On 23 January, Maricá City Hall formalized the Memorandum of Understanding on Friendship and Cooperation with the city of Jiagmen, in China. The agreement was signed at the Municipal Palace by the Secretary of Economic Development, Igor Sardinha, and the Jiagmen Foreign Affairs department director, Zhao Xiaobin.

Anjun Logistics, the Chinese cross-border logistics company that operates between Latin America and China, held an event in São Paulo on 18 January to launch its new product, Anjun Logistics 2024, and welcome the international express customs supervision warehouse at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). The event was attended by representatives of Chinese and Brazilian companies, as well as authorities from Guarulhos International Airport (GRU).

The Portuguese Environment Agency reported that the environmental licensing process for the "Lithium Battery Industrial Unit" project, promoted by China Aviation Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) in Sines, is underway, with the public consultation between 19 January and 29 February.

The health police station in Água Grande, which is now open 24 hours a day, has opened the country's first gynaecology and infertility unit.

Imports of iron and steel products generated US$9 billion in Brazil in 2023, registering an increase of US$944 million compared to the previous year. In percentage terms, the growth was 12%. The data was collected by Vixtra, a foreign trade fintech, based on information provided by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade.

From 22 to 24 January, Cape Verde will host an official visit by a delegation from the China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Cooperation and Development Fund (CPDFund), led by director-general Li Na, as part of the promotion of economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

The vice-governor of the State of Goiás, Daniel Vilela, received, on 22 January, a Chinese delegation made up of members of the Yunnan Agricultural University (YAU), who will spend the week visiting Goiás. The objective is to present to the representatives of the Asian country the potential of Goiás for rice production and discuss partnerships to strengthen the culture.

The National Diamond Company of Angola (Endiama) will work to internationalize business in the diamond subsector and boost the national industry, its president of the Board of Directors (PCA), José Ganga Júnior, announced on January 17th in Luanda.

Brazil and China signed a bilateral cooperation agreement on January 19th that extends the validity of visas for the passports of citizens of both countries to ten years. The new validity period is double the current one, five years.

Great Wall Motor (GWM), the Chinese car brand, updated its plan for local production of electrified cars during a meeting on the afternoon of 20 January with Finance Minister Fernando Haddad.

BYD SkyRail stated in a note to the website that the first monorail train that will operate on Line 17 should arrive in Brazil by June this year.

The “good cooperative relationship” between the Macao Consumer Council (CC) and services and consumer associations in Portugal will see new chapters in 2024 in terms of exchanging information, exchanging experiences and training personnel in the area of consumer protection, said the local body.