2 February 2021
Official data indicate that the value of merchandise exports by Macao to the Portuguese-speaking world grew to 12.3 million patacas (about US$1.54 million) last year, nine times more than the year before. Figures published by the Macao Statistics and Census Service on Friday show that domestic exports, as opposed to re-exports, were worth 11.75 million … Continue reading "Macao exports to lusophone world jump to US$1.54 mln in 2020"
1 February 2021
An academic in Macao has urged the city, in setting up a stock exchange, to exploit its function as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking world can do business, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency quotes City University of Macau Associate Vice-president Ye Guiping as telling a conference that … Continue reading "Macao urged to tap lusophone world in setting up stock mart"
29 January 2021
The results of an academic study indicate that the proportion of Brazilian farm exports sold to China grew to almost 34 percent last year from 32 percent the year before. The study, by the University of São Paulo Centre for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics, in southeastern Brazil, found that soy remains the most important … Continue reading "China buys nearly 34 pct of Brazilian farm exports in 2020"
29 January 2021
The Portuguese Language Communication Association in Macao is inviting entries next month from lusophone parts of the world for a photography competition on the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes the association as saying pictures taken in Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau, Macao, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe, … Continue reading "Lusophone photographers invited to enter Macao contest"
28 January 2021
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked China for rapidly approving the export to Brazil of ingredients for the production of CoronaVac, a vaccine against Covid-19 developed by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech Ltd, Reuters reports. The news agency, citing a post by Mr Bolsonaro in social media, says the ingredients are on their way, and will … Continue reading "Chinese ingredients for two vaccines on their way to Brazil"
27 January 2021
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd has hired as a consultant Michel Temer, a former president of Brazil, to give the Chinese company legal advice on the development in the country of its fifth-generation wireless telecommunications business , the NetEase website reports. The Chinese website quotes a written statement issued by Huawei as saying its employment of … Continue reading "Huawei employs ex-president of Brazil for 5G drive"
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"
