15 September 2021
The biggest solar farm in Mozambique, in the northern town of Metoro, will begin generating electricity by next January, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency says the solar farm cost 47.3 million euros (about US$55.8 million) to build. The farm will have 125,000 solar panels, made in China, which will give it a generating capacity … Continue reading "Chinese-made solar panels set to produce power in Mozambique"
10 September 2021
A prominent Portuguese financial adviser, Jorge Costa Oliveira, believes financial markets in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have huge potential as a source of money for projects by companies in the Portuguese-speaking world. Mr Costa Oliveira, a member of the Portugal-China SMEs Chamber of Commerce Strategic Council and a former director of the Macao … Continue reading "Seek funds in South China, lusophone entrepreneurs advised"
9 September 2021
ADM, the operator of Mozambique’s airports, is recruiting staff to run the Chongoene Airport, newly built by China in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, Carta de Moçambique reports, citing ADM President Emanuel Chaves. Mr Chaves told Mozambican state-run television broadcaster TVM on the sidelines of the Maputo International Fair, that ended on Sunday that … Continue reading "Staffing of Chinese-built airport in Mozambique begins"
8 September 2021
The master plan for the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone on Hengqin Island, which abuts Macao, has been approved at the highest levels of the ruling party and government of China, Xinhua reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council gave their approval last Sunday. The … Continue reading "Macao plan envisaging boost for intl trade gets green light"
8 September 2021
The inauguration ceremony for the “Different encounters” exhibition, featuring work by Mozambican artist José Estevão Manhiça, also known as “Vovo’s”, was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex on Friday, September 3, at 6.30pm. The event was organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum Macao, under the series “Lusophone Polychromes”, … Continue reading "Opening of exhibition by Mozambican artist José Estevão Manhiça as part of the ‘Lusophone Polychromes’ exhibition series"
6 September 2021
The finalists of the Contest for Promotional Videos on Portuguese-speaking Countries, a competition jointly hosted by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum Macao and the Macao Polytechnic Institute, have been selected from entries made by 24 teams. The finalists will now vie for the most votes, via online voting, and the corresponding special prize. Online … Continue reading "Online voting begins for Contest for Promotional Videos on Portuguese-speaking Countries"
20 August 2021
A group of Chinese businesspeople is ready to invest 960 million meticals (about US$15.1 million) in building a cement works in the central Mozambican province of Zambézia, Rádio Moçambique reports. A representative of the investors said in a interview that construction work should begin once the environmental impact had been assessed, a process which should … Continue reading "Chinese intend to build cement works in central Mozambique"
19 August 2021
Chinese miner Dingsheng Minerals expects to obtain within a matter of days a licence to begin building a port in Chongoene in southern Mozambique, Rádio Moçambique reports, citing an official of the company. The official said the purpose of the port in Gaza province would be to handle exports of heavy sands, according to a … Continue reading "Dingsheng Minerals to build heavy sands port in Mozambique"
16 August 2021
The Council of Ministers in Mozambique says the country is on course to meet the Kimberley Process international standards governing the trade in diamonds, Lusa reports, citing the cabinet spokesman, Filimão Suaze. The Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Suaze as saying after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday that Mozambique is “at an advanced stage of … Continue reading "Mozambican diamond trade set to follow international rules"
13 August 2021
The first Mozambican postgraduate student to earn a doctorate at the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development in Beijing has received the diploma conferring the degree from Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun, says the Chinese Embassy in Maputo. The embassy issued a written statement saying Mr Wang presented the diploma on August 3. The … Continue reading "Chinese envoy presents Mozambican postgraduate with diploma"
12 August 2021
Mozambique has taken delivery of 200,000 more doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 devised by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. of China, which will help speed up the inoculation of Mozambicans, the Chinese Embassy in Maputo says. The embassy issued a written statement quoting Mozambican Vice-minister of Health Lídia Cardoso as saying the shipment, delivered last … Continue reading "Mozambique receives 200,000 more doses of Sinopharm vaccine"
11 August 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$90.483 billion in the period from January to June 2021. It represented a 40.07 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$62.494 billion to China in the first six months of 2021 – a rise of 33.7 percent year-on-year. The value of … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$90.48bln in January-June 2021"
11 August 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$71.423 billion in the period from January to May 2021. It represented a 37.95 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$48.531 billion to China in the first five months of 2021 – an increase of 30.81 percent year-on-year. The value of China’s merchandise exports … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries tops US$71.4bln in January-May 2021"
11 August 2021
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$53.96 billion in the period from January to April 2021. It represented a 29,01 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$36.045 billion to China in the first four months of 2021 – a rise of 19.74 percent year-on-year. The value of China’s merchandise exports … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$53.96bln in January-April 2021"
5 August 2021
Mozambique has taken delivery of 500,000 more doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 devised by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd of China, which will help speed up the inoculation of Mozambicans, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes Mozambican Deputy Minister of Health Lídia Cardoso as saying when the shipment arrived at Maputo International Airport on … Continue reading "Mozambique receives 500,000 more doses of Sinopharm vaccine"
3 August 2021
Mozambique has taken delivery of the largest single shipment of vaccine against COVID-19 it has yet received, accepting 1 million more doses of the vaccine devised by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd of China, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mozambican Deputy Minister of Health Lídia Cardoso as saying the doses are the first … Continue reading "Mozambique receives 1 mln more doses of Sinopharm vaccine"
2 August 2021
Mozambican Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Olegário dos Anjos Banze is seeking to expand Sino-Mozambicantrade in agricultural produce, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says. Mr Banze said so when he and Permanent Representative of China to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Guang Defu met on Tuesday to talk about … Continue reading "Deputy minister calls for more Sino-Mozambican farm trade"
30 July 2021
With the aim of promoting further cooperation between enterprises of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) organised on July 27 a Webinar on Business Cooperation between Jiangsu and Portuguese-speaking Countries, themed “Business Cooperation between Enterprises from China and Portuguese-speaking Countries and … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao organises ‘Webinar on Business Cooperation between Enterprises from China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’"
29 July 2021
The “Online Seminar on Post-Pandemic Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Portuguese-Speaking Countries” was successfully held from July 20 to 26 by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, with support from the City University of Macau. The opening ceremony was held on July 20, with Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, … Continue reading "Online Seminar on Post-Pandemic Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Portuguese-Speaking Countries held successfully"
29 July 2021
The 35th Portuguese Language Summer Course, organised by the University of Macau (UM) Department of Portuguese, has ended with success. This year’s summer course attracted 123 students from Japan, Myanmar, mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, Poland, Hong Kong, and Macao. Approximately 60 per cent of the participants attended language courses at intermediate and advanced levels. This year’s … Continue reading "UM’s 35th Portuguese Language Summer Course ends with success"
