30 March 2021
The first 200,000 doses of a Chinese-made vaccine against COVID-19, a gift from China, have arrived in Angola, Lusa reports, citing Angolan Health Minister Sílvia Lutucuta. The vaccine will be administered in two or three provinces of Angola in accordance with the national vaccination programme, which gives priority to inoculation of people over 40 years … Continue reading "Gift of Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 reaches Angola"
29 March 2021
Organized by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism as well as Shangcheng District People’s Government of Hangzhou Municipality, the “Macao Week in Hangzhou” was grandly unveiled on 26 … Continue reading "“Macao Week in Hangzhou” grandly opens Welcoming Mainland visitors to Macao"
29 March 2021
Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, Macanese gastronomy, is in the limelight among other gems of the destination during “Macao Week in Hangzhou”, the mega promotion launched by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government at the capital of Zhejiang Province since 26 March. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Grand Hyatt Hangzhou and Macanese Gastronomic Brotherhood together present … Continue reading "Macao chefs share Macanese delicacies in Hangzhou Macao dazzles as Creative City of Gastronomy at Macao Week in Hangzhou"
29 March 2021
The international arm of Chinese payments service China UnionPay says it has got together with StoneCo and Saque e Pague to facilitate growth in the use of UnionPay credit cards in Brazil. Their three-way agreement will increase to 70 percent the rate of acceptance of UnionPay cards in Brazil, according to a written statement issued … Continue reading "Deal to increase payments made through UnionPay in Brazil"
29 March 2021
Banco da China Lda – Sucursal em Luanda, the Angolan branch of Chinese state-owned Bank of China (BOC) reportedly made a profit of 443.5 million kwanza (about US$711,310) last year, having made losses in the first three years of its existence, Mercado reports. The Angolan financial newspaper quotes another newspaper in Angola, Vanguarda, as saying … Continue reading "BOC branch in Angola makes first annual profit"
26 March 2021
The Macao subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has announced the opening in the city of the ICBC Sino-Luso Research Centre, the China Finance Net website reports. The Chinese state-run website says the bank announced the opening of the centre at a conference on Tuesday. The report says the centre is the … Continue reading "ICBC opens Macao centre for research into intl engagement"
26 March 2021
The Brazil-China Business Council and the Brazilian Center for International Relations will hold online next Wednesday a seminar entitled “The Venture-Capitalist State: China’s Plans for the Next Era of Growth”, the council says. The seminar will focus on the Chinese plan for growth once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, especially the intention of the state … Continue reading "Institutions in Brazil to ponder Chinese growth recipe"
26 March 2021
Riding on the “Macao Week in Hangzhou” roadshow to be unveiled today (26 March), Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) organized a Macao tourism and MICE presentation seminar in Hangzhou on 25 March and led a travel and MICE trade delegation from Macao for participation. Industry partners … Continue reading "MGTO and IPIM ride on Macao Week in Hangzhou to hold trade presentation seminar"
26 March 2021
Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and the CATTI Program Project Management Center of the Chinese Foreign Language Publishing Administration (the Center) held an online cooperation agreement signing ceremony on March 25, 2021. Prof. Im Sio Kei, President of MPI, and Ms. Feng Jingyi, Legal Representative of the Center signed the cooperation agreement on behalf of both parties. The two parties … Continue reading "First CATTI Test Location in Macao and Hong Kong established at Macao Polytechnic Institute"
25 March 2021
Official data indicate that Angola exported 446.4 million barrels of crude oil last year, selling71.07 percent of it to China, Jornal Económico reports. The Portuguese newspaper, citing figures given by the Angolan Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, show that China was the biggest buyer of Angolan exports of crude in every quarter last … Continue reading "China buys 71.07 pct of Angolan exports of crude oil in 2020"
25 March 2021
A Macao-owned maker of Portuguese wine, Quinta da Marmeleira, is hoping to increase its sales in China, according to the China Brand and Development Project, which put on the 7th China Brand Innovation and Development Forum in Beijing. The China Brand and Development Project issued a written statement quoting Quinta da Marmeleira Director Lao Chao … Continue reading "Quinta da Marmeleira aiming for more business in China"
24 March 2021
Chinese biotechnology company BGI Group announced last week that it has given Angola 40,000 kits for detecting new variants of the COVID-19 virus. Separately, the Chinese Embassy in Luanda issued a written statement quoting Chinese Ambassador to Angola Gong Tao, speaking when the kits were turned over, as lauding the contributions made by BGI and … Continue reading "BGI gives Angola kits to test for new strains of COVID-19"
24 March 2021
Brazilian planemaker Embraer aims to increase its share of the Chinese market for smaller jet airliners, the Nikkei Asia website reports, citing Embraer Commercial Aviation Chief Executive Arjan Meijer. The Japanese news website quotes Mr Meijer as saying in an interview that the potential for sales in the Chinese market is huge. Mr Meijer said … Continue reading "Embraer eyes bigger slice of Chinese market for airliners"
24 March 2021
Makers of the Vinho Verde variety of Portuguese wine are hoping the Sino-EU protected designation of origin agreement that came into effect this month will make their products more conspicuous in the Chinese market and so increase sales there, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Frederico Falcão, head of the ViniPortugal association of … Continue reading "Makers of Vinho Verde wine hoping for greater sales in China"
23 March 2021
A Chinese company has begun importing Portuguese-made cleaning products by train from Europe to the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, China Central Television (CCTV) reports. The Chinese state-owned broadcaster quotes the manager of the company, Zhang Xuefeng, as saying the train service the company uses has allowed it to expand its business of selling Portuguese-made … Continue reading "Portuguese products reaching Chinese market by train"
23 March 2021
Canadian Solar Inc. says it has set up the Brazilian Participation Fund for Infrastructure to pay for solar power projects being pursued in Brazil between now and 2023. Canadian Solar set up last month an equivalent fund, the Japan Green Infrastructure Fund, to finance projects in Japan, and it is making similar arrangements to finance … Continue reading "Canadian Solar starts fund for power projects in Brazil"
22 March 2021
The meeting for fostering implementation of the “Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” (referred to as the “Plan”) was held in Guangzhou on 18 March 2021. Convened in a hybrid online and offline format, the meeting gathered representatives of pertinent entities as follows: the National Development and Reform Commission; … Continue reading "Meeting for fostering implementation of the “Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” convened in Guangzhou"
22 March 2021
Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Ding Tian, received on March 19 a delegation headed by Vice-President of Shenzhen People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Mr Gu Ting. The two sides exchanged opinions on Macao’s platform role between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, and the … Continue reading "Delegation of Shenzhen People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries visited the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao"
22 March 2021
The Codesul group of four southern Brazilian states will resume a cooperative effort by the cities of Barcelos in Portugal, Dongguan in China and Maringá in Brazil, Agência de Notícias de Paraná reports. The Brazilian state-run news agency quotes Codesul Executive Chairman Wilson Quinteiro as saying steps are being taken towards restarting endeavours envisaged by … Continue reading "Joint endeavour by Barcelos, Dongguan, Maringá to resume"
22 March 2021
The Chinese Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro has held online a session for matching Chinese and Brazilian businesses so they can take opportunities in the e-commerce and logistics markets, the Xinhua Silk Road website reports. The Chinese state-run website says the event, held on Wednesday, drew representatives of logistics and transport enterprises and associations. The … Continue reading "Webinar on trade in services discusses Sino-Brazilian cooperation"
