Foton, the Chinese truck manufacturer, has opened an assembly line in Brazil. The CKD plant is located within Agrale's manufacturing complex in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, occupying an area of 6,000 square meters. Initially, the plant will assemble trucks and their components imported from China.

Between March 31 and April 4, in São Paulo, the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), in partnership with the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), promoted a training course in quantum computing, with the support of Chinese scientists from the Suzhou Quantum Center (Quantum Science and Technology Yangtze River Delta Industrial Innovation Center).

The Chinese government is going to support farmers in Ainaro, Covalima and Manufahi by providing training in agricultural techniques for the production of organic products such as rice, corn and mung beans, revealed the Director General of Forests, Coffee and Industrial Plants at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forests, Martinho Soares.

The 25th batch of Chinese medical teams in Mozambique organized a large-scale free clinic at Matola Provincial Hospital on April 14, as part of a series of activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Mozambique.

Chinese carmaker Geely has announced a partnership with Renault and will sell cars in Brazil. At an event held in São Paulo on April 9, the brands even presented the Geely EX5 luxury electric SUV to journalists. The Carro Arretado report was at the ceremony in the São Paulo capital, and it turns out that the vehicle will be the first model marketed in Brazil in this partnership focused on the sale of energy vehicles.

A delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) visited Fiocruz between April 7 and 9 to take part in a seminar on microbial resistance with researchers from the Foundation.

The new model from Chinese brand VOYAH can now be pre-booked in Portugal. It's the COURAGE, a 100% electric SUV in the D segment, which combines high-powered motorization with competitive range, distinguished by a design marked by technological and contemporary elements.

On 6 April, the vice-president of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister Edson Fachin, received a delegation of magistrates from China's Supreme People's Court. This meeting was not just an exchange of diplomatic courtesies, but one that reinforces a long-standing partnership between the two countries' judicial systems.

On April 8, the Senate approved the draft legislative decree that modifies the agreement between Brazil and China to avoid double taxation of income tax and guarantee legal certainty. The Draft Legislative Decree (PDL 343/2024) now goes for promulgation.

On April 7, representatives of three Chinese companies from the city of Zhongshan took part in a meeting at the State Secretariat for the Federal District (Sedf-GO) in Brasília. On the occasion, the Chinese investors presented the first products that will be manufactured in Águas Lindas, in the vicinity of the Federal District.

On April 2, Brazil's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, and China's Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, met in Brasilia as part of the 11th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting, chaired by Brazil.

At the first face-to-face meeting of the Asia and Oceania Regional Council of the Council of Portuguese Communities (CCP), held in Dili on March 20 and 21, councillors from East Timor, Australia and China identified common challenges and outlined strategies to enhance the Portuguese language, boost associations and support the Portuguese abroad.