Angola’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce met in Luanda on 25 August with a delegation from China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC Africa), which specialises in inspection, certification, testing and compliance services, to examine proposals related to modernising the industrial sector.

Invest RS, the development agency of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, recently announced the opening of a permanent office in China.

São Tomé and Príncipe recently participated in the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum in Beijing.

Brazil’s Minister of Ports and Airports, Tomé Franca, recently began a series of meetings in Beijing with Chinese companies and investors to present infrastructure projects and explore opportunities for private-sector participation in the port, airport and inland waterway sectors.

The Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) recently received a delegation from Peking University, comprising by 11 students and one professor.

The 22nd Chinese medical team in Cabo Verde recently took part in a health fair in the municipality of Tarrafal, on the island of Santiago, providing specialised consultations to more than 100 patients.

Angola’s Secretary of State for Social Communication, Nuno Caldas Albino, participated in the 7th Forum on China-Africa Media Co-operation, held in Beijing last week.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently announced a technology partnership with the Chinese companies Huawei and iFlytek to expand Brazil’s national supercomputing capacity and develop Portuguese-language artificial intelligence models. The announcement was made during an event at the Macaíba Technology Park in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

The opening ceremony of the Chinese Language and Culture undergraduate programme at São Paulo State University (Unesp) was recently held at its Assis campus.

Cabo Verde’s Minister for Social Communication, Clóvis Silva, travelled to Beijing last week to attend the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum.

China and Brazil have maintained exchanges and technological co-operation in the sugarcane sector for more than a decade, capitalising on the complementary strengths of the two countries.

Brazilian musicians recently performed a concert at the Forte de Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro featuring a repertoire composed entirely of Chinese works.