On the morning of the 28th of September, Brazil's National Land Transportation Agency (ANTT) held the International Technical Experience Programme (PETI) Workshop, which focused on management issues and infrastructure projects.

The Chinese car manufacturer BYD will lay the foundation stone for its factory in Bahia on the 9th of October and is planning to start production by the end of 2024, a company representative in Brazil said on the 28th of September.

Diário de Macau, one of the main newspapers in the Macau SAR, has teamed up with the Global Media Group in Portugal to introduce Chinese culture in Portuguese.

The Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, inaugurated on the 28th of September, in Maputo the Mozambique-China Cultural Center, the second largest of its kind built by Chinese contractors in Africa, with 20 thousand square meters.

One of the largest utilities companies in the southern region of Brazil, Casa China will have its first unit in Maringá, a Brazilian municipality. The opening will be on the 5th of October.

After representatives of a Chinese state-owned company showed interest in carrying out studies on Metro Line 3, the State Secretariat for Transport and Urban Mobility (Setram) announced that it will publish a call for tenders for the feasibility study of new metro road expansions in the next few days.

On the 26th of September, the governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado, received a delegation from Weichai Power, a Chinese engine manufacturer, at the Esmeraldas Palace. A world market leader, the company supplies engines for lorries of all sizes and powers and plans to bring its facilities to the city of Itumbiara, in the south of the state. Caiado's trip to China is scheduled for November, when the protocol for setting up Weichai in Goiás should be signed.

Leader in the Brazilian açaí market, Frooty will debut a new visual identity in October. The company, which is controlled by Pátria Investimentos and had revenues of R$350 million in 2022, is investing around R$1 million this year in relaunching its brand, which involved more than a year of research.

On the 27th of September, Portuguese startup Cellularis Biomodels won an innovation competition in Macau, in which six other Portuguese and Brazilian companies were honoured, opening the door to support, funding and the Chinese market.

Linglong Américas, a subsidiary of Chinese tire manufacturer Shandong Linglong Tire, began operating in Brazil in 2021, supplying components, still imported, to automakers. The company aims to be one of the five largest tire manufacturers in the world.

Angola and China are preparing to sign a Reciprocal Investment Protection Agreement soon, the Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, said on September 23 in Luanda.

The overseas communication activity sharing meeting of the "Charming Beijing" series was held today in the city of Beijing.