7 January 2022
A floating facility built in South Korea for producing and storing liquefied natural gas off northern Mozambique has arrived on schedule in Mozambican waters, Lusa says, citing the Mozambican National Petroleum Institute. The Portuguese news agency says the institute announced in writing that official clearance to use the helicopter pad on board is now being … Continue reading "Floating LNG production facility arrives off Mozambique"
6 January 2022
Official data indicate that the value of merchandise exports to Macao from Portuguese-speaking parts of the world grew to 643.3 million patacas (about US$80.1 million) in the first 11 months of last year, 3.2 per cent more than in the corresponding period the year before. Figures given by the Macao Statistics and Census Service last … Continue reading "Exports to Macao from lusophone world on upward trend"
6 January 2022
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has celebrated 40 years since its founding by putting on a concert performed online by students in Macao, mainland China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao Daily says. The performers were students at the MPI, at institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and elsewhere in China, and at … Continue reading "Concert marks 40 years of the Macao Polytechnic Institute"
4 January 2022
The government of Beijing says it has released for broadcast in Africa the latest series of its “The Chinese Dream 365 Stories” short documentary programmes for television, in English, French and Portuguese. The municipal government announced in writing that the fourth series, of 100 three-minute episodes, can now be watched in Mozambique and 31 other … Continue reading "More short documentaries about China to be shown in Africa"
4 January 2022
A senior official of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has called for Macao to cooperate more closely with Portuguese-speaking parts of the world that join China in its Belt and Road initiative, the Macao SAR Government says. The government issued on Wednesday a written statement quoting NDRC Vice-chairman Ning Jizhe as remarking … Continue reading "Macao urged to cooperate more with lusophone countries"
30 December 2021
State-owned Power Construction Corp. of China (PowerChina) says it has made donations of medical and other supplies to help Maputo and the northern Mozambican city of Nacala counter the COVID-19 pandemic. PowerChina donated medical supplies, household goods, and school and office supplies to schools and other public institutions this month to help them maintain safe, … Continue reading "PowerChina donations to help Mozambique fight COVID-19"
29 December 2021
Mozambican logistics company Mozambique STT and Chinese state-owned PowerChina Hubei Engineering Co. Ltd have struck a deal worth US$324 million for the construction of a deep-water port at Chongoene in southern Mozambique, AIM reports. The Mozambican news agency says the deal, signed this month, provides for work on building the port to begin next month, … Continue reading "Mozambique STT, PowerChina Hubei strike Chongoene port deal"
29 December 2021
A series of 10 weekly events to promote sales of food, drink and other goods produced in Macao and parts of the Portuguese-speaking world, being put on by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, has earned the praise of exhibitors and visitors alike, the Macao Daily says. Since November 20 one such … Continue reading "IPIM lauded for helping sell products of lusophone world"
28 December 2021
The Chinese Embassy in Maputo has announced the publication of an illustrated history of the Chinese and Mozambican revolutions, and of a book entitled “Conference Proceedings on Sino-Mozambican Traditional Friendship”. The embassy announced in writing that the book launch on Monday was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun; a former president of Mozambique, … Continue reading "Books celebrating Sino-Mozambican friendship published"
28 December 2021
A subsidiary of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd (GPHL) of mainland China has opened a factory in Macao to make products for the practice of Chinese traditional medicine, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes GPHL President Li Chuyuan as saying at the opening last Friday that Portuguese-speaking parts of the world are among the main … Continue reading "GPHL Macao arm opens factory to serve lusophone markets"
16 December 2021
The ZLF law firm on the mainland Chinese island of Hengqin, next to Macao, has been helping Chinese investors in the Portuguese-speaking world solve legal problems, Lusa reports. A report carried by the Portuguese news agency last Sunday quotes ZLF Director Chen Yi as saying their favourite place to invest is Brazil. Ms Chen said … Continue reading "Hengqin lawyers help Chinese investors in lusophone world"
16 December 2021
Macau Plaza, a shopping website where mainland Chinese consumers can buy products made or distributed by other enterprises in Macao, has opened for business, Lusa reports. The plan is to make Macau Plaza accessible in mainland China through TikTok, Kuaishou, Tmall Global, JoyBuy and the WeChat mini-app, according to a report carried by the Portuguese … Continue reading "Macau Plaza begins selling goods online in mainland China"
15 December 2021
A Chinese Communist Party official in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, Hui Jianlin, has said that for 10 years Macao has served Jiangsu as a window on the lusophone world, the China News Service (CNS) reports. Mr Hui, of the party’s Jiangsu Provincial Standing Committee, said so in Macao last week at a meeting … Continue reading "Party official describes importance of Macao to Jiangsu"
15 December 2021
Logistics and food deals between enterprises in Macao and the Portuguese-speaking world were among over 80 struck at three fairs held in Macao last week, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. IPIM issued a written statement quoting one Macao exhibitor as saying wine tastings led to some Macao traders in Portuguese … Continue reading "Macao, lusophone countries do business at PLPEX, MIF, MFE"
13 December 2021
Over 40 nurses at Maputo Central Hospital are due to complete today five days of instruction online on treating COVID-19 and stopping the virus that causes the disease from spreading, Xinhua reports. The course of instruction includes lectures, seminars and training on the job, all meant to teach the nurses how to care for patients, … Continue reading "Chinese give Mozambicans instruction in COVID-19 nursing"
10 December 2021
The 24th Lusofonia Festival opens tomorrow at the Taipa Houses in Macao, showing off the cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao SAR Cultural Affairs Bureau says. On the programme for the three-day festival are performances of music and dancing, samplings of food, and displays of arts and crafts to be found in 10 parts … Continue reading "Festival puts cultures of lusophone world on show in Macao"
9 December 2021
A conference in southwestern China drew together 70 businesspeople to talk about trade and investment in the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. During the conference, in the city of Chongqing, 68 side sessions matched buyers and sellers in businesses such as supermarkets, department stores, the wine trade, commodity … Continue reading "Chongqing businesspeople meet to discuss lusophone markets"
3 December 2021
Prospective exhibitors and buyers in mainland China, Macao, Portugal, Brazil and Mozambique have signed up to attend three fairs to be held in Macao from December 10 to 12, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The 2021 Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao), or PLPEX, will be held at the … Continue reading "Thousands due to attend PLPEX, MIF, Macao Franchise Expo"
2 December 2021
The government in Mozambique has accepted and opened an airport newly built with Chinese money to serve the southern city of Xai-Xai, CCTV reports. The Chinese state-run television broadcaster says Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi voiced gratitude at the formal opening on Monday for Chinese support for the social and economic development of his country, particularly … Continue reading "Chinese-funded Xai-Xai airport formally opens in Mozambique"
1 December 2021
The 26th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (26th MIF), the Macao Franchise Expo 2021 (2021MFE) and the 2021 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2021PLPEX) will be held concurrently at The Venetian Macao from 10 to 12 December. Adhering to the mode of “three exhibitions in synergy with the integration of online and offline … Continue reading "The 26th MIF, 2021MFE and 2021PLPEX to be held in December Exploring business opportunities online and offline"
