4 August 2020
Since April over 30 businesspeople have expressed interest in setting up shop in the Cidade de China emporium in Luanda, and some have already done so, Lusa reports, citing Cidade de China Chairman Jack Huang. The Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Huang as saying in an interview that to help its tenants get over the … Continue reading "Chinese emporium in Luanda attracting new shopkeepers"
4 August 2020
The 34th Portuguese Summer Course, organised by the University of Macau (UM) Department of Portuguese, has ended. This is the first time that UM has held this course online. Students are very pleased with the arrangements and were very active in the language courses and theme-based courses. During the closing ceremony, Dora Gago, director of the … Continue reading "UM’s online Portuguese language summer course ends"
3 August 2020
Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd and the authorities in the Brazilian state of Parana will soon ask permission to begin what would be the second clinical trial in Brazil of a potential Chinese vaccine against the Covid-19 virus, Reuters reports. The proposal will be submitted to the Brazilian federal regulator, Anvisa, in the next … Continue reading "Sinopharm wants to try out Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil"
3 August 2020
Chinese-owned Jiawei Alimentação Lda has opened in the southern Portuguese municipality of Vendas Novas a factory which makes Chinese traditional dumplings, O Digital website reports. The Portuguese news website quotes a written statement issued by Jiawei as saying the company has invested some 2.5 million euros (about US$2.9 million) in the factory that began operating … Continue reading "Chinese-owned company opens dumpling factory in Portugal"
31 July 2020
Transportation equipment manufacturer China International Marine Containers Co. Ltd (CIMC) has shipped a batch of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks to Brazil, China Finance Online reports. The Chinese website quotes Shenzhen-listed CIMC as saying in a written statement that the Brazilian customer ordered the tanks from a subsidiary, CIMC Enric, in late March for delivery … Continue reading "CIMC sends shipment of swiftly made LNG tanks to Brazil"
31 July 2020
State-owned contractor China Hyway Group Ltd has given the Angolan Ministry of Transport a batch of medical supplies worth 10 million kwanzas (about US$17,800) for countering the Covid-19 pandemic, the Angola Chinese News website reports. The Chinese-language website says the supplies include 20,000 surgical masks, 1,000 pairs of disposable gloves, disinfectant gel and hand sanitiser. … Continue reading "China Hyway donates medical supplies to Angolan ministry"
31 July 2020
A Chinese businessman in Mozambique, Wang Xiaojin, and other Chinese expatriate entrepreneurs are discussing the establishment of a way to help young Chinese living in over 50 countries in Africa to sell African seafood and meat in their homeland, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency quotes Mr Wang as saying … Continue reading "Entrepreneurs mull way to sell African fish, meat in China"
30 July 2020
Solar power company Canadian Solar Inc. said on Monday it intends to list shares in its photovoltaic module and systems business either on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board or in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Market. Canadian Solar issued a written announcement saying it will seek to sell equity to investors … Continue reading "Canadian Solar to list shares in module business in China"
30 July 2020
Sino-Angolan contractor WH begun on Monday work on rehabilitating and expanding the Canâmbua neighbourhood health centre in the northwestern Angolan city of Malanje, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency says the authorities there have set aside about 30 million kwanzas (about US$45,500) for the work, as part of the national programme of poverty alleviation … Continue reading "Sino-Angolan contractor begins rehabilitating health centre"
29 July 2020
Brazilian law firm Nelson Wilians e Advogados Associados and Beijing DHH Law Firm of China have agreed to form a partnership, the Migalhas website reports. The Brazilian legal news website quotes Nelson Wilians partner Marcel Daltro as saying the new arrangement is ambitious, but essential because China is the biggest trading partner Brazil has. Mr … Continue reading "Brazilian, Chinese law firms agree to form partnership"
29 July 2020
Cabo Verdean Agriculture and Environment Minister Gilberto Silva has said China will join in an international endeavour to eradicate millipedes infesting farms on the northern Cabo Verdean island of Santo Antão, RTC reports. The Cabo Verdean public broadcaster quotes Mr Silva as saying during a visit to Santo Antão by a delegation led by Prime-Minister … Continue reading "China to help drive to rid Cabo Verdean island of millipedes"
29 July 2020
Chinese maker of smartphones Xiaomi Corp. says it will open its first retail outlet in Lisbon in the autumn there, in a shop with a floor area of 350 square metres, the Notícias ao Minuto website reports. The Portuguese news website says Xiaomi announced in writing that it has plans to open more shops in … Continue reading "Xiaomi to open its first shop in Lisbon, fifth in Portugal"
29 July 2020
The government of Brazil will remove on Saturday all duties on imports of components for solar power generating equipment, which may help Chinese makers of such components, the China FerroAlloy Market website reports. The Chinese website says the Brazilian Ministry of the Economy will abolish import duties on 101 sorts of solar module, solar cell, … Continue reading "Chinese parts for solar farms soon to become cheaper in Brazil"
27 July 2020
The association of producers of Douro and port wines says a Sino-European Union (EU) agreement on the protected designation of origin of 100 sorts of European food and drink will ensure that only the products they make can be sold as Douro wine and port in the Chinese market, Lusa reports. The agreement will be … Continue reading "Sino-EU accord to protect Douro wine, port in Chinese market"
27 July 2020
Brazilian Foreign Trade Association President José Augusto de Castro predicts that China will reinforce this year its position as the main market for Brazilian exports, Agência Brasil reports. The Brazilian state-run news agency quotes a document compiled by the association as forecasting that the value of Brazilian exports will reach US$192.7 billion this year, and … Continue reading "China forecast to remain main market for Brazilian exports"
27 July 2020
The University of Macau (UM) held an online opening ceremony for its 34th Portuguese Summer Course. This year’s course continues to attract students and professionals from all over the world. Through video conference and pre-recorded videos, Ambassador Paulo Cunha Alves, consul general of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong; Prof Rui Martins, vice rector of UM; … Continue reading "UM’s online Portuguese summer course attracts people from around the world"
24 July 2020
Chinese maker of electrical appliances and electronics TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it has doubled to 80 percent its stake in its joint venture in Brazil, SEMP TCL. TCL issued a written announcement saying the Brazilian competition authority, CADE, has permitted the acquisition on condition that the period of a non-competition agreement is … Continue reading "TCL takes majority stake in its Brazilian joint venture"
24 July 2020
Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva of Cabo Verde says the Portelinha public housing complex on the Cabo Verdean island of São Vicente should be ready for occupation by next April. The Cabo Verdean government issued a written statement quoting Mr Correia e Silva as saying while visiting the site of the complex that the … Continue reading "Chinese builder to have Cabo Verdean homes finished in April 2021"
24 July 2020
Mozambique has resumed exports of pigeon peas and mungo beans to China and Dubai after a hiatus of several months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Jornal Notícias reports, citing a Mozambican official, Mohamed Valá. The Mozambican newspaper quotes Mr Valá, director-general of Mozambique’s grain production regulator ICM, as saying his country is resuming exports of … Continue reading "Mozambique resumes exports of produce to China, Dubai"
23 July 2020
Chinese shipbuilder BOMESC Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd says its subsidiary in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin has clinched the contract to build part of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of MODEC Inc. of Japan. BOMESC told the Shanghai Stock Exchange on … Continue reading "BOMESC subsidiary to build FPSO for deployment off Brazil"
