on investment, Xinhua reports, citing IPIM Executive Director Lei Chou Sam. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mr Lei as saying on Sunday the handbook will help enterprises penetrate markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, and will promote economic engagement. The … Continue reading "Online handbook to help businesses probe lusophone markets"
18 January 2021
The national drive to inoculate Brazilians against Covid-19 will begin with the administration of vaccines made in China and India, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing Brazilian Deputy Health Minister Elcio Franco. The news agency says the first inoculations will be done as soon as the Brazilian health industry regulator, Anvisa, gives permission for emergency use … Continue reading "Chinese, Indian vaccines will be the first used in Brazil"
18 January 2021
Suzhou TA&A Ultra Clean Technology Co. Ltd of China announced on Wednesday a subsidiary that obtains raw materials for lithium batteries has agreed to buy at least 200,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Brazil over five years. Suzhou TA&A told the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in writing that its subsidiary, Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry Co. Ltd, … Continue reading "Suzhou TA&A unit strikes Brazilian lithium concentrate deal"
18 January 2021
The head of a Portuguese think-tank believes the European Union-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment will boost the performance by Macao of its functions as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking world can do business, and as a place for cultural exchanges. Observatory for China president Rui Lourido says in an article he wrote for … Continue reading "Sino-EU investment accord good for Macao, academic says"
15 January 2021
Natura & Co. Chief Executive Roberto Marques has said the Brazilian company will begin selling its Aesop brand of cosmetics in mainland China this year, Exame reports. The Brazilian newspaper quotes Mr Marques as saying in an interview published on Monday that Natura has registered the Chinese characters for its brand name in mainland China, … Continue reading "Natura to launch Aesop brand of cosmetics in mainland China"
14 January 2021
Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng believes Macao can help enterprises in the nearby southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to tap markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, his government said on Monday. The Macao government issued a written statement quoting Mr Ho as telling Shenzhen Municipal Committee secretary Wang Weizhong, that Macao is particularly keen to … Continue reading "Macao ready to help Shenzhen penetrate lusophone markets"
13 January 2021
A senior official of the southern Chinese city of Dongguan believes Macao can help his city engage with the Portuguese-speaking world in trade and other economic matters, the government of Macao said on Monday. The government issued a written statement quoting Dongguan Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Liang Weidong as telling Macao Chief Executive … Continue reading "Dongguan views Macao as stepping stone to lusophone markets"
13 January 2021
Instituto Butantan, a biomedical research centre in Brazil, asked on Friday morning the health industry regulator there for permission for emergency use of CoronaVac, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd of China and produced by the research centre, Reuters reports. The news agency says Instituto Butantan made the request a day after it … Continue reading "Brazilian research centre asks permission to use CoronaVac"
13 January 2021
Kintor Pharmaceutical Ltd of China said on Sunday preliminary analysis of the results of a clinical trial in Brazil of its treatment for Covid-19 indicates that the remedy shows promise in the treatment of female patients. Kintor issued a written statement saying only 1.7 percent of the volunteers treated were admitted to hospital, while 17.1 … Continue reading "Kintor Covid-19 treatment shows promise in Brazilian trial"
12 January 2021
The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office and the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office have agreed on a new arrangement that makes it easier for holders of Chinese patents to obtain equivalent patents in Brazil, the Chinese office says. The Chinese office announced in writing that the parties agreed that until at least the end of … Continue reading "China, Brazil agree to smooth process of obtaining patents"
12 January 2021
The government of Brazil says it is exempting from anti-dumping duties disposable syringes imported from China, to help the effort to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese-made plastic syringes are exempt until at least June 30 for reasons of public interest, according to an official announcement published on Thursday. Agência Brasil reports that until now Brazilian … Continue reading "Brazil exempts Chinese syringes from anti-dumping duties"
11 January 2021
The Association for the Promotion of Chinese and Lusophone Languages and Cultures was formed in Macao on Wednesday to increase exchanges between China and the Portuguese-speaking world, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency says the association intends to help Macao perform its function as a point of contact between China and the lusophone world, and … Continue reading "Society set up in Macao to boost international exchanges"
11 January 2021
The Shanghai Fosun Foundation is holding an exhibition of over 200 works of street art by Brazilian twin brothers Gustavo Pandolfo and Otávio Pandolfo, who call themselves collectively OSGEMEOS, Xinhua reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says precautions against the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the twins from travelling to Shanghai, so the show was arranged over … Continue reading "Works by noted Brazilian street artists on show in Shanghai"
8 January 2021
Two Brazilian researchers have published a history of the first circumnavigation of the world by Brazilians, and the first Brazilian diplomatic contact with China, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says the book relates how that first contact, in 1879, led to the Brazil-China Friendship, Trade and Navigation Treaty, which was signed two years … Continue reading "History of birth of Sino-Brazilian relationship published"
8 January 2021
Brazilian Rural Society President Teresa Vendramini believes her country should forge closer links with China, Folha de São Paulo reports. The Brazilian newspaper quotes Ms Vendramini as remarking in an interview that China is the main trading partner of Brazil, and the source of 40 percent of Brazilian revenue from farming and related businesses. Chinese … Continue reading "Rural society head calls for closer Sino-Brazilian ties"
7 January 2021
Official data indicate that the value of the surplus in Brazilian trade with the rest of the world rose to US$50.99 billion last year, 7 percent more than the year before. The Brazilian Ministry of the Economy published on Monday figures showing the Brazilian surplus in trade with mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao grew … Continue reading "Exports to China help swell Brazilian trade surplus in 2020"
