Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa will visit China from October 8 to 12, Jornal de Negócios reports. The Portuguese newspaper says Mr Costa’s visit will include a stop in Macao. It cites a statement issued by the prime minister’s office.

The government of Mozambique has identified a number of potential locations and participants to be involved in an industrial park that will be built with Bejing’s assistance, according to China’s Ambassador to Mozambique Su Jian.

Chinese companies have won three infrastructure contracts in the Angolan city of Cabinda, online news portal Macauhub reports.

Mainland carrier Air China and its subsidiary Air Macau are assessing a new route form Macao to Beijing and Lisbon, reports the Jornal Tribuna de Macau newspaper.

The mainland has overtaken Japan to become the second biggest source of outbound direct investment (ODI) in the world, according to official data.

China may be prepared to cancel some of the loans out has made to Mozambique, according to the newspaper Notícias.

China will donate 4.62 million escudos (US$46,726) to construct and renovate schools in Cape Verde, the news agency Inforpress reports.

Beijing will promote economic development by opening up the economy, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly.

Confidence in Brazil’s industrial sector increased for the fifth straight month and has reached its highest level in more than two years, the Brazilian news agency Brasil reports.

The Xinhua news agency will resume ties with Angop, the Angolan news agency. The political adviser at the Chinese Embassy in Luanda, Li Chong, made the announcement on Wednesday after visiting Angop’s headquarters.

Mainland cities are interested establishing twinning arrangements with Angolan cities, Angop reports. Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Vice-president Lin Yi made the comments while meeting the province of Luanda’s Deputy Governor José Manuel Cerqueira, the Angolan news agency says.

Confucius Institute Day on September 24 is being celebrated by the branch of the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Verde in the Cape Verdean capital, Praia, A Nação reports.