19 November 2021
A Brazilian farming cooperative, Central Cooperativa Gaúcha Ltda (CCGL), has flown a shipment of milk powder to China, the first Brazilian dairy produce to be exported there, Valor Económico says. CCGL has registered its brand in mainland China and found a partner there to market its milk powder and other dairy produce, according to a … Continue reading "Co-op pioneers Brazilian exports of dairy produce to China"
18 November 2021
Brazilian miner Vale SA and Chinese state-owned steelmaker China Baowu Steel Group Corp. Ltd have agreed to develop a way of making steel that leaves a smaller carbon footprint, Vale says. The companies will together study the economic feasibility of producing biochar – a carbon-neutral material based on biomass – and using it in blast … Continue reading "Vale, Baowu to develop low-carbon method of steelmaking"
18 November 2021
The International Lusophone Markets Business Association, or ACIML, has agreed to help a Macao subsidiary of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd (GPHL) of mainland China to venture into markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA says Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group (Macau) International Development Co. Ltd (GPG Macau) Deputy Chairman Li Hong and … Continue reading "Association to assist GPHL effort to tap lusophone markets"
17 November 2021
Two seminars about the advantages of doing business in Macao and the business environment in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone on the adjacent mainland Chinese island of Hengqin were well attended, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. Nearly 60 representatives of associations in Macao of businesspeople from Portuguese-speaking parts of the … Continue reading "Lusophones learn about doing business in Macao, on Hengqin"
15 November 2021
A funding round led by Softbank Group Corp. of Japan and Tencent Holdings Ltd of China has raised $200 million for Brazilian freight management company Frete.com, Reuters reports. The news agency says the exercise makes Frete.com the newest Latin American unicorn, a privately-held start-up valued at over US$1 billion. The report quotes Frete.com Chief Executive … Continue reading "Tencent among contributors to $200 mln raised for Frete.com"
15 November 2021
The 2021 Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao), or PLPEX, will be held from December 10 to 12, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The institute announced in writing that the PLPEX will be held at the same time as the 26th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (MIF), and … Continue reading "PLPEX, MIF, Macao Franchise Expo set for December 10 to 12"
12 November 2021
Chinese-owned Syngenta group has given ConnectFarm of Brazil the contract to spend five years turning 1 million hectares of degraded pastureland in Brazil into arable land, Reuters reports, citing ConnectFarm. The news agency quotes the Brazilian farming technology company as saying in written statement issued on Tuesday that it will help the farmers of the … Continue reading "Syngenta to turn Brazilian pastures into soybean fields"
12 November 2021
The “2021 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2021GMBPF), jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, will be held at The Venetian Macao from 26 to 28 November. This year’s GMBPF will enhance its business matching activities, which will be held both online … Continue reading "GMBPF Gathers High-Quality Products from Guangdong and Macao to Help Enterprises Promote Their Brands"
9 November 2021
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says its two pavilions at the 4th China International Import Expo show the function of Macao as a place where China and the lusophone world can do business. The expo opened in Shanghai last Friday and will last until Wednesday. IPIM announced in writing last Thursday … Continue reading "IPIM pavilions in Shanghai show international role of Macao"
9 November 2021
On the programme of entertainment meant for the local communities in four parts of Macao at the weekend were Brazilian, Mozambican, Portuguese and São Toméan traditional songs and dances, performed by Macao singers and dancers, the Macao SAR Cultural Affairs Bureau says. The bureau announced in writing last Thursday that the eight performances on the … Continue reading "Songs, dances of lusophone world intended for Macao people"
8 November 2021
The Qualified Domestic Limited Partners Overseas Investment pilot scheme in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong may lead to greater Chinese investment in lusophone countries, coursed through Macao, the Macao Daily News reports, citing Chi Tenghui, an official of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone. The zone is on Hengqin, an island in Guangdong which is … Continue reading "Scheme tipped to spur Chinese investment in lusophone world"
5 November 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$131.408 billion in the period from January to August 2021. It represented a 43.85 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$91.646 billion to China in the first eight months of 2021 – up by 38.26 percent year-on-year. The value of China’s merchandise exports … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries tops US$131.408bln in January-August 2021"
5 November 2021
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Traditional Music and Dance Performance in the Community, featured in the programme of the 3rd “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, will be held on 6 and 7 November (Saturday and Sunday), featuring a total of 8 performances to be presented at … Continue reading "Traditional Music and Dance Performance in the Community in Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries showcases the charm of Portuguese cultures and arts"
5 November 2021
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 3rd “Annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, featured in the programme of the 3rd “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, will be inaugurated in November, showcasing the diverse manifestations and the cutting-edge development of contemporary visual arts in China and Portuguese-speaking … Continue reading "“Annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” opens in November Diversified creations showcase the charm of contemporary art"
4 November 2021
The 6th Chinese Film Festival in São Paulo has opened, with the films being shown online as a precaution against spreading Covid-19, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says the cultural authorities in the southeastern Brazilian state and the branch of the Confucius Institute at São Paulo State University are … Continue reading "6th Chinese Film Festival in São Paulo opens online"
4 November 2021
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says products of Portuguese-speaking parts of the world will be on show at the next Macao-Guangzhou Products Fair. IPIM announced in writing that the institute and the Guangzhou Municipal Commission of Commerce will jointly hold the fair at the Poly World Trade Centre in the southern … Continue reading "Guangzhou fair to show products of Portuguese-speaking world"
4 November 2021
An exhibition in Macao this month and next will show 36 works by 17 artists living in lusophone countries, the Macao SAR Cultural Affairs Bureau says. Paintings, installations, photographs, videos and sculptures by artists in Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste will be on show, according to a … Continue reading "Macao exhibition to display works by 17 lusophone artists"
3 November 2021
The inauguration ceremony for the “The Man and the Forest” exhibition, which features work by Brazilian artist Mr Reginaldo Pereira, was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex, on Friday (October 29), at 6.30pm. The event was organised by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, under the “Lusophone Polychromes” exhibition series, … Continue reading "Opening of exhibition by Brazilian artist as part of the ‘Lusophone Polychromes’ exhibition series"
3 November 2021
The third in a series of festivals celebrating the arts and cultures to be found where China and the Portuguese-speaking world intersect will be held in Macao this month and next, the Macao SAR Cultural Affairs Bureau says. The bureau and the Macao Government Tourism Office are jointly putting on the festival, according to a … Continue reading "Macao to show off arts, cultures of China, lusophone world"
28 October 2021
Brazilian retailing chain Lojas Americanas SA intends to open this year a representative office in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, its first foothold in mainland China, O Globo reports. Lojas Americanas means to begin importing Chinese products sold online in Brazil, managing the process of getting the goods to the customer, according to a … Continue reading "Lojas Americanas of Brazil to open office in Shenzhen"
