9 December 2021
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in southern China says it will devote one week next year to activities to improve the understanding of Portuguese language and culture among its teachers and students. Preparations for Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Portuguese Week were discussed when the Portuguese consul-general in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Ana … Continue reading "Portuguese Week at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies"
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
STCP, the bus operator in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto, says it has taken delivery of five electric buses made by Zhongtong Bus Holding Co. Ltd of China. STCP announced in writing that the vehicles can each carry 90 passengers, including some in wheelchairs, and can go for 250 km before their lithium-ion batteries … Continue reading "Oporto bus operator receives five Zhongtong electric buses"
3 December 2021
The “Macao Week in Chongqing” will grandly open tomorrow (3 December) to promote Macao’s diverse dynamic of “tourism +” and brand the city as a safe and glamorous destination in Chongqing. Among other highlights, a gastronomic promotion series entitled “Taste of Macao Food Promotion” was unveiled by a kick-off ceremony today (2 December) to highlight … Continue reading "“Macao Week in Chongqing – Taste of Macao Food Promotion” unveils online & offline exploration of Macanese and Portuguese cuisine"
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"
1 December 2021
About 250 businesspeople from 25 different parts of the world physically attended an international business fair held in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto by the Portugal-China Young Entrepreneurs Association, Jornal Económico reports. The Portuguese newspaper says the fair, the fifth of its kind, was held last week and lasted two days. The report quotes … Continue reading "Portugal-China Young Entrepreneurs Association holds fair"
1 December 2021
The “Macao Week in Chongqing” roadshow will liven up the Jiefangbei Square at Yuzhong District in Chongqing from 2 to 6 December. An opening ceremony will lift curtains upon this mega promotional event officially on Friday (3 December). A wide variety of captivating promotions are progressively rolled out in Chongqing to attract residents to the … Continue reading "Macao Week in Chongqing will grandly open this Friday Wide promotional campaign attracts visitors to Macao via multiple channels"
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"
1 December 2021
Macao businessman Kevin Ho King Lun hopes to invest in more lusophone countries to help Macao perform its function as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking world can do business, the Guangzhou Daily reports. The Chinese state-run newspaper quotes Mr Ho as saying so at the opening last Saturday of the 2021 Asia Youth … Continue reading "Kevin Ho hopes to invest more widely in the lusophone world"
29 November 2021
The latest Chinese National Seminar on Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Literature drew together online 109 representatives of at least 60 academic institutions, other institutions that do research, publishing houses and other media in Brazil, China, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere, China Today reports. The magazine says translators, researchers and teachers of Iberian and Latin American … Continue reading "China holds seminar on literature in Portuguese, Spanish"
29 November 2021
The organisers of the 2021 Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao), or PLPEX, have issued for the first time a list of recommended wines produced in Portuguese-speaking parts of the world, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The institute announced in writing on Wednesday that the organisers of the Global … Continue reading "List of recommended wines of the lusophone world published"
29 November 2021
The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, jointly hosted the “2021 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair – Portuguese-speaking Countries Product Promotion” at the Venetian Macao’s convention and exhibition centre, on November 26. Among the guests attending the event were: … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao hosts Portuguese-speaking Countries product promotion to help companies explore Greater Bay Area market via Macao"
26 November 2021
The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao held with the collaboration of the Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park the first session of an online training course on the use of traditional medicine to tackle COVID-19. The training course was supported by the Macao SAR Government Health Bureau, and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese … Continue reading "First session held successfully of online training course about the use of Traditional Medicine to tackle COVID-19"
26 November 2021
Macao SAR Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has said his government is ready to help Macao and lusophone countries cooperate more closely in higher education and in turning out graduates with vocational qualifications. An official statement quotes Mr Ho as telling the 11th conference of the Forum of Higher Education Management in Portuguese-speaking Countries and … Continue reading "Ho urges international cooperation in higher education"
25 November 2021
The Portuguese trade and investment promotion agency, AICEP, has started a campaign which employs influencers in Chinese social media to advertise Portuguese food and drink, Lusa reports. AICEP announced in writing that 29 influencers using the Weibo, Wechat, Yizhibo and RED (小红书) social media are taking part in its Tales from Portugal campaign, according to … Continue reading "Chinese online influencers to plug Portuguese food, drink"
25 November 2021
The 2021 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2021PLPEX), in collaboration with the “Global Ingredients, Taste of Shanghai” catering event, has earlier released the first “Global Wine．Shanghai Wine List – Recommended Wine List of Portuguese-speaking Countries in 2021”. By doing so, 2021PLPEX aims to foster economic, trade and cultural exchanges and co-operation between … Continue reading "2021PLPEX organises Portuguese-speaking countries’ wine tasting and promotional activities to assist Macao’s enterprises in “going global”"
24 November 2021
An association of Chinese and Portuguese businesses, PorCham, has formed a branch in Shanghai, Plataforma Macau reports, citing PorCham President Dário Silva. Mr Silva said a member was letting PorCham use free of charge 700 square metres of office space in Shanghai, where the association could hold events and exhibit Portuguese products and culture, according … Continue reading "Sino-Portuguese business association forms Shanghai branch"
24 November 2021
A facility set up by the Portuguese Institute of the Orient, Macau, or IPOR Macau, has begun teaching the Portuguese language in Chengdu, capital of the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes IPOR Macau Director Joaquim Ramos Coelho as saying in an interview that the Chengdu facility is already … Continue reading "IPOR Macau begins teaching Portuguese language in Chengdu"
23 November 2021
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, or Apex-Brasil, and the association of Brazilian producers of meat, ABPA, got together to promote sales of Brazilian chicken and pork at the 4th China International Import Expo, held in Shanghai this month, Apex-Brasil says. Part of the exhibition area was reserved for Brazilian exporters of chicken and … Continue reading "Brazilian chicken, pork promoted at exposition in Shanghai"
22 November 2021
China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC) Tangshan Co. Ltd has begun making train sets for the Metro do Porto metropolitan railway in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency says Chinese state-owned CRRC Tangshan ceremonially started the production line on Wednesday. The report quotes CRRC … Continue reading "CRRC Tangshan begins building rolling stock for Oporto metro"
