Mainland corporations want to acquire engineering groups, and gain the rights to build and operate commercial railways in Brazil, Reuters reports.

Lisbon and Beijing have agreed to measures that remove some obstacles to bilateral trade, the Portuguese government has announced.

President Xi Jinping has sent his congratulations to the newly elected president of East Timor, Francisco Guterres, the Xinhua news agency reports.

A consortium led by the China Investment Corp. has acquired a 90-percent stake in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste SA, the natural gas pipeline unit of Brazil’s Petrobras SA.

Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Ming and Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in agriculture and public works, the AIM news agency reports.

Cape Verde’s airports saw a 10.1-percent increase in passenger movements last year, A Semana reports.

The Chinese Embassy in São Tomé and Príncipe has reopened after the resumption of diplomatic ties, the government broadcaster CCTV reports.

The Portuguese government wants more Mainland Chinese investment in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors, the Lusa news agency reports.

The purchasing managers index for manufacturing in China rose to 51.8 points last month from 51.6 points the month before, Xinhua reports.

The annual value of Cape Verdean imports increased by 10.5 percent last year, A Semana reports. The Cape Verdean newspaper, citing National Institute of Statistics data, says imports from Portugal accounted for 46.5 percent of the value, and that the Mainland, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States were other big sources of imports.

Portuguese Secretary of State of Tourism Ana Mendes Godinho has said her country wants to be a main draw for Mainland Chinese tourists, and wants those that visit to stay longer, Lusa reports.

A network established by the Macao-based Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Food Products Exhibition Centre has a presence in 12 Mainland cities, the Jornal Tribuna de Macau reports.