Brazil expects to complete the deployment of terrestrial metropolitan fiber optic networks in the municipalities along the route of the second section of the Amazon subfluvial cable in August. This section of the project, called Infovía 01, also includes the acquisition and installation of a Wi-Fi access point in each area.

Representatives of the Chinese company China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach) are in Goiás on the 27th of June to establish commercial partnerships with the Government of Goiás and companies from Goiás.

The Chinese e-commerce multinational Shein will start producing clothing items in Brazil in July. Production will take place at a factory owned by the Brazilian company Coteminas, which signed an agreement with Shein in May, in the municipality of Macaíba, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Production will begin mainly with denim products in general and cotton knits.

Mozambican Industry and Commerce Minister Silvino Augusto José Moreno said at the 3rd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha that African countries generally find cooperation with China beneficial and can see the advantages of such cooperation. According to him, Mozambique will continue to deepen cooperation with China.

The port of Vila do Conde became the first port authorized in the state of Pará for the export of corn to China. According to Hidrovias do Brasil, responsible for managing the port, the terminal has an impressive capacity to handle 7.2 million tons of grain annually and there are plans to expand the terminal’s capacity to 8 million tons by next year.

InterCement confirmed, in a statement, on the 27th of June, the conclusion of the agreement for the sale of its cement assets in South Africa and Mozambique. According to the company, the agreement stipulates a value of US$265 million for the business.

With the aim of promoting future commercial and technological exchange focused on the fishing segment, a delegation composed of four members of the Chinese government was received on the afternoon of June 21st of June by the head of the Secretariat for Agricultural Development and Fisheries (Sedap), Giovanni Queiroz,

The Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA) has entered into a scientific partnership with China to develop organic fertilizers in Brazil. The rector of UFRA, Herdjania Veras de Lima, presented details of the agreement to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Luciana Santos, in a hearing on the 22nd of June.

On the 28th of June, the European Commission approved the creation of the company Lobito Atlantic Holdings S.A., a full-function joint venture between the Swiss company Trafigura and Mota-Engil, from Portugal. The Portuguese group is partially owned by the Chinese CCCC.

CCR MSVia started tests with the Song DM i vehicle from the Chinese automaker BYD, a utility vehicle that has a hybrid engine combining battery and combustion.

Chinese company Livoltek, a subsidiary of the Hexing Group, announced the inauguration of a new factory for the production of photovoltaic inverters, chargers for electric vehicles and the brand’s own stringboxes in Manaus (AM), Brazil.

The Rovuma Area 4 concessionaire is preparing a second floating platform, a copy of the first and called Coral Norte to duplicate gas extraction off the northern coast of Mozambique, according to a study that was prepared by the Mozambican firm Consultec and released by the Zitamar information portal.