The Hong Kong-based GX Foundation has been supporting medical students from the National University of Timor Lorosae to undertake medical internships in Hong Kong and Macao, GX Chairman Leung Chun-ying said on 8 February.

The Macau Polytechnic University (UPM) and the University of Coimbra (UC) announced last week the creation of a joint research programme in Digital Humanities, focused on promoting Sino-Portuguese studies and digitising historical archives, in an initiative that aims to deepen interdisciplinary scientific cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

On 6 February, Theatro Circo hosted the official ceremony to celebrate Chinese New Year 2026, in an event that brought together the Mayor of Braga, João Rodrigues, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Portugal, Yang Yirui, and the Vice-Rector of the University of Minho, João Cardoso Rosas, highlighting the importance of intercultural dialogue and international cooperation.

Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Zheng Xuan recently participated in ceremonies to donate supplies to flood victims, provided by the Mozambique-China Chamber of Commerce and Chinese communities in Mozambique.

Chinese private investments in Angola exceed US$ 20 billion, with emphasis on the trade, agriculture and industry sectors, currently considered strategic areas of strong investment. The information was released by the vice-president of the Angola-China Chamber of Commerce, António Leite, on the sidelines of the Chinese New Year celebrations held on 7 February in the province of Icolo e Bengo.

What was long treated as waste in Brazilian butcher shops has become one of the most profitable products in the chicken industry. Chicken feet, rarely consumed in Brazil, have gone from being an item with no commercial value to a delicacy sought after on the international market, especially by China, becoming a highly lucrative business for the national industry.

The Chinese Ambassador to Cape Verde, Zhang Yang, gave a speech on 6 February during the 2026 Chinese New Year ceremony hosted by the Chinese Embassy, reaffirming his country's commitment to strengthening its strategic partnership with Cape Verde.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Mozambique (MINEC) recently received significant donations from China, aimed at fostering the development of the industrial sector in Mozambique.

The visit of a group of Chinese businesspeople and researchers to the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on 3 February, kicked off a round of prospecting aimed at infrastructure and logistics projects, tourism, innovation and academic co-operation, in parallel with China's already established interest in the state's agribusiness.

Executives from ChinaFert, an international group in the field of special fertiliser supply, visited São Carlos, located in the state of São Paulo, on 31 January to fulfil a technical and institutional agenda aimed at strengthening the company's relationship with the Brazilian market, especially in the interior of São Paulo.

Inpasa, the largest grain biorefinery in Latin America, said on 3 February that it will make its first shipment of corn DDGS (distillers dried grains with solubles) to China next week. Distillers dried grains with solubles are a by-product of corn ethanol production used for animal feed.

The popular marches from Alcântara and Bairro Alto, joint winners of the 2025 edition, will represent Portugal at the Lunar New Year parade in Macao, which this year marks the Year of the Horse.