The results of a regular survey indicate that confidence in the Brazilian service sector rose this month for the first time in three months, but is still lower than in February, before the COVID-19 virus spread to Brazil, Reuters says.

The European Union will give Angola 20 million euros (about US$24.58 million) over the next 36 months to help the effort to make the Angolan economy more diverse and spur its recovery, Lusa reports.

China has donated video equipment to the national television broadcaster in São Tomé e Príncipe, TVS, the Chinese Embassy in São Tomé says.

Official data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has made little difference to the volume of Brazilian imports from China, Valor Econômico reports.

Sinohydro Engineering Bureau No 4 Co. Ltd of China has formally turned over to the authorities in Angola the Soyo-Kapary power transmission line, which it had finished building according to plan on December 15, the China Daily state-owned newspaper reports.

Chinese Chargé d’Affaires in Lisbon Xu Zhida has described the economies of China and Portugal as complementary, and the prospects for Sino-Portuguese cooperation as bright.

Chinese Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe Xu Yingzhen has called for São Toméan enterprises to exhibit at events in China such as the China International Import Expo.

The Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology has held a seminar on how to turn out professionals with a good command of the Portuguese language, the Macao Commercial Post reports.

Timorese Ambassador to China Abrão dos Santos has said his country is hoping to attract more investment by Chinese enterprises in its infrastructure, and in its fishing and tourism industries, which are important for its economic development, the China-Africa Friendly Economic and Trade Development Foundation says.

Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Wang Hejun has said his country is willing to look into a new model for the financing of Sino-Mozambican cooperative projects, so that more such projects can be undertaken.

Members of the Chinese and Angolan legislatures have met online to discuss strengthening the Sino-Angolan relationship and increasing bilateral cooperation in countering the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua reports.

The prospects for Chinese investment in infrastructure in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco were discussed in an online conference this week, NMQB reports.