China needs to transform its economy by implementing supply-side and structural reforms, said on Monday an official think tank.

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will this week hold a seminar in Macao and a field trip in Mainland China regarding inspection, quarantine and customs procedures for food imports to Mainland China. The activities are aimed at business people involved in the export of food products from Portuguese-speaking Countries into Mainland China.

The Chinese Ambassador to Angola, Cui Aimin, and the Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, met on Friday to assess the strategic partnership between the two nations, Angolan media reported.

Brazil’s Senate last week approved a legal measure to enable China and Brazil to develop a satellite, Agência Senado reported.

China is looking to invest in agriculture in Angola’s Cabinda Province, newspaper Jornal de Angola reported. A political adviser of the Chinese Embassy in Angola, Li Chong, made the remarks on Saturday. He was speaking to the press after a meeting with Cabinda’s Governor, Aldina da Lomba.

Brazil is to host a seminar in Shanghai for Chinese investors, reported Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

China and Brazil are due to sign an agreement next month to expand their trade and services co-operation, said on Wednesday the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Trade, Marcos Pereira.

Angola overtook Saudi Arabia and Russia in July to become China’s largest oil supplier for the first time this year, show data from China’s General Administration of Customs.

The Chinese Government will push ahead with a series of national projects and encourage public private partnerships, reported Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

Consumer confidence in Brazil reached an 18-month high in August, said on Wednesday the higher education institution Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).

Companies from Mozambique can start paying their Chinese suppliers in yuan via banks in China, following the launch of a new offshore yuan clearing service, online news portal Macauhub reported.

The China Three Gorges (CTG) company will on Monday issue seven scholarships; for some Portuguese students that wish to join postgraduate programmes in China. The firm gave the news in a statement as quoted by Portuguese newspaper Económico.