Brazil recently took part in the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2026, in Qingdao, with eight exhibiting companies at the Brazil Pavilion. The initiative brought together representatives of the productive sector and of the Government to promote Brazilian seafood, contact importers and identify commercial opportunities in the Asian market.

Cabo Verde’s Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Eveline Ramos, is on an official mission to China until 13 November to strengthen bilateral co-operation in agriculture, the marine economy and sustainable development.

The book “Crónicas e Memórias de Beijing: 20 Dias e Mais de 20 Olhares sobre a China”, by the Angolan journalists Hélder Luandino and Xavier António, is scheduled for launch on 6 November, at the Aníbal de Melo Press Centre (CIAM), in Luanda.

Portugal’s Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo (UNIPVC) is taking part in a mission to China to promote Portuguese higher education and explore opportunities for academic and scientific co-operation. The visit began on 28 October and runs until 9 November, with stops in Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai.

The vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), He Hongping, received a delegation from Brazil’s National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) in Beijing last week. The delegation was led by its president, Olival Freire Junior.

Angola’s Minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, met senior officials from POWERCHINA and China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) in Beijing on 2 November, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral co-operation in the energy and water sectors.

City University of Macau and Macao publisher LITS recently published the bilingual textbook “Vozes das Ilhas: Canções de Cabo Verde” (“Voices of the Islands: Songs of Cabo Verde”). The book commemorates the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Cabo Verde and aims to strengthen cultural exchange between the two countries.

According to the Brazilian Seafood Industries Association (Abipesca), Brazilian seafood exports to China reached approximately US$38.03 million between January and September 2026, with 3,970 tonnes shipped. The sector aims to expand its presence in the Chinese market.

The joint course between the future Faculty of Medicine of the University of Macao (UM) and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (UL) aims to prepare doctors for a reality transformed by artificial intelligence (AI), according to João Eurico Fonseca, director of the Portuguese faculty.

The Economic Development Agency of the State of Ceará (Adece), in Brazil, met with the Brazilian Consul-General in Shanghai, Augusto Pestana, during a business mission to China a few days ago. The meeting addressed opportunities for co-operation in innovation, technology and economic development.

Companies and institutions from China and Portugal met last week in Chengdu, in the Chinese province of Sichuan, to explore co-operation opportunities in the agri-food, business consultancy, legal services and higher education sectors.

A delegation from the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences met state deputies and representatives of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) on 28 October at the Legislative Assembly of the State of Santa Catarina (Alesc), in Brazil.