Fórum Oceano and the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerca & Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of strengthening the Chamber of Commerce's experience and knowledge of the blue economy and, in return, giving Fórum Oceano access to the Chinese market.

On 2 and 3 November, the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS) will host the Sino-Portuguese Forum on Cooperation and Development in Vocational and Higher Education, which will bring to Portugal a delegation from the Chinese region of Tianjin, including representatives from the Municipal People's Government, the Municipal Education Commission, the Academy of Education Sciences and the Vocational School of Mechanics and Electricity.

Governor Rafael Fonteles of Piauí, Brazil, after business meetings with state and Chinese businessmen, signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the Fujian Government in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province in China.

This year's Exhibition of Illustrated Works in Chinese and Portuguese in Macau, with the participation of more than 30 bookshops and publishers, includes talks, workshops and family reading sessions, announced the Macau Cultural Institute (IC).

The State University of Mato Grosso (Unemat) and the Sichuan University of Science and Engineering (SUSE) in China signed a cooperation agreement on 24 October in Cuiabá, Brazil.

The mayor of Viseu, Fernando Ruas, recently received a delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Portugal at the Town Hall.

Brazilian mining company Vale, the world's largest iron producer and exporter, revealed on the 27th of October that it is optimistic about the demand for products from China, its main market, and confident in Brazil's ability to export better quality iron.

AliExpress has reduced the number of flights it charters to Brazil, compared to last year, for the so-called "Singles' Day" period in November, a festive date in the Chinese calendar marked by strong promotions from retailers, Briza Bueno, the company's director for the country, said on the 26th of October.

In a partnership that will bring Brazilian brands to supermarket shelves in China, Sete Partners, a Brazilian consultancy with experience in complex markets, has just created a joint venture with Tianjin Food, a Chinese food distribution giant.

Mozambique wants to take advantage of China's experience so that it can industrialise the country based on investments made in agriculture.

The Chinese company Solinteg has launched its Integ M series 3-50 kW hybrid energy storage inverters for the Brazilian photovoltaic market, aimed at residential and C&I (Commercial and Industrial) applications.

The Bank of Communications of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) jointly granted the first cross-border commercial loan in renminbi (RMB) to the Brazilian market, for a total value of 1.3 billion RMB ($117 .6 million).