Júlio Lopes, Mayor of Sal Island, tells Plataforma that the Chinese business community has made an important contribution to tourism and urban development.

The Chinese home appliance and electronics giant Hisense has settled a partnership with Via, one of the largest retailers in Brazil, owner of the Casas Bahia, Ponto and Extra.com.br brands. The company will have an exclusive space in the Casas Bahia megastore on Marginal Tietê, in São Paulo.

Brazil imported 5 GW in solar panels from China in the first quarter of 2023 and followed as the largest market in the American continent, shows a survey by InfoLink Consulting. In March alone, an volume of import of photovoltaic equipment was 2 GW, being surpassed in the world only by the Netherlands, the logistical and port center of Europe.

China has been the fourth largest direct foreign investor in Portugal for several years, holding a global position valued at €11.2 billion at the end of 2022, according to the Bank of Portugal (BdP).

According to a note released by the Presidency of the Republic of Portugal, the vice president of China, Han Zheng, has been visiting Portugal since the 7th of May, where he will remain until the 10th of May.

On the 4th of May, Petrobras announced an agreement with the Chinese company China Energy International for a partnership in the generation and exploration of renewable energy projects in Brazil.

Through the vice-governor Daniel Vilela, the government of Goiás started a series of meetings to form a delegation that will travel to China to negotiate agreements and investment opportunities in the infrastructure, mobility, industry, agriculture and renewable energy sectors.

On the 2nd of May, Tencent Cloud announced that it has joined forces with Brazilian technology integrator Extreme Digital Solutions (EDS) to make Tencent Cloud services available to EDS’ customers.

Leader in the heavy machinery sector in China and the 3rd in the world in the segment, XCMG Brazil launches at Agrishow 2023 (International Fair of Agricultural Technology in Action), between the 1st and 5th of May, in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, the agricultural tractor XT804-4D.

The number of Portuguese language courses, students and teachers in Macao has grown since 2020, despite the restrictions and impact caused by the covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) sent to Lusa.

Concremat, the Brazilian engineering company is making a transition in its command. CCCC bought an 80% stake in Concremat in 2016 for R$350 million.

The press conference that Honor held on the 4th of May in Lisbon marks the beginning of the “adventure” of this Chinese smartphone brand in Portugal. Honor chose the event to formally present the new Magic5 Pro to Portuguese journalists.