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.

Petrobras informs that the FPSO Sepetiba left the shipyard Bomesc, in Tianjin, China, heading to Brazil on the 16th of June. The platform is expected to start operating in the fourth quarter of this year in the Mero field at the Libra block in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, with capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels of oil per day (bpd).

The Chinese group CITIC Group Corporation is negotiating the acquisition and construction of a solar energy project in the municipality of Assu, Rio Grande do Norte (RN). The general manager and the investment analyst met with the governor Fátima Bezerra and her team on the 16th of June to discuss the investment, which will amount to R$ 2.5 billion.

Called MozUp, the Business Development Center was inaugurated on the 14th of June in the city of Pemba, with the aim of supporting the growth and development of Mozambican and foreign companies operating in the province of Cabo Delgado.

The Confucius Institute in Portugal was awarded “Model Confucius Institute” status at an event held on the 13th of June in north China’s Tianjin Municipality.

On the 14th of June, Chinese Higer, which is represented in Brazil by the Brazilian subsidiary TEVX Motors Group, announced a partnership with battery manufacturer CATL for the Brazilian market.

On the 14th of June, the Venâncio de Moura Diplomatic Academy (ADVM) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Confucius Institute of the Agostinho Neto University (UAN) for the creation of a classroom dedicated to teaching Chinese language and culture in ADVM facilities.

On the 14th of June, the Government of São Paulo received a delegation from the Guangdong province at Palácio dos Bandeirantes. The meeting reinforces and strengthens the relationship between the Chinese province and the State of São Paulo.

The Chinese car manufacturer GWM (Great Wall Motors) is finishing the construction of one of the first dealerships in Criciúma. It will be inaugurated at the end of the month.