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 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"
1 December 2020
The Brazil-China Business Council announced on Friday an outline plan drawn up by Brazilian economist Tatiana Rosito for developing Sino-Brazilian business relations in the long run. The council says on Twitter that Brazilian Vice-president Hamilton Mourão attended the videoconference where the plan was announced, along with academics and entrepreneurs who discussed what Brazil stands to … Continue reading "Long-term plan for Sino-Brazilian business ties unveiled"
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 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”"
20 November 2020
Experts in their fields belonging to the Instituto Butantan biomedical research centre in Brazil and the Brazilian health regulator, Anvisa, are in quarantine in China for two weeks pending their inspection of facilities there where Covid-19 vaccines are being developed, Reuters reports. Separately, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a press conference on Friday … Continue reading "Brazilian experts due to inspect Chinese vaccine facilities"
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
Official data indicate that Macao residents held securities issued in Portugal or Brazil representing investment in the lusophone countries worth 440.2 million patacas (US$55.1 million) on June 30. Figures given by the Monetary Authority of Macao and the Macao Statistics and Census Service show the current market value of portfolio investments by Macao residents in … Continue reading "Macao holdings of securities in lusophone world US$55.1 mln"
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
Hugo Calderano and Gustavo Tsuboi of Brazil are among the players that will compete in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Macao 2020 tournament from November 25 to 29, Agência Brasil reports. The Brazilian state-run news agency says Calderano is 6th and Tsuboi 44th in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings, meaning they are … Continue reading "Brazilians among World Table Tennis Macao 2020 competitors"
17 November 2020
Macao Polytechnic Institute International Portuguese Training Centre Director Joaquim Ramos de Carvalho intends to expand the contribution his centre makes to relations between China and the Portuguese-speaking world beyond instruction in the Portuguese language, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes the newly appointed Mr Ramos de Carvalho as saying in an interview that the … Continue reading "Broader scope envisaged for Macao poly training centre"
17 November 2020
The first-ever “1+3” Exhibition runs from November 19 to December 6 at the China – Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex. It is the final activity of the 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, the latter organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China … Continue reading "12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Exhibitions “1 + 3”: Presenting the culture and artistic skills of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in the final activity of the offline part"
16 November 2020
The Brazilian arm of Amerisolar, a Chinese maker of solar panels, will open in the first quarter of next year a factory it is building near the southeastern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, Estado de Minas reports. The Brazilian newspaper says the factory will employ 100 people directly and help create up to 2,200 new … Continue reading "Chinese maker of solar panels to open factory in Brazil"
16 November 2020
Five Portuguese or Brazilian films are among the 132 to be shown at the Macau International Short Film Festival from December 2 to 7, Lusa reports, citing the organisers of the festival. The Portuguese news agency says that among the five are “Aegean”, a documentary about refugees by young Portuguese director Tomás Barão da Cunha; … Continue reading "Portuguese, Brazilian shorts chosen for Macao film festival"
