The Monte do Pasto Group, which currently exports to Macao and Hong Kong, wants to increase meat exports to the Asian market, namely to Japan South Korea, Singapore and Vietnam.

Chinese supplier of port equipment Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has dispatched several heavy construction equipments to Brazil in a move expected to contribute to the advancement of the country’s economic and social development and, at the same time, time, contribute to the consolidation of Sino-Brazilian relations.

On the 27th of April, Brazil’s vice-president and minister of Economic Development, Industry and Trade, Geraldo Alckmin, visited the plant of Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) Brazil, which is located in Iracemápolis, in the interior of São Paulo.

The Xiaomi Store just opened its 19th physical store on the 23rd of April in Portugal, under the management of Select Smart, Lda. This time, Vila Real was the chosen city, with a store installed in “Nosso Shopping”. This is the brand’s first official store in Trás-os-Montes.

Beijing recorded an 11.6 percent growth in imports and exports during the first quarter of 2023, driven by robust trade with emerging market economies such as Brazil, according to data released by the city’s customs authority on the 25th of April.

Geraldo Alckmin, vice-president and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, and Lyu Ze Xiang, president of China Energy International, met on the 29th of April in São Paulo. The stated-owned company plans to make investments of US$10 billion in renewable energy generation in Brazil over the next few years.

The Mozambican government has authorized the construction of a new port terminal in Chongoene district, Gaza province, which will handle heavy sands extracted by China, reads the statement from the Council of Ministers meeting on the 26th of April.

Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas (Coteminas) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Shein. The memorandum provides that 2,000 of the company’s apparel customers will become suppliers of Shein to serve the domestic and Latin American markets. The partnership also covers financing for working capital and export contracts for household products.

CITIC Construction, a subsidiary of China’s CITIC Group, has signed an agreement with the municipal administration of Belas in Luanda, Angola’s capital, to cede its vocational training school as a temporary shelter for families affected by the heavy rains that hit the region last week.

On the 24th of April, Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 70 ambassadors to China, including Portugal, Brazil and Cabo Verde.

The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, announced on the 25th of April an investment of R$ 10 billion for the production of hybrid vehicles in the region of Piracicaba. The agreement is the formalization of the partnership with Chinese Great Wall Motors (GWM) and was signed at the automaker’s factory in Iracemápolis.

As part of the activities on World Malaria Day, the Chinese advisory office for the fight against malaria delivered antimalarial materials to the Victor Sá Machado Higher Institute of Health Sciences on the 24th of April, organized lectures on the disease and held a series of medical consultations for students and their families.