In the first half of 2022, Brazil exported 36% less oil to China than in the same period last year. Likewise exports to India fell 53.8%. It is expected that the Brazilian exports tends to remain lower.

The new service center of the Chinese company Alibaba Cloud was inaugurated in Porto on the 28th of July to satisfy the demand for digital services in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

The pre-inspection of tobacco from Brazil took place, once again, without the presence of technicians from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) due to the pandemic. In the agreement with the GACC, the Department of Agriculture,

The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Rio de Janeiro organized, during the month of July, a Administrative Capacity-Building Seminar for Portuguese-speaking Countries. Participants from Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and São Tomé e Príncipe attended the seminar.

China’s largest ocean freight company, COSCO Shipping, has officially launched the Iberia Sea-Rail Express. The first train departs from Valencia, Spain, on the 28th of July and arrived in Leixões on the following day. The departure back to Valencia took place on the 30th of July.

The Chinese smartphone brand OPPO makes its official debut in Brazil with the Reno 7. According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), OPPO is the fourth largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world, with about 8.7% of the market.

The seminar “Internet of Things: Towards a New Reality between Humans and Machines”, organized by the Brazil-China Business Council in partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Brazil, was held on the 27th of July.

On 27th July, Chinese equipment was transported to the Agostinho Neto University Hospital in Praia. On the occasion, the Minister of Health of Cabo Verde, Arlindo do Rosário, stated that the nation is aiming to integrate traditional Chinese medicine into the National Health Service as an alternative and complement to conventional medicine.

Brazil is rediscussing a protocol on corn shipments with the Chinese government to allow exports of the corn just this second half of the year, said on the 25th the Brazilian agriculture minister, Marcos Montes.

The International Symposium “The Possibilities of Maranhão on the New Chinese Silk Road: Business and Development Opportunities for Brazil” organized by the Sousândrade Foundation in partnership with the Secretariat of Economic Development and Strategic Programs of the Government of Maranhão was closed successfully for the inclusion of Maranhão in the expansion of the Silk Road Initiative of China.

The Chinese Ambassador to Cabo Verde, Xu Jie, stated on 25th July that the next group of Chinese medical personnel will arrive in Cabo Verde in August. Since 1984, China has regularly sent medical teams to Cabo Verde. In the 38 years since, a total of 19 teams have been dispatched.

The first metro vehicle developed by Chinese manufacturer CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd. rolled off the production line on Tuesday and will be tested in Tangshan City, in the Hebei Province of China. The vehicle will be exported for use in the Metro do Porto project.