19 October 2020
The online programmes will start on October 22 for the 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, an event organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries (Macao). Video recordings of five dramas performed by theatre groups hailing respectively from Macao and from … Continue reading "12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries: Five Theatre Performances Showcase National Cultures"
19 October 2020
Mozambican Economy and Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane has told a World Bank meeting that he is awaiting an answer from Beijing to a request for a moratorium on repayments of Mozambican debt to China, Lusa reports. Mozambique owes China and Chinese banks about US$1.3 billion, the Portuguese news agency quotes Mr Maleiane as telling the … Continue reading "Mozambique asking China to ease US$1.3 bln debt burden"
19 October 2020
The 25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (25th MIF) and the 2020 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2020PLPEX) will be held at The Venetian Macao from 22 to 24 October. This year’s events will introduce more “online exhibition” elements, including online expo, online matching sessions, online promotion seminars, and live streaming, to improve … Continue reading "Number of local SME exhibitors at 25th MIF multiply despite COVID-19 PLPEX online elements go beyond the boundaries"
16 October 2020
The 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries (Macao), will be held using a two-pronged approach – online and offline – allowing members of the public from all over the world to experience diverse Sino-Lusophone … Continue reading "12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries: Experience Diverse Cultures with Online-Offline Activities"
16 October 2020
The 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries (Macao), will feature online music and dance performances from artists, bands and groups from China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, allowing members of the public from all over the … Continue reading "12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries: Online Music and Dance Performances Display Cultural Diversity"
15 October 2020
Among those attending online the first International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (ISTIF) in Macao from November 9 to 11 will be representatives of the governments of lusophone countries, the government of Macao says. The Macao government announced in writing that about 800 people are set to join the videoconference, to be held under the … Continue reading "Macao to hold science, technology and innovation conference"
15 October 2020
From 22 to 24 October, the 25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (25th MIF), the Macao Franchise Expo 2020 (2020MFE) and the 2020 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2020PLPEX) will be concurrently held at The Venetian Macao. Due to COVID-19 this year, many overseas companies fail to be present at the exhibitions and … Continue reading "PLPEX Macao promotes bilateral co-operation between exhibitors from China and Portuguese-speaking countries"
15 October 2020
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and co-organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Municipal Affairs Bureau, and supported by the Coca-Cola Beverage Co., Ltd., the 23rd Lusofonia Festival will be held from 16 to 18 October, at the Taipa Houses, introducing the lusophone culture to the public. The Festival offers a diversified programme … Continue reading "Macao 23rd Lusofonia Festival introduces the lusophone culture from 16 to 18 October"
14 October 2020
The new official website of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Commercial Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) was launched today at www.forumchinaplp.org.mo, accessible in Chinese, Portuguese, and English. The new website has a wide range of useful information about China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, with an improved graphic display and an updated … Continue reading "Simultaneous launch of the new official website of Forum Macao and of the Special Website for the Cultural Week"
7 October 2020
Representatives of businesses in Macao and the northern Chinese province of Shanxi have signed a preliminary agreement to cooperate in healthcare projects that link lusophone countries and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the Macao Daily News reports. The newspaper says the agreement was a result of a meeting held during the 2020 China Shanxi … Continue reading "Enterprises agree on projects involving lusophone world"
6 October 2020
The fifth Lusophone Painting Exhibition, showing 27 works by artists in Angola, Brazil, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe, Timor-Leste and Macao, has opened at the Clube Militar in Macao, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes the curator, José Isaac Duarte, as saying the Macau Cultural Promotion Association exhibition shows the creativity of … Continue reading "Macao showing paintings by artists in lusophone countries"
30 September 2020
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) says one of the highlights of Beijing Macao Week, which ends in the Chinese capital today, is an exhibition of products of the Portuguese-speaking world. The MGTO issued a written statement saying the Portuguese-speaking Countries Products Exhibition Zone is among the manifestations of Beijing Macao Week to be found … Continue reading "Macao exhibits products from lusophone world in Beijing"
29 September 2020
The 25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (25th MIF), the Macao Franchise Expo 2020 (2020MFE) and the 2020 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2020PLPEX) will be concurrently held at The Venetian Macao from 22 to 24 October, with a view to maximising the effectiveness of the exhibitions and creating business opportunities through the … Continue reading "Exhibitors recognise MIF platform’s effectiveness and hope to seize business opportunities through three concurrent exhibitions this year"
28 September 2020
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, is setting up in Beijing an area where products of the Portuguese-speaking world will be exhibited during Beijing-Macao Week from 26 to 29 September. IPIM announced in writing that 11 Macao companies will occupy space in its Portuguese-speaking Countries Products Exhibition Zone. The institute says they … Continue reading "Macao to exhibit products from lusophone world in Beijing"
28 September 2020
The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival next month will celebrate 100 years since the publication of the only book of verse written by Portuguese poet Camilo Pessanha, who died in Macao, Ponto Final reports. The book, “Clepsydra,” contains poems Pessanha wrote during his sojourn in Macao. The Macao newspaper says Timorese conductor Simão Barreto … Continue reading "Literary festival in Macao to celebrate Portuguese poet"
28 September 2020
The fourth World Chinese-Portuguese Translation Competition, put on by the Macao Polytechnic Institute and the Macao Higher Education Bureau, drew 211 competing teams representing 55 institutions of higher education around the globe, the institute says. The Macao Polytechnic Institute announced in writing that Renata André Véran de Azevedo de Moura and Cheng Xiaoyu of the … Continue reading "Chinese-Portuguese translation contest draws 211 entries"
24 September 2020
The Chinese contractor building Chongoene Airport in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza will soon restart construction work, Jornal Notícias reports. Work will resume now that the contractor and the provincial authorities have agreed on precautions to protect the workers against the Covid-19 virus, the Mozambican newspaper says. Last month Rádio Moçambique reported that the … Continue reading "Chinese contractor to re-start work on Mozambican airport"
23 September 2020
Governor Chen Wu of the southern Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang hopes his region can make full use of Macao as a bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao SAR Government says. The government issued a written statement quoting Mr Chen as saying so when he and Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat … Continue reading "Governor wants closer ties between Guangxi, lusophone world"
23 September 2020
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Centre of Macao on the World Heritage List as well as the reinstatement of travel permit issuance for Mainland residents to Macao in late September, the Macao SAR Government will roll out a series of promotional activities themed as “Beijing-Macao Week” along Wangfujing Street … Continue reading "IPIM organises Macao enterprises to participate in Beijing-Macao Week to promote Macao brands and products from Portuguese-speaking countries through multiple channels"
22 September 2020
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$77.662 billion in the period from January to July 2020. It represented a 7.57 percent decline year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$56.23 billion to China in the first seven months of 2020 – a fall of 6.57 percent year-on-year. … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$77.66bln in January-July 2020"
