On the night of the 23rd of June, the “Center for the Development of Agricultural Science + Chinese Education”, a collaboration between South China Agricultural University and the Federal University of Mato Grosso in Brazil, was officially inaugurated in a ceremony at the Federal University of Mato Grosso.

Embraer announced on the 21st of June that it had signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) with the Lanzhou Aviation Industry Development Group for the conversion of 20 E-Jets to freighters. Embraer and the Lanzhou Group will cooperate to establish E190F and E195F conversion capabilities in Lanzhou, China, accelerating the introduction of the first generation of E-Jet freighters to the Chinese market.

Chinese investors intend to explore heavy sands in Pebane, a coastal district in central Mozambique, as announced on the 20th of June during a community meeting to assess environmental impacts.

On a visit to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on the 19th of June , the Chinese ambassador to Brazil, Zhu Qingqiao, reaffirmed his commitment to long-term and comprehensive cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation and said that joint development of Satélite Sino-Brazilian on Terrestrial Resources – CBERS-6 can serve as an example for other partnerships between the two countries.

Auto Sueco Moçambique, a Nors Group company, has just been named the official distributor in Mozambique of DongFeng Trucks, a top-of-the-line Chinese brand of trucks. The brand intends to develop road transport in various sectors, namely Long Haul, Distribution, Construction, Mines and Forestry, Environment, with trucks with high load capacity, safety and reliability.

On the 20th of June, the Credit Committee of the Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento (NDB), known as Brics, announced the approval of financing of US$120 million, claimed by Aparecida de Goiânia, for investments in infrastructure, education, environment and other.

The Santa Catarina Government of Brazil, was present at China Homelife, the largest Chinese manufacturing fair in Brazil through the Secretariat of Industry, Commerce and Service (Sicos).

The Australian company Tyranna Resources, which operates a lithium mining project in the Namibe province of Angola, announced on the 15th of June that it has concluded an agreement worth US$10 million to supply half the mine’s lithium to a Chinese group Sinomine International Exploration.

Hebei Port Group, the third-largest port operator in China, wants to strengthen ties with the Brazilian Vale in the Chinese city of Tangshan. The partnership aims to expand mineral blending and separation activities in addition to product storage at Caofeidian and Jingtang ports.

On the 21st of June, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Portugal, Zhao Bentang, welcomed a delegation of business leaders from Portuguese-speaking countries and Macao, aiming at strengthening ties.

Temu, an e-commerce company owned by the Chinese group Pinduoduo, is expected to start operating in Brazil by the end of 2023.

Guinea-Bissau will take rice, cashew and other products to the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, announced the spokesperson for companies that will represent the country, Debucada Sanca Mendonça on the 16th of June.