The Macao Polytechnic University and the University of Coimbra, Portugal, held a ceremony on 24th of November to sign a cooperation agreement to establish the MPU-UC Joint Research Laboratory in Advanced Technologies for Smart Cities.

A study realized by ApexBrasil in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) points out that the Chinese market for melons is very wide.

The Secretary of Environment, Urbanism and Sustainability of Porto Alegre, Germano Bremm, visited the 5G Truck on the 23rd of November. The 5G Truck project is an initiative of Huawei, a Chinese company of infrastructure for technology and smart devices, and Senai Cimatec. It travels through several Brazilian cities to bring the public closer to the possibilities created by the technology of 5G.

On the 23rd of November, Macau announced the creation of two Sino-Lusophone centres to support the establishment of advanced technology projects of the Portuguese Speaking countries in the Greater China Bay Area, with the award of bonuses and collaboration with universities and companies.

Representatives of a Chinese machine factory were in the Manaus Industrial Pole for a visit to a component industry on the 11th of November. The purpose of the visit was to see closely the solutions created by a company of technological innovation of Amazonas. The technologies have already been used in the industry and should be implemented in the Chinese factory in the future.

Chinese authorities visited the Confucius Institute at Unicamp on 21st of November, aiming to establish and deepen international cooperation projects for education and research.

Portuguese rider Sheridan Morais placed third in his debut motorcycle race at the 69th Macau Grand Prix.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Hong Kong Holding Limited and Eni Mozambico SpA presented proposals to explore areas available of Sixth Tender for the Concession of Areas for Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons, according to the country’s National Petroleum Institute (INP).

China HomeLife Brazil holds its second edition for the first time in the same year, bringing producers and manufacturers of goods from 15 sectors in China to Brazil.

The Instituto Mato Grosso da Carne (Imac) presented the strategy of the Green Passport program to the Chinese commission present at the 27th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change on the 15th of November.

Chinese short video social network company, TikTok, has launched a new strategy on its platform, to operate in the e-commerce business from 2023. The company seems to be preparing to bring TikTok Shop to Brazil in the first quarter of next year, in an attempt to rival other major competitors such as Magazine Luiza, Amazon, Shopee and Mercado Livre

The Federal Institute of Paraná (IFPR), Londrina campus, will start a training project in the area of information technology in partnership with the Chinese company Huawei, a supplier of digital devices.