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.

On May 13, a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation between the countries in artificial intelligence (AI) was signed by the Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) as the Brazilian representative and the National Development and Reform Commission of China on China's side.

The Chinese multinational company, Hua Guang Welding, has chosen Parkurbis - Parque de Ciências e Tecnologia da Covilhã to set up its first industrial unit in Portugal, starting in 2026, with an initial value of 15 million euros. The investing company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial welds for sectors such as refrigeration, the automotive industry and air conditioning.

Banco do Brasil (BB) and the China Development Bank (CDB) have signed a US$ 1 billion commitment agreement. The agreement was signed in Beijing, during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to China.

Chinese fast food chain Mixue has announced an investment of R$3.2 billion to start operating in Brazil, with the promise of creating up to 25,000 jobs by the end of the decade. The decision was announced during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to China, which resulted in a R$27 billion Chinese investment package in various sectors of the Brazilian economy.

The governments of Mozambique and China are working to improve trade and promote investment between the two nations. To this end, a meeting was held on May 14 in Maputo between Mozambique's Secretary of State for Trade, António do Rosário Grispos, and Vice-Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, Wang Lingjun.

China will implement a visa-free travel policy on a trial basis with five Latin American countries. The announcement was first made by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his opening speech at the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum.