Foz do Iguaçu, in southern Brazil, has declared the Chinese New Year as the city’s official festival. The mayor of the city, Chico Brasileiro, signed a law on the 25th of February that included the Chinese New Year in the calendar of festivities in the locality, where the famous Iguaçu Falls are located, a set of 275 falls that are a natural heritage of humanity.

After advances perceived by SPIC Brasil in simulators used in the operation of the hydroelectric plant São Simão, which has a capacity of 1,710 MW, the projects developed by startups AQS Tecnologia and Sense + will soon be available to the market.

The Simão Mendes National Hospital, the main hospital in Guinea-Bissau, is now offering consultations for asthma patients, which is described as “something unprecedented” by the doctor in charge, Ibrahim Silva Danso, a general practitioner trained in China who has been working in the country’s main hospital for a year.

Starting the 23rd of February, TVT will air a series of Chinese educational programs and documentaries. The productions contemplate the art, poetry and history of the Asian giant from a foreign perspective. The content will be shown on open TV channel 44.1 and also on TVT YouTube channel.

The founder of Semp TCL, a famous home appliance joint venture in Brazil, Affonso Brandão Hennel traveled to Shenzhen to visit the headquarters of TCL Technology and expand cooperation.

The oil and natural gas production project in the field of Buzios, designed by Petrobras, began successfully advancing on the 16th of February. The company announced the departure of the FPSO Almirante Barroso de Angra dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro, for the pre-salt of Campo de Buzios, in the Santos Basin.

Portuguese-speaking countries Business Confederation (CE-CPLP) leader Nelma Fernandes met with Macao businessman, Wu Zhiwei in Lisbon to discuss ties with the Chinese Special Administrative Region. Wu Zhiwei is the vice-president of the China-Portugal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and CEO of the Quinta da Marmeleira group and has become a key figure in the local business community.

The Chinese company Yuan’s Hi-Tech Seed CO LTD, which is dedicated to the engineering and production of rice seeds, has expressed interest in investing in Angola, Jornal de Angola learned through a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

JAC Motors Brazil has introduced a new vehicle in the country. This is the E-JS1 City Cargo, a 100% electric model designed for deliveries and company activities in urban areas. The car is the smallest and cheapest electrified van in the Brazilian automotive market.

The Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Friendship and Cooperation between Taishan and São José dos Campos was held on the 17th of February, in a virtual way. The agreement aims to enhance technological, tourist, cultural and sports exchange programs.

The project in João Câmara capable of desalinating 80 thousand liters of water per day, was officially handed over to the government of Rio Grande do Norte on the 16th of February. The equipment is expected to benefit more than 800 families and 3,000 people with access to drinking water.

The entrepreneurship program aimed at startups and companies, “928 Challenge”, changed its name and is now called “929 Challenge” due to the entry of Equatorial Guinea as a permanent member of Forum Macao