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Citizens of Brazil and Portugal exempt from visas to visit Hainan island

19 April 2018
Brazil and Portugal are the two Portuguese-speaking countries whose nationals no longer need an entry visa to visit the island of Hainan in southern China, provided the stay does not exceed 30 days, announced the State Administration for Immigration, whose officials said the measure would come into effect in May.

Angola has a new ambassador to China

19 April 2018
Angola's new ambassador to China, João Salvador Neto dos Santos, presented his credentials at a ceremony held at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to an Angolan spokesperson.

The government expects greater development for Macau through Great Bay

18 April 2018
Macau Chief Executive Chui Sai On said on Tuesday in the Legislative Assembly that the government is monitoring preparations for the launch of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay project to be announced by the central government in Beijing this year.

China and India grant Mozambique more favourable conditions for debt repayment

17 April 2018
China and India have extended the grace periods granted to Mozambique to pay bilateral debt exceeding US$2.2 billion, said the deputy director of the Institutional and Image Coordination Directorate of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in statements to financial news agency Bloomberg.

Environmental protection brings representatives of Macau and Europe to Jiangmen

17 April 2018
Representatives of Macau and Europe's environmental protection sector visited green factories in Jiangmen County, Guangdong Province, on a joint trip organised by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Monetary Authority of Macau, according to an official statement.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries totals US$20.4 billion in January/February

16 April 2018
Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries in January/February totalled US$20.4 billion, or an increase of 37.43% over the same period of 2017, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Macau keen to develop new industries in neighbouring regions, says Leong Vai Tac

16 April 2018
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Leong Vai Tac, said on Sunday that the government is aware of the influence that the development of industries in different regions may have in Macau.

Development fund for Guangdong-Macau cooperation almost complete

13 April 2018
The administrative procedures for the establishment of the development fund for Guangdong-Macau cooperation, which will amount to 20 billion yuan, are almost complete, said the Macau government's Secretary for Economy and Finance on Thursday.

IPIM director appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of Forum Macau

13 April 2018
The director of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Gloria Batalha Ung, will be appointed to the position of deputy secretary-general of Forum Macau, taking on both roles, according to a statement from the office of the Macau Secretary's for the Economy and Finance.

Macau businessmen promote food products from Portuguese-speaking countries

12 April 2018
Businessmen and shopkeepers from Macau will promote food products from Portuguese-speaking countries on 26 and 27 April in Huizhou and Dongguan, and in Fuzhou in Fujian province in May, according to the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).

Guangdong-Macau development fund to have initial capital of 20 billion yuan

10 April 2018
The Guangdong and Macau governments have concluded talks on setting up the development fund for Guangdong-Macau cooperation, which will have initial capital of 20 billion yuan, the Secretary for Economy and Finance of Macau said on Monday.

Macau financial services platform under discussion in Portugal

9 April 2018
The installation in Macau of a financial services platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries will be discussed on a trip to Portugal next June, the Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac told the Portuguese language channels of Teledifusão de Macau (TDM).

China provides grants for 200 staff from Angola

6 April 2018
The government of China has provided Angola with 200 scholarships for Angolan staff, who will be able to get free training in more than 30 training areas, the Chinese embassy in Angola said in a statement issued in Luanda.

Angola re-launches agricultural rice production complex

4 April 2018
Manquete's agro-industrial complex for rice production in Angola's Cunene province, at a standstill since May 2017, will be re-launched later this year, when management is handed over to food production company Faz Angola, the director Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of Cunene said on Tuesday in Ondjiva.

Macau releases statistical data for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay

3 April 2018
The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has launched web pages on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay in order to reflect the human and economic development situation in that metropolitan region, the institution said.

Macau Government increases promotion of “Belt and Road” initiative

3 April 2018
In the second half of the year, the Macau government will launch a new information system called "GovInfo Hub", which will replace the "IBS" (http://ibs.gcs.gov.mo) of the MSAR Communication Office (GCS), in order to increase the effectiveness of the distribution of news, photos and videos in Chinese, Portuguese and English.

Governor of Guangdong calls for entity to coordinate the Great Bay Area

29 March 2018
The Governor of Guangdong Province Ma Xingrui on Wednesday called for the creation of an entity to coordinate the development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay Area which includes the two special Chinese administrative regions and the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Doongguan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, located in Guangdong Province.

Brazilian group Vale benefits from China’s efforts to reduce pollution

29 March 2018
The Vale group is expected to benefit from efforts being made by China to reduce pollution and the resulting closure of small polluting steel plants and the import of high-quality iron ore, said the chief executive of the Brazilian mining group.

Sonangol selects best proposals for refinery construction in Angola

29 March 2018
Angolan state oil company Sonangol has selected the seven best proposals for the construction of the Lobito and Cabinda refineries from among 16 proposals for the Lobito refinery, seven for the Cabinda refinery and seven others without specifying the intended project, according to a statement released on Wednesday in Luanda.

Chinese group Fosun looks at Brazilian assets for possible acquisition

28 March 2018
Chinese group Fosun is analysing the possible acquisition of Brazilian assets in the health, entertainment and financial sectors, in the latter case mainly in the area of business risk, the Estado de São Paulo newspaper reported in its Tuesday edition.
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