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China’s cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries important in Chinese foreign relations

31 July 2018
Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries is an integral and important part of China's foreign relations, said the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Macau on a visit to Forum Macau.

CGD puts one of the two banks it controls in Cabo Verde up for sale

30 July 2018
Portuguese state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) will sell one of its two banks in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), and it has yet to decide whether it will be Banco Comercial do Atlântico or Banco Interatlântico, the chairman of the bank said on Friday in Lisbon.

Brazil wants to start exporting soybean products to China

26 July 2018
The Brazilian government will ask China to allocate a quota for the export of soy derivatives, such as bran and oil, during a bilateral meeting on Thursday at the tenth BRICS summit meeting, reported Brazilian daily newspaper Folha de São Paulo.

Brazil’s Embraer delivers 73 aircraft in the 1st half of 2018

23 July 2018
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) delivered 42 jet aircraft for the commercial aviation segment and 31 for the executive aviation segment during the first half of 2018, the company reported in a statement released in São José dos Campos.

Shaanxi and Mato Grosso strengthen ties between China and Brazil

20 July 2018
The Chinese province of Shaanxi and the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso have many sectors in which they can cooperate and complement each other, said the governor of the province Hu Heping, who headed a public-private delegation to meet with public entities and business people, the Brazilian press reported.

Brazilian pork exports to China rise 170% in the first half of 2018

20 July 2018
Brazilian pork exports to China reached 69,800 tons in the first half of the year, an increase of 170% compared to the same period of last year, the Brazilian Association of Animal Proteins (ABPA) said recently.

Angola hosts 13th Summit of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

19 July 2018
Angola hosts the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), to be held in 2020, following a decision made at this year's meeting on the island of Sal, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), which elected Portuguese ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Teles as the institution's new executive secretary, according to the local press.

Entrepreneurs want CPLP to focus more attention on the economy

18 July 2018
Entrepreneurs want the subject of the economy to become a greater focus within the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) and allow them to take up room as economic leaders, the president of the CPLP Business Confederation (CE-CPLP) Jorge Carlos Fonseca, said during a hearing granted by the President of Cabo Verde.

6th Macau Ministerial Forum meeting postponed to 2020

16 July 2018
The sixth ministerial meeting of Forum Macau, which had been scheduled for 2019, will be delayed until 2020, according to diplomatic sources linked to the institution.

Food products from Portuguese-speaking countries showcased in Dongguan, China

13 July 2018
The Macau-Dongguan Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum and the Promotional Activity of Products from the Portuguese-speaking Countries - Dongguan were recently held in that city on the Pearl River Delta organised by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Dongguan Trade Department, according to official information.

Chinese companies in Brazil invested US$1.343 billion in first half

10 July 2018
The confirmed investment projects of Chinese companies in Brazil during the first half of the year totalled US$1.43 billion, an increase of 343% compared to US$302.9 million reported in the same period of 2017, according to the Bimonthly Bulletin on Chinese Investments in Brazil for the May/June period.

Brazil absent from the 2018 Luanda International Fair

10 July 2018
Brazil is the main absentee of the 34th edition of the Luanda International Fair (Filda/2018), taking place on Tuesday, in the Luanda/Bengo Special Economic Zone, while Portugal, with 25 exhibitors, has the largest foreign contingent, the national director for the Economy, Competitiveness and Innovation of the Ministry of Economy and Planning said on Monday.

China National Petroleum Corporation joins Brazil’s Petrobras to complete refinery

6 July 2018
Brazilian oil group Petrobras announced it has reached an agreement with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to add to the cooperation agreement signed in 2017 for the Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex (Comperj), which is at a standstill and. according to the international press, has already cost Petrobras US$14 billion.

Chinese group Baidu closes in Brazil

6 July 2018
Chinese group Baidu will close in Brazil as part of a new strategy focused on the development of artificial intelligence technologies, the Estado de São Paulo newspaper reported, citing sources close to the Brazilian subsidiary.

Products from Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries available on NetEase Kaola

4 July 2018
Products from Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries are now available on NetEase Kaola, a cross-border e-commerce platform from China, at the "Macau Pavilion," an effective new channel to explore China's domestic market, according to the Macau Economic Services Bureau.

University of Coimbra launches course on relationship between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

3 July 2018
China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries in the World Economy: Trade, Tourism, Cooperation and Development is the official name of an advanced training course coordinated by Carmen Amado Mendes to be taught over two semesters between the end of September and December and between February and May, at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, according to official information.

China’s Goldwind signs contract to repair wind turbines in Brazil

2 July 2018
Chinese company Goldwind has signed a 1 billion real (US$270 million) contract with Brazil's Energimp to repair or replace 242 wind turbines, mostly at a standstill due to lack of maintenance since Argentine company Impsa went bankrupt in 2015, the Brazilian press reported.

Luanda 2018 International Fair already has 350 registered exhibitors from 13 countries

2 July 2018
The Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone will host more than 350 exhibitors from 13 countries from 10 to 14 July at the 34th edition of the Luanda International Fair (Filda), under the motto "Diversify the economy, developing the private sector," said the Arena group, which is organising the event.

China’s Pingle expands presence in Brazil with technical and commercial office

28 June 2018
Chinese company Pingle, which manufactures machinery for mills, will have a technical and commercial office and warehouse for storage of parts in Brazil starting in September, in order to establish a business base for Latin America, the company's agent in Brazil told Reuters.

Macau invites Rio de Janeiro state to participate in exhibitions and conventions

28 June 2018
The Secretary for the Economy and Finance of Macau invited the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro to organise a visit and/or take part in the three most important exhibitions and conventions held in Macau - The International Forum on Investment and Infrastructure Construction, the International Environmental Forum and Exhibition and the Macau International Fair.
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