The Portuguese company, Macedos Pirotecnia, will be present at the return of the Macau International Fireworks Competition, between the 9th of September and the 7th of October, after a three-year break due to the pandemic, as announced on the 28th of August.

Coppe/UFRJ signed an agreement with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to carry out two research projects focused on renewable energy in the ocean. The planned investment is R$16 million.

The Minister of Energy and Water of Angola, João Baptista Borges, said in an interview with Xinhua that the collaboration with China in the energy and water sectors in his country already presents many concrete and beneficial examples, representing a gain and a result of immeasurable value. to Angola.

The Chinese manufacturer of optical fibers YOFC is arriving in Brazil with the installation of a factory in the Minas Gerais city of Pouso Alegre. The official opening will take place on the 9th of September. YOFC is concluding the factory's certification with Anatel.

The horizon of works planned for Paraná over the next few years, which includes the package of road concessions, Nova Ferroeste and public-private partnerships for the sanitation area, have entered the radar of CRCC, a Chinese company specializing in infrastructure that was once considered one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world.

The entourage of the Chinese state-owned infrastructure company, CRRC Corporation Limited, was received on the 24th of August, by the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, and signed a letter of intent for Line 3 of the Metro with the government. The work will be carried out according to the DLS model, which covers everything from construction design to intelligence-supported operations.

Fundação Oriente signed an agreement with the Chinese company Vcredit, with the aim of selling 100% of Banco Português de Gestão, reports ECO on the 25th of August. For the deal, Chinese buyers will have to pay more than 20 million euros, however, variables can be added and the value can rise to 35 million.

Pyxis Ocean, the cargo ship powered by wind energy, set sail on its first trip on the 21st of August, with its final destination in Brazil. The vessel is equipped with special sails produced in China, which aim to reduce fuel consumption and, consequently, the carbon footprint.

Guinea-Bissau will participate for the first time in the China International Import Exhibition (CIIE), the largest Chinese fair dedicated to foreign products, scheduled for November in Shanghai, informed the Chinese embassy in Bissau on the 24th of August.

Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced on the 23rd of August that it had signed a US$500 million foreign loan agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB), the Chinese development bank.

On the 23rd of August, Brazil's Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad, said that the Brazilian government has submitted a proposal to the Argentine government so that the two countries can use the yuan, China's official currency, in commercial transactions. According to Haddad, if the measure comes into force, it could increase the volume of exports from Brazil to Argentina.

Suzano, the Brazilian pulp and paper company, has been receiving strong demand from pulp producers in China, who have reduced production to buy from third parties in the face of low prices for the commodity on the global market, the company's president, Walter Schalka, said on the 23rd of August.