9 September 2020
Official data indicate that the amount of soybeans imported by China increased to 9.6 million tonnes last month, 11 percent more than a year earlier, as Chinese processors bought more Brazilian soybeans while they were cheap, Reuters reports. The news agency says weather favourable for growing soybeans increased the supply in Brazil, reining in prices … Continue reading "Big crop, low prices prompt China to buy Brazilian soybeans"
9 September 2020
Angolan Ambassador to China João Salvador dos Santos Neto has said reforms by his government which are meant to spur private investment can make Angola a draw for foreign tourists, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency quotes Mr Neto as saying his country has many potential attractions for tourists such as its beaches, landscapes, … Continue reading "Envoy extols Angolan tourist attractions at Beijing fair"
9 September 2020
Chinese workers flown into Timor-Leste last month have all tested negative for the Covid-19 virus and are ready to get down to work on various big projects, the Chinese Embassy in Dili says. The embassy issued a written announcement saying the Timorese Health Ministry gave a Chinese diplomat health certificates allowing the workers out of … Continue reading "Embassy says Chinese in Timor-Leste ready to start work"
8 September 2020
Brazilian miner Vale SA says it has made its first sale of iron ore using blockchain technology, selling 176,000 tonnes to a company in China. Vale announced in writing that the ore was shipped from the Teluk Rubiah Maritime Terminal in Malaysia to Nanjing Iron & Steel Group International Trade Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of … Continue reading "First Vale iron ore sold using blockchain is bound for China"
8 September 2020
Hebei Foreign Studies University in northern China says it has begun teaching online an introductory course on Chinese culture meant for students in Brazil. The university announced on WeChat that 155 people applied for places on the course, and that 50 students specialising in various subjects at 48 universities in Brazil were accepted. The announcement … Continue reading "Chinese university begins teaching Brazilians online"
7 September 2020
The Universidade Católica Portuguesa says it will begin teaching the first programme of medical training offered by a private university in Portugal. The university announced in writing that the programme will be taught in English and open to students from all over the world. The announcement says the university will offer the programme in partnership … Continue reading "Fosun subsidiary to play part in Portuguese medical training"
7 September 2020
A laboratory for testing for the Covid-19 virus, fitted out by Chinese biotechnology company BGI Group, will open in Luanda next week, Jornal de Angola reports, citing an Angolan public health official, Franco Mufinda. The newspaper says the lab will have the capacity to test 6,000 samples a day. The report quotes Mr Mufinda as … Continue reading "Chinese-equipped lab for Covid-19 testing to open in Luanda"
7 September 2020
Brazilian grain merchant Agribrasil means to raise up to 200 million reals (about US$37.4 million) for a port terminal in southern or northeastern Brazil, Reuters reports, citing Agribrasil Chief Executive Frederico Humberg. The news agency quotes Mr Humberg as saying Agribrasil intends to raise the money by going public next year at the B3 stock … Continue reading "Agribrasil wants a terminal as Chinese demand lifts revenue"
4 September 2020
The financial regulators in Brazil and China are studying the possibility of setting up a mechanism for direct currency clearing, Xinhua reports, citing Brazilian Vice-president Hamilton Mourão. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mr Mourão as saying in an interview that the mechanism would reduce the cost of investment by one country in the other, … Continue reading "Sino-Brazilian currency clearing mechanism being considered"
4 September 2020
The Chinese customs service says it will begin next Thursday issuing online certificates of origin for goods imported by China from five least-developed countries, among them Mozambique and Timor-Leste. The Chinese General Administration of Customs announced in writing that this pilot scheme will make it easier for goods exported by the five countries to clear … Continue reading "Path for Timorese, Mozambican exports to China smoothed"
4 September 2020
São Toméan Health Minister Edgar Neves has commended the members of a Chinese medical mission, who have been working in his country for over 18 months, STP-Press reports. The São Toméan state-run news agency quotes Mr Neves as saying that the five physicians and one nurse have treated needy patients and trained São Toméan doctors. … Continue reading "Chinese medical mission to São Tomé e Príncipe wins plaudit"
3 September 2020
Chinese maker of electric vehicles BYD Co. Ltd says it has begun making lithium iron phosphate batteries at its first battery factory in Brazil, in the northeastern city of Manaus. BYD announced in writing that it had invested 15 million reals (US$2.7 million) in the factory. The announcement says the factory has 5,000 square metres … Continue reading "New BYD battery factory in Brazil gets down to work"
3 September 2020
The first big vessel to call at the fishing port in the eastern Mozambican city of Beira since the port was rebuilt with Chinese money was carrying a catch of 500 tonnes of horse mackerel, Jornal Notícias reports. The Mozambican newspaper quotes the port director, António Remédio, as saying the vessel came and went without … Continue reading "Rebuilt Mozambican fishing port handles first big vessel"
3 September 2020
A factory will be built this year in the Brazilian state of São Paulo to produce a Chinese vaccine against the Covid-19 virus, Xinhua reports, citing São Paulo Governor João Doria. The Chinese state-run news agency quotes Mr Doria as saying the factory may double the capacity of Brazil to produce the vaccine, CoronaVac, which … Continue reading "Factory in Brazil to make Chinese vaccine against Covid-19"
3 September 2020
The Macau Delegation of the Portuguese-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will devote more resources to developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, Ponto Final reports, citing the head of the delegation, Bernie Leong. The newspaper says a written statement issued by the delegation quotes Mr Leong as telling Portuguese Consul-General in Macao Paulo Cunha … Continue reading "Business group in Macao keen to develop surrounding area"
28 August 2020
Vale SA says it has opened a facility for grinding and processing iron ore in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, its first in China. The Brazilian miner says in a written announcement that the facility is the outcome of an agreement with Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co. Ltd which was signed last December. Vale says … Continue reading "Vale opens iron ore grinding facility at Chinese port"
28 August 2020
Chinese state-owned companies Sinohydro Corp. and China Road and Bridge Corp. have won two of the five contracts to rehabilitate National Road 230 in eastern Angola, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says Angolan Minister of Public Works and Land Planning Manuel Tavares de Almeida awarded the contracts for the US$630 million rehabilitation project, … Continue reading "Chinese contractors to help fix main road in eastern Angola"
28 August 2020
The Cabo Verdean government will begin next month bringing home 30 Cabo Verdean students that have completed programmes of tertiary education in mainland China or Macao, but are stuck there, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes Cabo Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities Luís Filipe Tavares as telling a press conference that 22 … Continue reading "Repatriation of Cabo Verdean students in China to begin soon"
27 August 2020
Alya Nanosatellites Constellation EO of Brazil and Beijing Tianlian Space Technology Co. Ltd of China have agreed to collaborate on setting up a ground station in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia to receive and process data from satellites, Alya Chief Executive Aila Raquel has disclosed. An article published on the SpaceWatch.Global website and written … Continue reading "Sino-Brazilian partnership to build satellite ground station"
27 August 2020
One feature of the China International Fair for Trade in Services this year will be a conference on opportunities for investment in Mozambique, the ComNews website reports. The Chinese news website says the fair will be held in Beijing from September 3 to September 7 with a view to opening Chinese markets for services to … Continue reading "Mozambique to try to drum up investment at Beijing fair"
