14 January 2022
The Portuguese tourism promotion agency, Turismo de Portugal, has tried to lure Chinese to visit the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, by offering them tastes of wine made on one of the islands, the Tuniu travel agency says. Among the eight varieties offered at a wine tasting in the eastern Chinese city … Continue reading "Chinese potential tourists tempted with taste of the Azores"
13 January 2022
The Macao Scientific and Cultural Centre in Lisbon and the University of Macau will jointly publish on Friday a book which sets out the characteristics of adults in China that study the Portuguese language, the centre says. The centre announced in writing that the book will be launched at a gathering online, which will hear … Continue reading "Study of Chinese learners of Portuguese due for publication"
13 January 2022
A model developed at the University of Macau Natural Language Processing & Portuguese-Chinese Machine Translation Laboratory has won five contests held at the Sixth Conference on Machine Translation, the university says. The laboratory and Alibaba Dharma Academy translators in China jointly developed an automatic translation quality evaluation model, used to mark translation tests, the University … Continue reading "University of Macau translation model a competition winner"
12 January 2022
Law firms Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés, or Lektou, of Macao, and Miranda & Associados, of Portugal, are getting together to give legal advice on dealings between China and Portuguese-speaking parts of Africa, the ECO website says. Lektou will join the Miranda Alliance, which brings together lawyers in 16 jurisdictions, and take charge of giving … Continue reading "Miranda Alliance of lawyers gets Lektou to cover China"
11 January 2022
The International Conference on Renewable Energies and Ocean Technologies (REOTech) will be held at the University of Porto in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto from September 12 to 14, the organisers say. The REOTech website says the conference is being jointly arranged by the University of Porto; the Portuguese structural integrity society, SPFIE; the … Continue reading "Portuguese, Brazilian, Chinese inputs for Oporto conference"
7 January 2022
The Macao Economic and Trade Delegation in Lisbon now makes it easier for elderly Macao people living in or around the Portuguese capital to prove that they are still alive and thus eligible for Macao government benefits. The delegation issued on Tuesday a written statement announcing that from this month onward it will send staff … Continue reading "Help for elderly Macao people in Portugal to claim benefits"
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
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"
29 December 2021
The Triana solar farm now under construction in the central Portuguese municipality of Alenquer will use modules supplied by LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd of China, the Renewables Now website reports, citing the developer, Eurowind Energy A/S of Denmark. The report says 40,741 bifacial solar modules with a combined capacity of 22 MW will … Continue reading "LONGi modules to generate power on Portuguese solar farm"
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
China and Portugal have agreed to extend for five years an arrangement whereby the Portuguese authorities swiftly consider applications for patents made by Chinese, and the Chinese authorities swiftly consider applications for patents made by Portuguese, the Chinese patent office says. The rules of the arrangement will remain unchanged until the end of 2026, the … Continue reading "China, Portugal keep express service for patent applicants"
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"
14 December 2021
The Portuguese postal service, CTT, and the YunExpress logistics service run by Zongteng Group of China are getting together to set up secure boxes in Portugal and Spain where buyers can pick up goods bought online, the ECO website reports. The Portuguese website says CTT told the Portuguese stock exchange last week that it means … Continue reading "CTT, Zongteng Group partnership to deliver goods sold online"
13 December 2021
The Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Academy for Microsatellites and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology have opened the Sino-Portuguese Space and Sea Technology Advanced Research Laboratory, or STARlab, the Xinmin Evening News reports. The director of the academy, Zhang Yonghe, said STARlab, an outcome of the Chinese Belt and Road initiative, would develop … Continue reading "Portugal, China open laboratory for monitoring the oceans"
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"
