As a supplier of insulation for transmission lines and substations, China's Shemar is confident of its growth potential in Brazil's power transmission market.

China's Citic Group has shown interest in investing in the recovery of degraded pastures in Brazil, as well as in the chemical, fertiliser and storage sectors. The information was released on 9 October in a statement by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, following a meeting between Minister Carlos Fávaro and the Group's president, Hexin Zhu, among other Chinese representatives.

The Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Guinea-Bissau, Dong Minchuan, said that the Chinese government is willing to work with the Guinean government to further strengthen mutually beneficial co-operation in all fields, in order to help jointly write a new chapter in a new type of international relations with practical actions.

Angola's national air carrier, TAAG Angola Airlines, announced on October 10 its plans to order four wide-body Boeing 787 aircraft for its fleet, according to a press release issued by the company.

The Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, presented on October 11th at a seminar organized by the Brazilian Association of Chinese Companies (ABEC) and the Bank of China in Brazil the various possibilities for Chinese investors to participate in the works and projects of the new PAC.

On the 9th of October, a meeting took place at the Consulate General of China in Rio de Janeiro, located in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, with the purpose of building an alliance between CBPM and Chinese mining companies.

From 12 to 25 October, at the invitation of the Chinese Consulate, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Secretary for Work and Income, Everton Gomes, and the president of the City Planetarium Foundation, Renan Uccelli, will take part in a seminar on the development and application of technologies in the aerospace industry. During this time, a co-operation and exchange agreement between the Rio Planetarium and the Beijing Planetarium will be officially signed.

In the context of strengthening cooperation between Angola and China, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Esmeralda Mendonça, received the Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Luanda, Chen Feng, on 3 October.

The president of Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Júlio César Moreira, and the commissioner of China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Shen Changyu, met on 11 October in Beijing to discuss IP cooperation between the two institutions.

From this month, Hisense, the Chinese home appliance company, will be selling its products at Fast Shop, one of the main premium retail chains in Brazil, with high-end products sold exclusively through e-commerce, in addition to the white goods line, with refrigerators, washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers, which can already be found at other retailers.

On 9 October, the vice-governor of São Paulo, Felício Ramuth, received a Chinese delegation led by the vice-governor of Shandong province, Li Wei. The meeting took place at the Palácio dos Bandeirantes and aimed to strengthen relations between the province and the state of São Paulo.

Portugal will be promoting tourism in China between April and May next year, announced the Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, Trade and Services, Nuno Fazenda, during a visit to Macau in September.