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Vale sees record coal production in Mozambique in the 2nd quarter

24 July 2017
Vale Moçambique saw record production of 3.0 million tonnes of coal in the second quarter of 2017, consisting of 2.0 million tonnes of coking or metallurgical coal and practically 1 million tonnes of thermal coal, Brazilian group Vale reported.

Chinese groups interested in renewable energy assets in Brazil

24 July 2017
Investors from China may put forward proposals to buy Brazilian renewable energy company Renova Energia and energy production assets from Brazil's Light, financial news agency Reuters reported recently.

Chinese conglomerate HNA concludes purchase of stake in Rio de Janeiro airport

14 July 2017
Chinese conglomerate HNA has completed a US$19 million purchase of Brazilian group Odebrecht's stake in the RioGaleão consortium that manages Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, the two entities said in a statement released on Thursday.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 41% from January to May

13 July 2017
Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries rose 41.51% year-on-year in the January-May period to US$46.3 billion, according to official figures from China issued by Forum Macau.

Dow Chemical sells part of its assets in Brazil to the CITIC Agri Fund

13 July 2017
US group Dow Chemical Company sold a share of Dow AgroSciences' corn seed business in Brazil to CITIC Agri Fund, an investment fund controlled by the Chinese conglomerate CITIC, for US$1.1 billion the group said in a statement issued in Midland, Michigan.

Brazil’s Embraer delivers 92 aircraft in first half of the year

12 July 2017
Brazilian aeronautical company (Embraer) delivered 53 jet aircraft to the commercial segment and 39 units to the business aviation segment during the first half of the year, the company said in a statement released in São José dos Campos.

Fosun tests business model in Portuguese-speaking countries

11 July 2017
The Fosun group has announced that it will use Portuguese-speaking countries to test a business model combining healthcare and financial services following acquisitions in Portugal, the group's founder and chairman told Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

Diplomat Vicente Manuel resigns from Forum Macau

11 July 2017
(CN) 中国-葡语国家经贸合作论坛（澳门）（“中葡论坛”）常设秘书处原副秘书长韦尚德已于7月10日离任，预料接替其职的葡籍经济学家Rodrigo Manuel Ferreira Brum即将履新。

Petrobras and China National Petroleum Corporation establish strategic partnership

5 July 2017
Petrobras and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a strategic partnership, the Brazilian group said in a statement on Tuesday.

Hunan Group Dakang International Food & Agriculture wants to expand in Brazil

5 July 2017
China's Hunan Dakang International Food & Agriculture Co Ltd announced on Wednesday in São Paulo that it intends to raise US$300 million to expand its agricultural and livestock activity in Brazil, according to Globo Rural magazine.

China Development Bank funds projects in Ceará, Brazil

5 July 2017
The China Development Bank intends to fund projects in the health sector in Brazil, which will be developed by the China Meheco Corporation, and plans to start in the State of Ceará, according to members of a mission that was received on Tuesday by the governor of State.

Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries should focus on the economy

3 July 2017
Entrepreneurs from Portuguese-speaking countries want to turn the Portuguese-speaking Community (CPLP) from an essentially political institution to one that focuses on economic issues, Salimo Abdula, the Mozambican president of the CPLP Business Confederation said in Maputo.

Maritime route links Brazilian state of Espírito Santo to China

30 June 2017
The ship that will establish the first direct connection between the port of Vitória in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo and a port in China leaves the Vila Velha Terminal on 1 July for Zhuhai, said the project superintendent of Codesa - Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo, Walter Arruda.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 40.41% from January to April

30 June 2017
Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries recorded year-on-year growth of 40.41% from January to April, totalling US$34.172 million, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Chinese group invests US$9 million in auto parts plant in Brazil

30 June 2017
Chinese group Ningbo Tuopu has decided to build its first auto parts plant in Brazil in Guarulhos, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, the group said on Thursday, quoted by the Investe São Paulo agency.

Cabo Verde to have new delegate at Forum Macau

29 June 2017
The current Cape Verdean delegate to Forum Macau, Mário Vicente, will be replaced in July by Nuno Furtado, according to newspaper Ponto Final, which said the replacement was confirmed by a source from the institution.

Chinese group proposes to buy stake in dam in Brazil

28 June 2017
Chinese state power group State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has submitted a proposal to buy the stake of the Centrais Energéticas de Minas Gerai (Cemig) group in the Santo António hydroelectric project, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.

Angolan Bioenergy Company expects production increase in 2017/2018 campaign

28 June 2017
The sugar production of Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom) in the 2017/2018 year may reach 63,000 tonnes, an increase of 20% over the previous year, when it produced 52,000 tonnes, said the deputy director-general of the company.

China Tourism opens office in São Paulo, Brazil

27 June 2017
São Paulo, Brazil, was the chosen city to receive the first office of the China National Tourist Office (CNTO) in Latin America, said the deputy director of Marketing and International Cooperation of the institution according to Brazilian newspaper DCI - Diário Comércio, Indústria & Serviços.

Brazil-China Fund begins to receive project proposals

27 June 2017
The Brazilian government has begun the process of receiving applications for financing or equity from the Brazil-China Cooperation Fund for the Expansion of Productive Capacity, said on Monday in Brasilia the Secretary for International Affairs of the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management, Jorge Arbache.
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