Timor-Leste “doesn’t have enough coffee” to meet the growing demand, particularly of the Chinese mainland, said a Macao businessman who has been importing seven to eight containers of coffee every year from Timor-Leste since its restoration of independence 20 years ago.

The Government of Brazil reported on Friday that the arrival of the Chinese machinery giant Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) marks the start of business activities at the Mato Grosso Technology Park.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he will not sign to implement a provisional measure (MP) to levy a tax on foreign applications that import products from China to individuals in Brazil. He also said that the way to crack down on violations is through regulation, rather than an increase in tax.

According to an announcement issued on last Wednesday, SEMP TCL, a joint venture company established by the Chinese electronics company TCL in partnership with the Brazilian company SEMP, inaugurated the third factory in Brazil, which is located in Manaus, Amazonas.

Chinese painter Yanbei took part in the JUSTLX, a contemporary art fair held from May 19 to 22 at Lisbon Congress Centre in Alcântara.The proceeds from the sale of his paintings will be donated to an aid agency for Ukrainian children.

The signing ceremony for the procurement of the first batch of mining equipment between Vale, a Brazil’s mining company, and the XCMG Brazil, the subsidiary of China’s heavy machinery manufacturing company Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd (XCMG) in Brazil, was held on Wednesday at the XCMG Brazil factory in Minas Gerais.

On May 16, ApexBrasil organized an online seminar to promote the export of Brazil nuts to China. Eighty-six companies participated in the event and got to know the sales and consumption process of Brazil nuts in China.

Since the beginning of 2020, global logistics has suffered from the impacts of the pandemic, which has caused a shortage of containers, shipping delays, port congestion, and an increase in the shipping prices.

During the official trip to Angola on Saturday, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, visited the drought relief project in Cunene province, Angola, which is in the first stage carried out by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina).

The Mayor of Mossoró, Brazil, Allyson Bezerra, received on Friday representatives from ABG Mineração and Sinoma Brazil. The two groups will set up a modern cement factory in Mossoró, which can create more than 1,000 jobs in the sector.

FCT NOVA and the China Europe Building Technology Exchange and Cooperation Association (CEBTECA) signed, on April 27, a cooperation agreement aimed at promoting the mobility of higher education students and academic staff between China and Portugal through the opportunities for the Master’s program in Civil Engineering in another country.

At the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of the African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition (CAPE) on Monday in Luanda, Angola’s Vice-President of Chinese oil company Sinopec, Paulo Pizarro, said that Africa and Angola have great opportunities for energy transition and they should overcome political barriers to seek to create a sustainable industry.