The Chinese company CITIC Dicastal will install a component factory for the automotive industry in Águeda, which will involve an investment of 180 million euros and is expected to create between 500 and 600 jobs, according to the “Jornal de Negócios” on the 12th of December.

Macau's Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) announced on the 13th of December that it is negotiating a new round of funding for joint scientific research with its Portuguese counterpart.

The Germânica Group, a dealership chain in the interior of São Paulo, has opened the first dealership of Chinese automaker GWM (Great Wall Motor) in Limeira. Located on Avenida Major José Levi Sobrinho, GWM Germânica received around R$12 million in investments and is responsible for generating 25 direct jobs.

LIDE, Valor Económico and O Globo are promoting the "Brazil China Meeting" from 10 to 13 January in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, which will bring together around 100 participants, including presidents of large companies, CEOs and investors from China and Brazil.

The Chinese government canceled the import tariff on 98 percent of Angolan products entering its market. This tariff relief is extended to five more African countries: Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Madagascar, Mali and Mauritania and comes into force on the 25th of December.

Chinese electric car (EV) manufacturer Seres opened its second dealership in São Paulo, Brazil, at the weekend. The company began operations in Brazil in July 2023 - and this move highlights the growing interest in the EV industry in the country.

Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) plans to launch flights to Brazil, China and India in 2024, the state-owned company announced on the 12th of December, at the launch of flights between Maputo and Cape Town, South Africa.

Shein is returning to Rio de Janeiro, almost two years after its last presence in the city. This time, the Chinese clothing e-commerce platform is launching a pop-up shop on the second floor of the Fashion Mall shopping centre in São Conrado (Zona Sul). The initiative coincides with the Christmas shopping season, seeking to take advantage of the physical retail movement to promote its brand.

The vice-president of the Chinese electric vehicle factory BYD, Stella Li, visits Santa Catarina.

SH Refrigação, a Krominox Group company specializing in the manufacture of copper capillary tubes for refrigeration products, has just signed a partnership with the Chinese compressor manufacturer, Donper. Through the new operating strategy, SH Refrigeração will now distribute the Asian company's solutions in Brazil.

“We will accelerate cultural and scientific exchange, strengthen and develop common interests, forming a social basis for the deepening of Sino-Brazilian relations, which, in 2024, will reach their 50th anniversary”, highlights ambassador Zhu Qingqiao within the program “Dialogues for new future”, in which the Chinese agency Xinhua interviewed the Chinese ambassador in two parts.

The University of São José (USJ) in Macau wants to help create a marine and environmental biotechnology base in the region that connects China and Portugal, a leader of the institution told Lusa.