The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation Between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao) set up a Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Pavilion at the ‘Dynamic Macao Business and Trade Fair’ held from November 12 to 14 in Qingdao, Shangdong Province.

The first-ever “1+3” Exhibition runs from November 19 to December 6 at the China – Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex. It is the final activity of the 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, the latter organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao).

The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao and Guangdong-Macao Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park held in November an online training course on the use of traditional medicine to tackle COVID-19. The training initiative was supported by the Macao SAR Health Bureau and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China.

On 11 November, Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao Mr Ding Tian met with a delegation from Qingdao Municipality. The visiting party was led by Vice Mayor Mr Xue Qingguo, also a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee.

The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) and Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) jointly held on November 6 the “Promotion Seminar of Tourism Products from Portuguese-speaking Countries”. The event took place at 4pm in Hall D of Cotai Expo, at the Venetian Macao resort.

The 12th Cultural Week of China and the Speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao),had its official launch on October 22.

Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao Mr Ding Tian met with – during the period 21 to 23 October – delegations from a number of entities. The visitors were comprised of several groups, led respectively by: the Deputy Mayor of the Xuzhou Municipal People’s Government, Mr Xu Donghai; the President of the Hubei Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT),

Deputy Secretaries-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Ding Tian, and Mr Paulo Espírito Santo, and the representatives of Portuguese-speaking Countries at Forum Macao,

The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) is taking part in the 25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) and the 2020 Portuguese-speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (PLPEX).

The “3rd Council Meeting of the Industrial and Commercial Summit between Jiangsu-Macao-Portuguese-speaking Countries” was held in Macao on the afternoon of October 22. As a member of the Summit Council, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) provided support to enable the meeting to happen.

The opening ceremony of the 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countrieswas held on October 22 at the Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Pavilion at the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), taking place at the Venetian Macao.

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) has conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the achievements of Forum Macao over the first 15 years since its establishment, and the report was published officially on October 21.