China imported 34.432 million tons of soybeans from Brazil until May 2023. According to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy, the volume is 20% higher than the 28.741 million tons in 2022. The country is the largest buyer of Brazilian oilseed, accounting for 70.23% of the volume so far.

The president of Banco do Nordeste (BNB), Paulo Câmara, received, on the 7th of June, at the bank’s headquarters, a visit from representatives of the Chinese Consulate and executives from the Chinese group CGN Brazil Energy.

The first magazine in Portuguese completely dedicated to Chinese culture, Via do Meio, launched by the daily newspaper Hoje Macau, will be available in September in Portugal.

The secretary of SEDRAF-RN, Alexandre Lima lined up the testing of agricultural machinery in rice and corn fields in the fertile Apodi Valley.

On the 7th of June, in Itaitinga of Brazil, the new factory of Eletra Energy Solutions, a company of the Chinese group Hexing, was inaugurated. About 100 new jobs should be created in the first year of operation. The new unit, which had an initial investment of around R$ 17 million, will produce ultrasonic electronic water meters to serve the sanitation market.

Organized by the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Academy of Macao and coordinated by the tax authorities of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin of the State Taxation Administration, the on-site course on tax matters will be held between the 6th and 15th of June at the Complex for Commerce and Trade Cooperation Platform bewteen China and Portuguese-speaking Countrie

The operator specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) NLT Telecom and China Mobile International (CMI) have entered into a partnership in the Brazilian market for the establishment of private networks, initially alongside the segment of regional providers.

Sonangol and the China National Chemical Engineering Company (CNCEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 6th of June in Beijing for the construction of the Lobito Refinery in Benguela.

Brazil imported 6.6 GW of solar panels from China in the first four months of the year, a growth of 10.4% compared to the same period in 2022, according to a survey by consultancy InfoLink Consulting. In April, the volume was 1.47 GW, a drop of 26.4% over March imports.

The Chinese company Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Education of the Government of the State of Minas Gerais and another with the National Council of Institutions of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education (Conif).

After invoicing R$ 780 million in its operations in Brazil, the Chinese manufacturer of solar inverters Sungrow evaluates to invest approximately R$ 3 million in new storage spaces, laboratories, and training centers. With the heated solar market, the multinational’s growth percentage was 96% in the last three years.

Turbine 3 of the Luachimo Hydroelectric Dam, in Angola’s Lunda Norte, resumed its production after the substitution of defective parts in May this year. The information was provided by the project director of GAMEK, Joaquim Garcia, noting that with the recovery of turbine 3, the dam produces 17 megawatts, supplying energy to the city of Dundo and its surroundings.