A delegation of about a dozen investors from the People's Republic of China visited Madeira last week to explore cooperation opportunities in sectors such as technology, innovation, renewable energy, and sustainability.

The president of ApexBrasil, Jorge Viana, recently highlighted that, following an agreement made with the Chinese company Mixue during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's official visit to China, the company will start importing a great amount of fruit pulp from all over Brazil.

GAC, the fifth largest automobile manufacturer in China, recently held the official launch of its brand in Fortaleza, in northeastern Brazil, with two stores opened simultaneously.

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) carried out a Brazilian Mission to China from May 13 to 17, with the aim of beginning the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2024 and signing two new agreements: one with the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS) and another with Hebei Normal University.

On 20 May, 99Food, a Brazilian meal delivery platform, began the process of registering motorcyclists interested in working on the platform. The operation will be relaunched in Brazil by the end of the first half of 2025, as part of the R$1 billion investment announced by the Didi Group, 99's controlling shareholder.

The president of the Association of Municipalities of Santo Antão in Cape Verde, Arlindo Luz, confirmed that the Chinese prefecture of Lijiang is interested in cooperating with Santo Antão and has already expressed its desire to establish a twinning agreement with the ‘island of the mountains’.

The new Floating Production, Storage and Oil Transfer Unit (FPSO), built in China and called “Agogo”, arrived in Angola on May 16 and is due to begin operations in the second half of this year.

The Consulate General, in partnership with the Brazil Center, held the Brazil-China Press Roundtable as part of a dialog mechanism with Chinese and Brazilian press outlets, initiated on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Sino-Brazilian Relations.

On May 18, the final of the Brazilian regional stage of the 2025 edition of the Chinese Bridge competition for university and high school students was held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

On May 16, Brazil's Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, highlighted the progress made during his official mission to China alongside President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He celebrated the agreements signed between the governments and companies of the two countries, which should generate direct investment in strategic areas for national development, especially in the health industry.

GWM is about to take an important step into the Brazilian market with the opening of its factory in Iracemápolis, São Paulo. This venture is scheduled to begin in June 2025.

The Madeiran startup FootAR, which is part of the Portuguese consortium eGames Lab, won the “Best Application” award at VRAR World Expo 2025, an event held in Shanghai, China. This is the most prestigious Asian event dedicated to Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, which took place on May 15th and 16th.