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Ambassador of China says goodbye to São Tomé and Príncipe delegation attending Beijing Youth Festival

20 September 2017

China's ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe, Wang Wei, said goodbye on Tuesday to a group of 10 young São Toméans attending the 2nd Asia-Africa Youth Festival to be held in Beijing in the next few days, the Chinese diplomat told Macauhub.

Portugal promotes itself as a tourist destination in China

19 September 2017

The largest tourism promotion campaign launched by Portugal in Beijing began in early September seeking to attract an increasing share of Chinese tourists travelling abroad, the China Daily newspaper reported.

Chinese-owned company plans to produce tilapia in Angola

19 September 2017

Chinese state-owned company RSI Su, Lda is building 200 tilapia tanks in the Barra do Dande district of Angola's Bengo province, the company's spokesperson told Angolan news agency Angop.

China Mobile opens office in Brazil

18 September 2017

China Mobile's Brazil office will be the telecommunication company's business centre in Latin America, according to company officials cited by tele.síntese, a Brazilian telecommunications, Internet and information technology website.

Angolan company starts producing partially assembled mobile phones in Hong Kong

18 September 2017

Angolan company Lisa Pulsares will start producing mobile phones in a factory due to be inaugurated in 2018 that will have the capacity to manufacture 6 million units per year under an investment contract signed in Luanda on Friday, Angolan news agency Angop reported.

Chinese group invests in health sector in Ceará, Brazil

15 September 2017

The China Meheco Corporation group plans to invest US$4 billion funded by the China Development Bank, in Ceará under a three-way memorandum of understanding signed with the government of that Brazilian state, the Brazilian press reported.

Brazil and China sign new agreement to increase air services

15 September 2017

The new air agreement signed between Brazil and China does away with route limits, benefiting both companies that already operate between the two destinations as well as those of other nationalities whose operations involve departures and arrivals in Brazil and China, said the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).

China’s ambassador to Mozambique calls for greater two-way business relationship

15 September 2017

The Chinese Embassy in Mozambique plans to strengthen cooperation with the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce (CCM), in order to improve the business relationship between the two countries, said Ambassador Su Jian.

Universal Seguros changes name to Fidelidade Angola

14 September 2017

Universal Seguros, the third largest insurance company in Angola, has been renamed Fidelidade Angola, said the company's chief executive, Armando Mota, in Luanda on Wednesday.

China invests US$19 billion in buying companies in Brazil since 2015

13 September 2017

Companies in China invested 60 billion reais (US$19 billion) in Brazil in the 30 months ended in June, becoming the largest foreign investors in mergers and acquisitions, overtaking the United States of America, according to Brazilian daily newspaper O Estado de São Paulo.

Brazil plans to receive more tourists from China

12 September 2017

The agreement for the introduction of visa-granting facilities signed in Beijing between Brazil and China will make an important contribution to reaching the target 12 million foreign visitors by 2022, said the Brazilian Tourism Minister, Marx Beltrão.

Shenzhen Group to buy graphite mined in Mozambique

12 September 2017

The Syrah Resources group will sell graphite mined at the Balama concession in northern Mozambique to Jixi BTR Graphite Industrial, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-based Chinese group BTR New Energy Materials, the Australian company said in a recent statement to the market.

Port of Luanda receives 77.8% of the cargo imported by Angola in the first quarter

12 September 2017

The port of Luanda received 77.8% of the total cargo imported by Angola in the first quarter of 2017, according to figures from the activity report of the National Shippers Council (CNC), quoted by Angolan news agency Angop.

Brazil’s Embraer plans to produce commercial aircraft in China

11 September 2017

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer plans to analyse the possibility of building a factory in China to manufacture jet aircraft for the commercial aviation segment, the company's chief executive said.

Maritime Silk Road Association (Macau) and International Institute of Macau promote Chinese initiative

11 September 2017

The Maritime Silk Road Association (Macau) and the International Institute of Macau (IIM) have signed a cooperation protocol for actions related to the Chinese initiative to promote the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

China StarTimes negotiates radio and television digitisation in São Tomé and Príncipe

8 September 2017

Chinese company StarTimes Group and São Tomé and Príncipe have begun negotiations to convert radio and television from analogue to digital and introduce "major improvements" into telecommunication networks in the archipelago, the company's president Pang Xinxing said on Thursday.

CCCC Group invests in port terminal in Brazil

7 September 2017

The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) will invest in the construction of the Babitonga Bulk Terminal (TGB), in Brazil, in partnership with infrastructure investment fund Anessa, Brazilian newspaper Valor Económico reported.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries reaches US$67.615 billion from January to July

7 September 2017

The value of trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries rose 31.29% year-on-year to US$67.615 billion in the January-July period, according to official Chinese data released by Forum Macau.

China overtakes US to become Brazil’s main supplier

6 September 2017

China overtook the United States of America and became the main supplier of Brazil, according to accumulated figures from January to August released by the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services.

China’s Ambassador to Mozambique encourages Macau entrepreneurs to invest in the country

6 September 2017

China's ambassador to Mozambique, Su Jian, encouraged Macau entrepreneurs present at FACIM 2017 to invest in Mozambique and take advantage of existing business opportunities in that Portuguese-speaking African country, according to official information.

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