A Chinese delegation visited Brazil on the 4th of December to discuss possible cooperation with the National Observatory. The delegation was led by the Vice-Governor of Qinghai Province, Liu Chao. During the visit, the group had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the research and activities carried out by the National Observatory.

This Wednesday, the 6th of December, at 11:00, the first commercial trip of one of the 18 new units of the Porto Metro, manufactured by the Chinese CRRC Tangshan, will take place, as can be read in a note on the 5th of December sent by Metro do Porto. The inaugural route will take place between the Trindade and Casa da Música stations and will be attended by the Prime Minister, António Costa.

Blue Marine Telecom has completed the installation of DWDM optical equipment on 12 of the 13 production platforms that are part of Petrobras' underwater fiber optic network in the Santos basin.

The Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (APPRI), which aims to promote greater economic cooperation, stimulate the flow of capital and economic development between the two countries, was signed on December 6 in Beijing, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, Téte António, and the Minister of Commerce of the Republic of China, Wang Wentao.

Gohobby, a drone distribution company in Brazil and Latin America, brought the EH-216S eVTOL produced by the Chinese company EHang to the country for the first time. The aircraft will be presented to the public in January 2024 in São Paulo.

The acting governor of Tocantins, Laurez Moreira, received on December 6th a delegation from the Chinese Group XGMA, the 3rd largest heavy machinery manufacturing company in the world.

One of the largest seed developers and producers in the world, Syngenta Seeds, has just completed the investments that transformed its Aracati unit, in the interior of Ceará, into the main technological hub for research and development of new corn hybrids for all of Latin America. ChemChina is a shareholder of Syngenta Group.

Téte António arrived in Beijing on the 5th of December for a 72-hour working visit, where the objectives were once again to strengthen and deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

The first Liangzhu Forum, held on the 3rd of December in Hangzhou, was co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the people's government of Zhejiang Province.

On the 28th of November, the acting governor of Paraná, Darci Piana, received a delegation from Merchants Port, the Chinese group that controls the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP), at the Iguaçu Palace. He presented the New Ferroeste and the Paranaguá Port Access Channel concession plan, two infrastructure projects.

99, a technology company focused on urban mobility in Brazil - part of the Chinese group Didi Chuxing - wants to increase its fleet of electric cars in Brazil tenfold, jumping from the current 1,000 to 10,000 by 2025, as well as expanding the charging infrastructure, with 10,000 public stations in the country.

Speaking at the opening of the international conference "Pathways for development: Studies and practices in China and Angola", held on the 29th of November, in Luanda, the rector of the Catholic University of Angola, Maria da Assunção, expressed her interest in cooperating with the Renmin University of China, in the academic, cultural and project development domains, saying that the event opens an opportunity for cooperation between researchers from the two universities.