A new cargo air route linking the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen to Sao Paulo of Brazil, was launched by the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. This is the first international cargo freight route from Shenzhen to South America.

The Chinese business group, Huawei Technology, announced its intention to invest in São Tomé and Príncipe. The interest was expressed by the group’s representative for STP, Angola and Mozambique, Hoo Qiang, after an audience with the president of the National Assembly, Celmira Sacramento.

The Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry has started construction of the hull of FPSO P-82, a floating production, storage and offloading vessel, destined for the Búzios oilfield operated by Petrobras in Brazil. The hull is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2024, under a subcontract with Sembcorp Marine of Singapore.

On the 7th of April, the Governor of Bahia Jerônimo Rodrigues signed an agreement to expand the State Government’s technological partnership with Chinese company Huawei. The memorandum of understanding was signed in a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen. According to the government, the agreement is the result of negotiations held in March in Salvador.

On the 11th of April, Sinohydro Corporation Limited resumed the total rehabilitation of 855 meters of the bridges in Quicombo, Queve, Salinas, Quiteta and Longa, province of Cuanza Sul, on national road number 100.

Suzano, the largest producer of eucalyptus pulp in the world and which has China as one of its main markets, has signed an agreement with Chinese shipping company Cosco to build 17 vessels to transport cellulose and other bio-based products, during commercial meetings held by the Brazilian mission in China.

The renminbi (RMB) has overtaken the euro to become Brazil’s second-largest international reserve currency, according to the latest International Reserve Management Report released by the central bank of Brazil.

On the 3rd of April, the Chinese ambassador to Angola, Gong Tao, held a meeting with the Secretary of State for Water, Manuel Quintino, in Luanda, in order to discuss projects in the energy sector.

A delegation from the China Aerospace Construction Engineering Group (CACEG) met on the 29th of March with the deputy Fausto Pinato, president of the Brazil-China Parliamentary Front of the National Congress, and showed the interest in opening a company unit in Brazil.

Alibaba, already operates in Brazil through AliExpress and now wants to expand his presence. The idea is to become a digital sales channel option for small and medium-sized national entrepreneurs.

The Spanish group Motos Bordoy has reached an agreement with the Chinese motorbike brand Kove for exclusive distribution of its products in Portugal and Spain. In Portugal, its branch, MB Motor Portugal, will implement the Chinese brand and develop the entire commercial plan.

Brazilian businessmen who are in Beijing visited on the 28th of March Chinese companies considered giants. The tour was organized by Apex-Brasil. The president of Apex-Brasil, Jorge Viana, and the leader of the Workers’ Party in the Chamber, Zeca Dirceu, accompanied the tour.