China has authorized seven Brazilian establishments to export frozen fetal bovine serum to the country, said Roberto Perosa, Secretary for Trade and International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA).

According to information from the State Grid Corporation of China, State Grid's subsidiary in Brazil, State Grid Brazil Holding, signed a concession agreement with Aneel (National Electric Energy Agency) on April 3 in Brasilia for the ±800 kV high-voltage direct current transmission project of new power in northeastern Brazil.

More than 200 kilometres of roads are being rehabilitated in the province of Kwanza-Norte, the Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing, Carlos Alberto dos Santos, announced on 3 April in Dondo (Cambambe).

In the wake of the surge in Chinese vehicles on the Brazilian market, imports of auto parts from the Asian country have also accelerated at the start of the year.

Turismo de Portugal will resume its promotional activities in China at the end of May and, according to Lídia Monteiro, a member of Turismo de Portugal's Board of Directors, a roadshow is already scheduled to take place in four cities in China with the participation of around 120 Chinese tourism companies.

Experts from the bean, pulse and special crop sectors met on April 4 in Brasilia to discuss opening up the Chinese market for Brazilian sesame exports. A delegation from the Brazilian government will be traveling to China later this month to negotiate export protocols between the two countries.

Vehicle imports increased by 46.4% in value compared to the same period last year, driven by Chinese electric and hybrid models, the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (Secex/MDIC) said on April 4.

Beijing Capital Airlines will now offer four weekly frequencies on the Lisbon-Hangzhou route in China. The information was given at the event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight between Portugal and China, which took place on April 2nd at Lisbon Airport.

Two Cape Verdean companies, Hidro Energy and CVORM Energy, were present at the Macau International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition. Participation is supported by Cabo Verde TradeInvest, the Cape Verde Embassy in China by the Cape Verde Delegate to the Macau Forum.

On a recent strategic mission to China, representatives of Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados S.A. (NUCLEP) laid the foundations for a Memorandum of Understanding with the giant Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC).

Of Italian origin, SWM Motorcycles has been part of the Chinese group Shineray since 2014 and will be responsible for high-cylinder models in Brazil.

Chinese state-owned company State Grid announced on April 2nd its plan to invest R$200 billion in the energy sector in Brazil over the next few years. The intention was revealed by the vice-president of the corporation, Jin Wei, in a meeting held in Brasília with the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira.