Rice exports totaled 103,755 tonnes in February, with revenues of US$30.5 million. The numbers were released on the 10th of March by the Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz), which works to include China among the destinations of the national product. The results were below those achieved in the same month of 2022, when the exported volume was 129 thousand tons, representing US$ 37.9 million.

Starting on the 15th of March, Chinese citizens will be able to take group trips to over 40 countries, including Portugal and Brazil, the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on the 10th of March.

The battery manufacturer, China Aviation Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) has already started the environmental licensing process for the construction project of the Lithium Battery Unit, in Sines, in the Setúbal district, for electric vehicles, presenting at the end of February to the Portuguese Environment a Scoping Proposal of the Environmental Impact Assessment.

The Leonora Group reinforces the internationalization of operations through the office opened in China. The brand of stationery, which is headquartered in Santa Catarina, estimates revenue of R$390 million in 2023 with diversified strategies.

The China (Zhejiang) Economic and Trade Seminar was held in Lisbon on the 7th of March, 2023. The delegation from Zhejiang, the province of origin of the majority of the Chinese community living in Portugal, is one of the first official Chinese delegations to visit Portugal in the post-pandemic period.

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), one of the winners of the 6th tender for the exploration of hydrocarbons, launched in November 2021 by the National Petroleum Institute (INP), expects to sign contracts for the start of activity soon.

On the 7th of March, the Federal University of Santa Maria, Palmeira das Missões campus (UFSM-PM) received representatives of the Brazil-China Health Forum. On the occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at promoting the development and use of medicinal plants in Brazil was signed between the Federal University of Santa Maria, Beijing Institute of Traditional Medicine, Brazil-China Health Forum, Small Farmers’ Movement and Hospital Santo Antônio.

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Pet Brasil Institute (IPB) invite Brazilian companies in the pet food industry to participate virtually in the China Feed Industry Expo 2023, the 29th and 31st of March.

A new plant to produce cement will be installed in the province of Nampula, Mozambique. For this purpose, the local government and Dugongo managers met on the 28th of February to discuss the project to set up the factory in the Nacala Special Economic Zone.

The Brazilian government expects the release of beef exports to China in the coming days and is planning a review of the protocol with the Asian country. Exports have been suspended since the end of February when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in Pará.

The Brazilian automotive market is about to receive the SUV Haval H6 GT, a hybrid vehicle from the Chinese automaker GWM. Brazil has already received the first batch of the vehicle, composed of 41 units.

On the 3rd of March, the Chinese airline Ruili Airlines and Embraer signed a Letter of intent for cooperation. Ruili Airlines, which opened in Wuxi in 2021, is the first local airline in Jiangsu.