The International Forum on Hybrid Rice Assistance and Global Food Security, co-organized by the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Administration of Food and Strategic Reserves, was held on the 12th of November in Beijing.

The Consulate General of China in São Paulo donated 1,200 books translated into Portuguese to the State Department of Education (Seduc), including six children’s books with traditional Chinese tales that are illustrated in chalk and aquarelle.

Cainiao, the logistics division of China’s Alibaba company, has announced that it plans to open nine distribution centres in Brazil over the next three years. According to the information revealed on the 14th of November, the centres will open in seven states across the country by 2025, enhancing AliExpress’ delivery experience.

The Chinese Embassy in Guinea-Bissau held a publicity conference for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Present at the event were representatives of the Presidency, the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, leaders of the main political parties, academics and journalists from the Guinea-Bissau media.

The president of the Ceará Marble and Granite Industry Union (Simagran), Carlos Rubens Alencar announced that, in the first quarter of 2023, Ceará will start exporting marble and granite to China. This will be possible thanks to the understanding that the export trading companies maintain with the shipping companies, arranging a monthly ship to transport this cargo to the Chinese market.

Chinese technology company Huawei has invested over 58 million euros in a technology park in Angola, which will train 10 thousand Angolans and have innovation and advanced technology centres, inaugurated on November 14th by the Angolan president, João Lourenço. The technology park of Huawei in Luanda is the third in Africa, after Egypt and South Africa.

Resun Solar announced that it will expand its photovoltaic modules factory, located in the city of Changzhou, China, aiming to meet the demands of the Brazilian market. Scheduled for completion in the second half of 2023, the manufacturer will expand the area with the new segment in energy storage.

The Chinese Consulate-General in Recife recently received a decree from the Brazilian city of Recife, proposed by city councilor Cida Pedrosa, which establishes the Chinese New Year as an official holiday in the city.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) of Brazil sent a list to General Administration of Customs of China, which contains the first five companies authorised to export citrus pulp to China. Citrus pulp is the by-product obtained from juice extraction by the industry and is raw material for animal feed.

On the 13th of November, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, announced the first exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Rovuma basin of the Coral Sul Project of Mozambique.

On the 10th of November, a seminar was held online and offline to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the scientific and technological cooperation agreement between China and Brazil.

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) informed on the 10th of November that it had successfully completed the formation test in the Curaçao-1 well in the Aram Block of the Santos Basin, in partnership with Petrobras.