Aiways, a brand from China, arrived in Portugal in April 2022 by the hand of Bergé Auto. With four dealerships opened in Portuguese soil, the manufacturer of electric car started by selling the U5. Until the last day of the year, the Chinese brand sold 56 models since it was installed in Portugal.

Bracell, a global leader in dissolving pulp production, has started to operate a fully electric truck produced in China to transport pulp. The company hopes to reduce CO2 emissions by 132 tons per year with just one running electric truck.

Rondonópolis has another year of positive results in exports and reaches US$ 2.971 billion in exports in 2022. With a growth of 36.9% in exports compared to 2021, the city reached the end of the year as the 15th largest exporter in Brazil.

The Chinese manufacturer QJ Motor presented many novelties at the EICMA, in Milan, covering various segments and cylinder capacities. But one model stood out: the SRV550, which is already available in the brand catalog for the Portuguese market.

The opening of the 1st Chinese Cultural Festival, realized by the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), will take place at the Teatro Pedra do Reino, in João Pessoa, at 7 pm of the 3rd of February. The event will be open to the public with free admission.

In the afternoon of the 10th of January, Ricardo Patah, president of the General Union of Workers (UGT) and the Union of Commerce Workers of São Paulo (SECSP) received a visit from Ricardo Bastos, director of institutional relations at Great Wall Motor Brasil LTDA (GWM).

China will provide US$249 million to fund a national broadband project in Angola, under the terms of a financing agreement signed on the 11th of January in Luanda between the two governments. Angola’s Finance Minister Vera Daves and the Chinese ambassador to Angola Gong Tao were the signatories of the agreement.

To enhance Xiaomi’s operation in Brazil, the brand, third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, promoted activation at the company’s headquarters in Beijing, China, with the influencer “Luana in Beijing”. Despite residing in Asian lands, all KOL’s content is towards the Brazilian public.

In the first 10 months of last year, Brazil exported footwear components worth 326.30 million euros, or 14% above the amount of the same period of 2021, reports Assintecal, the Brazilian Association of Components for Leather, Footwear and Artefacts.

From the 9th and 16th of January, China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt, as well as the headquarters of the African Union and the Arab League, announced the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, at the press conference held on the 9th of January.

There are 1,281 residence permits for investment (ARI) granted in 2022. The investment raised through the program amounted to 654.2 million euros, an increase of 41.9% compared to the previous year, according to accounts made by Lusa based on data from the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF).

The installation of a future plant of Chinese multinational company BYD in Paraná was discussed on the 10th of January at a meeting between the Vice-Governor of the State of Paraná, Darci Piana, the company’s president, Tyler Li, and other authorities. The meeting took place in Curitiba, at Palácio Iguaçu.