BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, continues to expand its dealer network in Portugal and has just arrived in the interior of the country.

On June 29, a delegation from the Hangzhou Industrial Investment Group (Hangshi Group) visited the Brazil-China International Development Chamber (CCDIBC). The two parties held an in-depth exchange on the potential for cooperation in the Brazilian and Chinese markets.

GAC, the fifth-largest Chinese automotive group, announced an investment of US$1 billion after a meeting with Brazilian vice-president Geraldo Alckmin.

The governor of Rio Grande do Norte, Fátima Bezerra, met on July 1st with the Brazilian representative of the Chinese agricultural machinery company Lansu, Luciano Esteves. The company showed interest in opening a factory in the state.

The Chinese ambassador to Angola, Zang Bing, laid the first stone for the construction of Shopping Huambo on June 29, in a ceremony witnessed by Elmano Francisco, vice-governor for Technical Services and Infrastructure of Huambo. The project is an initiative of a Chinese group and is budgeted at US$12 million.

Representatives of four startups supported by the FAPESP Innovative Research in Small Businesses Program (PIPE) are participating in FAPESP Week China. Organized in partnership with the China-Lac Technology Transfer Center (CLTTC), the event takes place in the cities of Dongguan and Shenzhen.

Chinese automaker Chery's first plant in Brazil was inaugurated on June 28 in Jacareí. In its first year of operation, the plant will have 500 workers and is expected to reach 3,000.

Angola Telecom and Chinese multinational Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding on June 27 in Shanghai to allow the installation of two sites (towers), with a view to increasing the coverage of 2G, 3G and 4G communication services in the country.

A delegation from the Ahhui Federation of Trade Unions was present on June 28th at the headquarters of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores Nacional.

SpeedMax launched the Energrip tire line, aimed at electric vehicles. This launch marks SpeedMax as the first Brazilian manufacturer to offer tires compatible with the BYD Dolphin Mini.

Representatives from the Chinese delegation visited Suframa's headquarters on June 27. The objective was to discuss the prospects for economic and commercial cooperation between China and Brazil.

The Seminar for Parliamentarians from Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP) takes place from June 25 to July 4 in Beijing. The Angolan parliamentary delegation, headed by the First Secretary of the Board of the National Assembly, Manuel Dembo, was received on June 26th by the vice-president of the National People's Congress of China, Li Hongzhong, to whom they presented fraternal greetings from the President of the National Assembly, Carolina Cerqueira.