The Chinese Embassy in Brazil and the Bank of Brazil Cultural Center have been holding a series of celebrations – including a Chinese culture week with film exhibitions – since 14th of August to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Attendees can try on traditional Chinese opera makeup, Beijing Opera costumes, make Chinese lanterns and perform Tai Chi movements.

The Federal University of Goiás (UFG) held an online meeting with the Hebei University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) on August 15th to talk about the next steps of the partnership between the two institutions.

The work “Os Memoráveis”, written by the Portuguese writer Lídia Jorge, was translated into Chinese and published this week by the Chinese publisher Haitian Publishing House.

The São Paulo Department of Education (Seduc-SP), in partnership with the Chinese Consulate General in São Paulo, promotes the “Drawing Contest 2022 – China in my life” for elementary and high school students from the state network in São Paulo.

The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, discussed on 8th of August issues related to the projects for the transfer of river water to localities with water shortage in the provinces of Huila, Namibe and Cuanza Sul, with the head of the company Power China International Group Limited, Ji Xiaoyong.

On the 9th of August, more than 80 foreign diplomats and officials from international organizations stationed in China visited the State Grid Corporation of China.

The Chinese manufacturer of deck machinery, windlasses, winches and capstans, UMS will introduce its products and technologies for shipyards, shipowners, ports and port terminals, during Navalshore 2022, which will be held between the 16th and 18th of August in Rio de Janeiro.

The Intermunicipal Community (CIM) of Coimbra Region and the Portugal-China Small and Medium Enterprises Chamber of Commerce (CCPC-PME) will sign a protocol, on 17th of August, at 12:00 pm, at the Town Hall of Condeixa-a-Nova.

Reis Office, a Brazilian specialist in solutions for printing, scanning, transmitting and document storing, has become the official distributor in Brazil of Pantum, a Chinese company that provides printing supplies and equipment.

On 10th of August, the seminar for Celebration and Announcement of the “Day of Chinese Culture and Immigration in São Paulo State” was held at the Franco Montoro Auditorium in the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo State (ALESP).

The governor of Ceará, Izolda Cela, was at the Port of Pecém on the 9th of August to monitor the landing of the four newly-acquired cranes, which are imported from China and will be responsible for expanding the operational capacity of equipment of Pecém port, which has stood out in the export and import of all kinds of cargo. The cranes should start operating in the coming months.

The Chief Executive of Macao, Mr Ho Iat Seng, together with the President of the Água Grande District in São Tomé and Príncipe, signed the “Memorandum of Understanding on town twinning between the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Água Grande District of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe” by videoconference on the 10th of August.