The year 2024 should be characterized by the arrival of Chinese brands in large numbers, not all of them as automakers, taking advantage of the national market as a springboard, in some cases, to reach neighboring markets.

The insurance company Fidelidade and the Fosun group announced on April 11th that companies have already been selected for the 6th edition of the Protechting Program, an initiative that supports and rewards innovative companies. The eight highlighted were Agit, Balvia, eBreathie, Glooma, GripWise, Infinite Foundry, Sensomatt and i-Virtual.

Chinese manufacturer BYD's plants in Brazil could become export hubs for buses and other electric vehicles as local demand increases. This would make it possible to incorporate orders for other countries, especially Latin American countries, into the local production line at more competitive prices.

Zeekr 001 has the fastest charge in the world after undergoing an upgrade and could reach the Brazilian market. The results have been achieved through the use of a 600 kW Zeekr V3 supercharger and the addition of the CATL Shenxing battery incorporated into the new range of vehicles.

On April 10 in Luanda, the president of the National Assembly, Carolina Cerqueira, received the Chinese ambassador accredited to Angola, with whom she discussed matters of common interest.

Coffee from Minas Gerais has broken down geographical and cultural barriers and has been conquering palates on the other side of the planet. In this week of World Coffee Day, celebrated on April 14, one of the highlights is the growth of exports to China, which have seen a vertiginous increase in the last ten years, with a registered increase of around 3,960% in the value handled, reaching a figure of almost US$ 251 million in 2023.

A low-carbon and hydrogen metallurgy laboratory set up jointly by the Central University of Southern China and Vale do Brasil went into operation on April 8 in Changsha, Hunan Province, central China.

Suzano has announced that its 72,000 tons of pulp will arrive in China on April 9 - the largest volume of this product ever transported by a company in the world in a single shipment. For the coming months, with production expected to increase after a new mill comes on stream, the company is preparing to start more shipments with new vessels of a similar magnitude.

The head of Timor-Leste's diplomacy said on April 5 that China "has made a commitment" to support economic development in Timor-Leste, namely in the infrastructure, agriculture and industry sectors.

On April 9, the Workers' Party (PT) and the Communist Party of China (CCP) met in Beijing for the 7th Theoretical Seminar. The PT delegation included the party's national president, Gleisi Hoffmann, and was received by the minister of the international department of the CCP Central Committee, Liu Jianchao.

The Salvador Caetano group, based in Vila Nova de Gaia, has just signed an agreement with the Chinese company XPeng to take over the import and distribution of this brand of electric vehicles in Portugal and Spain, and expects to start sales in the Iberian markets this year.

China has authorized seven Brazilian establishments to export frozen fetal bovine serum to the country, said Roberto Perosa, Secretary for Trade and International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA).