Chinese company CITIC Construction (Angola) recently announced that it plans to invest US$250 million (€212.2 million) in large-scale agricultural projects, with a focus on corn and soybeans.

The strategic relationship between Brazil and China is gaining new momentum in agribusiness with the unprecedented participation of the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIBC), the only national organization officially recognized by the Chinese government to promote trade between the two countries, in the 10th National Congress of Women in Agribusiness (CNMA).

The 16th Brasil AgroChemShow, to be held on August 12 and 13 at Expo Center Norte in São Paulo (SP), will be attended by Jalen Fan, deputy director of Division 1 of the CCPIT Sub-Council of Chemical Industry (CCPIT CHEM).

A documentary produced by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação in partnership with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV gave unprecedented visibility to Mato Grosso's leading role in commercial and diplomatic relations between Brazil and China. The production was shown during the BRICS meeting in Rio de Janeiro and presented to hundreds of millions of Chinese viewers, showing what Brazil is like and how China is viewed.

China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), the world's largest manufacturer of railway equipment, has delivered the first batch of 100 container wagons to Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) for the transport of minerals by rail between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The RN–China Parliamentary Front for Economic Cooperation was recently established in the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte. The front's proposal is to expand dialogue with Asia's largest economy in areas such as renewable energy, agriculture, mining, infrastructure, culture, and innovation.

Scientists from the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) and researchers from the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing are working at the China-Brazil Joint Laboratory for Synchrotron Science and Technology (CBJSync), an international laboratory recently inaugurated in the city of Campinas, Brazil. The group is working to advance the fields of health, energy, the environment, and new materials.

In recent years, the presence of Chinese culture in Maputo has become increasingly visible. The growing interest in Chinese culture is due to China’s role as a commercial and strategic partner of Mozambique, scholarship and exchange opportunities for students, and the expansion of Chinese companies in the country, which increases the demand for bilingual professionals.

Chinese soybean imports from Brazil rose 9.2% in June compared to the previous year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China. China imported 10.62 million metric tons of oilseed from Brazil last month, or 86.6% of total imports, compared with 9.72 million tons in the same period last year, according to the data.

Recently, Luís Costa, director of the Portuguese Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP) in Shanghai, pointed out that the China International Import Expo (CIIE) acts as a powerful commercial bridge, facilitating the rapid entry of these prized Portuguese products into the vast Chinese market. The director observes a growing enthusiasm among Chinese consumers for Portuguese specialties, especially red wine and olive oil.

An initiative by s School of Communications and Arts (ECA) of University of São Paulo (USP) in partnership with the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has created a web radio station, Rádio.Me, which is already on the air with daily programming in different formats and themes, with the aim of promoting cultural exchange and academic dialog between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

The government of Goiás, through the State Secretariat for Technology and Innovation (Secti), is expanding cooperation with China in the area of technological innovation and artificial intelligence. In an interview with TV Brasil Central, the head of the Goiás Government’s International Affairs Office, Giordano Souza, pointed out that the state has pioneering work in the area of innovation.