During the Spring Festival Gala 2023, alluding to the 3rd anniversary of the China Chuan Yu General Association of Entrepreneurs in Angola, the chairman of the Angola-China Chamber of Commerce (CAC), Luís Cupenala noted the permanent growth of trade, stating that by 2022 the volume of trade between the two countries had reached US$30 billion.

Chinese New Year 2023 starts on the 22nd of January. Different events around the world will mark the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit.

Chinese television and home appliance brand Hisense had one of its largest stands at the CES technology fair in Las Vegas. The novelties presented by Hisense at the fair will arrive in Portugal between May and July this year, with the proper adaptations to the European consumer. The focus will be on televisions, the strong point of the Chinese brand in the Portuguese market.

According to data from the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa), Brazil ranks second in exports, supplying 20% of all cotton exported around the world. In terms of value, it is the seventh largest Brazilian agribusiness output sector: approximately 1,680 tons of lint were exported in the 2021/22 commercial year, generating revenues of US$ 3.2 billion.

Angola and China have shared, for 40 years, political and diplomatic relations, which began in 1983, having established a strategic partnership 13 years ago. To celebrate the event, which will be celebrated on the 12th of the current month, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Angola held a gala on the 6th of January in Luanda, alluding to the opening day of the celebration of the four decades of bilateral cooperation.

The National Association of Grain Exporters (Anec) forecasts still heated corn exports in January of 4.327 million tonnes, down 25.76% from 5.829 million tonnes in December, but up 94.60% from 2.223 million tonnes in January 2022. Anec also highlighted in a report that 22 ships were tracked carrying corn with China as a potential destination.

The BYD Dolphin has received novelties that include comfort items. The compact electric car from the Chinese manufacturer will arrive in Brazil with the entry-level model and top model. The hatch will be launched in Brazil still this year with a price below R$ 200.000 and the sales will start in the second semester.

According to a statement from the Directorate of Statistics and Census Services (DSEC), the value exported by Portuguese-speaking countries to the Macao SAR between January and November of 2022 was 958 million patacas, an increase of 49% year over year. The imports from Macao by Portuguese-speaking countries that speak Portuguese fell by 74.2% on a yearly basis.

After meeting with the new Ambassador of Portugal in Beijing, Paulo Nascimento, PORCHAM Vice-Presidents, João Pedro Pereira and Vitório Cardoso, met on the 2nd of January with Alexandre Leitão, new Consul General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong.

The TECNO Pova 4, mobile phone from the brand belonging to Shenzhen Transsion Holdings, received its homologation from the National Telecommunications Agency. This means that the device is officially authorized to be sold in Brazil.

As announced by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM), the first batch with 41 units of the H6 GT landed in the port of Vitória (ES), on January 2nd. They will be part of the vehicle’s launch event, which takes place in the first quarter of the year, at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo.

The fifth generation is still in its infancy in Brazil, with few regions covered, and so far the news is almost always aimed at smartphone use. That could soon change: Anatel has approved the MC8020, a 5G modem from the Chinese manufacturer ZTE intended for fixed broadband.