Angolan beverage maker Refriango commences fruit juice exports to ChinaAngolan drinks producer Refriango has partnered with a Mainland distributor and will start exporting its Nutry brand juice to China, Jornal de Angola reports.

Production capacity, the maritime sector, innovation, Traditional Chinese Medicine, tourism and education are some of the industries Mainland organisations are eager to invest in, according to China’s Ambassador to Portugal.

Chinese carrier Tianjin Airlines has expanded its fleet of Embraer aircraft to 45 planes, after recently taking delivery of an E195 jet from the Brazilian firm, the Macauhub website reports.

Training of teachers of Portuguese as a foreign language is the topic of a seminar to be held on Friday, The University of Macau has announced.

A first batch of 15 Chinese-made locomotives was delivered to Angola last month, Angop reports. The Angolan news agency reports that the locomotives will boost the capacity of the country’s railway network.

Revenue from Mozambique’s exports may reach US$3.46 million next year, an increase of 5.2 percent on estimates for this year, Notícias reports.

The Cape Verdean Minister of Health, Arlindo do Rosário, has met representatives from a medical team from Sichuan to discuss improving bilateral co-operation in healthcare, Inforpress reports.

Mainland organisations have spent US$11.9 billion on mergers and acquisitions in Brazil this year, the Financial Times has reported.

Manufacturing activity in the Mainland increased last month for the fourth month in a row, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency, citing the National Bureau of Statistics as its source, says the Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing rose to 51.7 points last month from 51.2 the month before. A reading above 50 points indicates an increase in activity while a reading below 50 indicates a decrease.

Payments worth RMB13.89 billion (US$2 billion) have been settled in renminbi in Macao on behalf of banks in Portuguese-speaking countries since last year, the Macao Daily News reports.

Officials from Angola and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have signed an agreement for Angola to borrow US$4.5 billion to build a hydroelectric dam on the Kwanza River, Angop reports.

The Chinese Embassy has presented a proposal to create a Mandarin school in Albufeira, a popular resort city in Portugal’s southern Algarve region, Diário Online Algarve reports.