On January 3, the Annual Assembly of the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Brazil was successfully held in São Paulo. The Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, Zhu Qingqiao, specially assigned Ministerial Councillor Shao Yingjun and Education Councillor Wang Zhiwei to interact with the attendees and pass on his work guidelines.

The Cofco, Chinese agricultural trading giant, is investing in a terminal at the Port of Santos, with the capacity to handle 14 million tons of grain a year. The concession, granted in 2022, reinforces Chinese strategy of diversifying its sources of supply, consolidating Brazil as an essential partner in the global food chain.

The Farmers' cooperatives in São Tomé and Príncipe are to receive machinery and new technologies. In a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and the embassy of the People's Republic of China, more than four containers of equipment have arrived in the country to begin modernizing agriculture.

The kick-off Session of the 5th Brazil Acceleration Camp was held in Shanghai in December, lasting two months and focusing on the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The event was co-organized by the Consulate General of Brazil in Shanghai and the Shanghai Technology Innovation Center (STIC), supported by the Innovation Program of ApexBrasil and organized by the Shanghai Pudong Software Park Incubator (SPSP Incubator).

The BYD Auto Brasil ended the year 2024 with excellent performance, achieving a sales volume record and reaffirming its leading position in the electric vehicle market. According to the datas from the Brazilian National Vehicle Distribution Federation (Fenabrave), in December 2024, 10,091 BYD’s vehicles were registered in Brazil.

In 2024, the China-donated Integrated Center for Technological Training (CINFOTEC-Huambo) provided 1,958 young people for the labor market, with skills in the areas of Information and Communication Technology, Electricity, Renewable Energies and Mechatronics, Mechanics and Production and Metrology.

The Gree is the second largest company in the sector of air-conditioning equipment in the Brazilian market, with a 17% share. The company's executive sales manager in Brazil, Carlos Murano, said that Gree's goal is to achieve leadership in Brazil within the next two years.

The University of Lisbon will help set up a Faculty of Medicine on the new campus of the University of Macau (UM), in nearby Hengqin (Mountain Island), said the vice-rector of the University of Lisbon. This Faculty of Medicine will be the first public medical faculty in Macau.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Guinea-Bissau, Yang Renhuo, announced that China is willing to continue supporting the development of Guinea-Bissau in the best possible way.

On December 27, the Ambassador of China to Guimea Bissau, Mr. Yang Renhuo, participated in the forensic autopsy laboratory handover ceremony supported by China to Guinea Bissau. The Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Guinea Bissau, Mrs. Maria do Céu Silva Monteiro, the Secretary of State of Hospital Management, Mrs. Maimuna Baldé and other guests were present.

In November 2024, the Chinese premium program channel VOD Hi+ was officially launched online, jointly by Box Brazil Media Group and China International Television Corporation.

As of 1 January, Brazil will assume the rotating presidency of BRICS, a group that brings together Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, as well as new members recently incorporated. With a growing weight in the world economy, BRICS now has ten full members and plans to include new partners by 2025.