The Alentejo Regional Development Agency (ADRAL) has been actively involved in strengthening bilateral relations between Alentejo and several Chinese cities, within the scope of the international network International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC).

On March 4 and 5, Rio Grande do Sul received a delegation from China to evaluate the animal health defense system.

Auren, owned by Votorantim Energia and Canada's CPPIB, and the Brazilian subsidiary of French group Engie are among the groups that have started to move to evaluate the possibility of acquiring AES Brasil, which has been put up for sale by American AES, sources told Mover.

Representatives of six Chinese companies and the office of the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Brazil (CCPIT) were at the Secretariat for Economic Development (Sedec) on March 6 to learn about the business opportunities offered by Rio Grande do Sul.

The Chinese giant BYD began installing the factory complex that will produce electric vehicles in Bahia on the afternoon of March 5. From 2025, the automaker will produce electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, bus chassis and electric trucks. The expectation is to generate around 10,000 direct jobs in the state.

Fifty officers from the Foreign Migration Service (SME) and an equal number of members from the Angolan Bar Association (OAA) began on March 5, in Luanda, a year-long training in the Mandarin language to be taught at the Confúcios Institute belonging to the Agostinho Neto University.

A few months ago it was a brand unknown to the overwhelming majority of Portuguese, but since the beginning of this year, the Chinese company BYD has sold more electric cars than Volkswagen on the Portuguese market.

The Chinese multinational SolaX Power has acted to expand its operations in the Brazilian market, where it began in 2021 through commercial partners, selling inverters in the O&M modality. The company has just signed a partnership with the photovoltaic equipment distributor CorSolar, owned by the Melo Cordeiro Group, thus boosting its strategy of making the battery storage market an accessible reality throughout the country.

Around 100 journalists from 84 countries, including Angola, participate in the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) program in the first half of 2024, in partnership with the Asian country's Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA).

On March 4, the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jin Liqun. According to the Chinese executive, the institution has no capital restrictions and is ready to provide a large amount of resources to boost Brazil's economic and social development.

The Covilhã City Council is negotiating with a Chinese company, Hangzhou Huaguang Advanced Welding Materials, interested in creating a factory and a technology center in that Portuguese municipality, said the mayor's president, after a visit to China.

The Precursor Committee of the Maritime Silk Road in the Amazon was in Barcarena to visit public facilities and meet with local managers. The visit began in the community of Ilha do Arapari and extended to other locations, including companies based in the municipality.