According to BTG Pactual’s estimate, Shein invoiced R$8 billion in Brazil in 2022 – a 300% growth compared to R$2 billion in 2021. If this figure is confirmed, Shein would only be after Renner in the Brazilian apparel retail industry.

On the 27th of January, the Chinese community in Brazil delivered 500 food baskets to immigrant families living in Brazil.

On the 23th of January, the Chinese ambassador in Angola, Gong Tao, visited the Cafu canal with the Secretary of State for Water, Manuel Quintino, as part of the fight against drought in Cunene.

During 2022, Angola exported approximately 391 million barrels of crude oil, sold at an average price of US$101 per barrel, which makes a gross value of around US$39.9 billion, as announced on the 24th of January Angolan Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, José Barroso.

The smartwatch Watch GT 3 SE, from Huawei, arrives on the Brazilian market on January 30th. Combining ergonomics and sophistication, the Watch GT 3 SE weighs around 35 grams, without the bracelet.

China imported US$50.8 billion in agribusiness products from Brazil in 2022. The figure is 43.3% higher than in 2021 and practically double the performance registered five years ago. According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), the value exported to China accounts for 31.9% of the total agricultural export value of US$ 159 billion.

The Association of Enterprises Paredes (ASEP) and thethe Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce of Small and Medium Enterprises (CCPC-SME) signed the protocol on the 27th of January, which aims to create synergies between the Chinese and Portuguese markets.

The inauguration of the 1st phase of the China-Cabo Verde Exchange Center (CICCV), a space of the Cabo Verde-China Friendship Association (Amicachi), was held on the 21st of January. With the inauguration of the CICCV, Amicachi started on the 23rd of January the 9th edition of the Chinese Cultural Week, which includes the Chinese New Year Gala, China-Cabo Verde cultural show and Chinese medical consultations.

The tunnel boring machine designated by the number “1207” that will excavate the tunnels for the São Paulo Line 2 extension has successfully passed the customer acceptance process, the equipment manufacturer, China Railway Engineering Equipment Group (CREG) informed on the 20th of January. The tunneling machine was created and finished by the company itself and will be sent to Brazil in the coming weeks.

The Mayor of Curitiba, Rafael Greca, received the AT Global team, a representative of the Chinese company Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology in Brazil, and opened the doors of the city for the company to start operations and carry out the feasibility studies for the eVTOL take-offs.

On the 20th of January, REINA, the National Network of Business Incubators and Accelerators, hosted the Chinese New Year Fair organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of São Tomé and Príncipe (USTP) with the sponsorship of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.

Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro said on the 18th of January that China has rehabilitated three Brazilian meat processing plants to export animal protein to the Chinese market.