Recently, Silk Road Week 2025 officially kicked off in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in eastern China. With the theme “Silk intertwines the past and the present, the wheel connects the world”, the event invited Brazil as the honoured country to begin together a dialogue of civilizations that transcends space and time.

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China's largest overseas oil company, recently reported that 24 ultra-deepwater suction anchors of 2,000 meters, manufactured in China, have left Zhuhai for Brazil.

The number of cars that Brazil bought from China broke a record in the first half of 2025: 134,582 cars. This is an increase of 3.6% compared to the same period in 2024, when 129,933 vehicles were imported from the Asian country. The figure represents 62.1% of the total. Brazil brought 40,616 cars from Argentina.

Recently, the Chinese brand Dreame strengthened its media and commercial position in Portugal with a product and strategy presentation in Lisbon, at El Corte Inglès.

Petrobras is trying to attract large Chinese shipyards to help revitalize the Brazilian shipbuilding industry. The idea is to foster partnerships between companies from the two countries to attract investment or improve the financial capacity of the national shipbuilding industry.

The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) recently took part in a virtual debate on Globalization and China, promoted by the Institute of Brazilian Lawyers (IAB).

The Chinese chain Mellower Coffee has captured global attention with a creation: Sweet Little Rain. Although Mellower Coffee has permanently closed its operations in China and Vietnam, Sweet Little Rain remains a success and has just arrived in Portugal through Delta’s coffee houses in Porto and Lisbon.

The Ministry of Tourism of Brazil and the Chinese Embassy in Brazil have announced the development of a series of joint actions to promote the destinations and cultures of both countries.

Cape Verde’s Minister of Internal Affairs recently told Lusa that Cape Verde wants to attract investment from China, which he described as “one of the main partners” in the country's development since independence. “At the moment, we already have a Chinese community in Cape Verde, essentially small and medium-sized entrepreneurs,” said Paulo Rocha in an interview with Lusa.

Brazil’s Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, recently presented the project for the construction of the Technological Institute of Intelligent Medicine (ITMI-Brasil), the first intelligent hospital in the Unified Health System (SUS), to the New Development Bank.

The President of the People's Bank of China (PBC), Pan Gongsheng, met with the President of the Central Bank of Brazil, Gabriel Galípolo, last Saturday, emphasizing the positive progress in strategic financial cooperation between China and Brazil.

Recently, during the BRICS summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, Alexandre Silveira, signed a Letter of Intent with the Chinese state-owned company CGN Energy to establish a technical-scientific cooperation platform focused on energy transition, technological innovation, and sustainable development,