China and Brazil are due to sign an agreement next month to expand their trade and services co-operation, said on Wednesday the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Trade, Marcos Pereira.

Angola overtook Saudi Arabia and Russia in July to become China’s largest oil supplier for the first time this year, show data from China’s General Administration of Customs.

The Chinese Government will push ahead with a series of national projects and encourage public private partnerships, reported Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

Consumer confidence in Brazil reached an 18-month high in August, said on Wednesday the higher education institution Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).

Companies from Mozambique can start paying their Chinese suppliers in yuan via banks in China, following the launch of a new offshore yuan clearing service, online news portal Macauhub reported.

The China Three Gorges (CTG) company will on Monday issue seven scholarships; for some Portuguese students that wish to join postgraduate programmes in China. The firm gave the news in a statement as quoted by Portuguese newspaper Económico.

The tourism industry of southern Huila province could support the diversification of the Angolan economy, said the head of the local Hotel and Tourism Department, João Silvestre Figueiredo.

A consortium led by China Investment Corp is negotiating a potential acquisition of a portion of Brazilian mining company Vale SA’s future iron ore output, Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily reported last week.

Macao’s Education and Youth Affairs Bureau will provide scholarships to 13 local students so that they can study at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

The Chinese Government has developed a set of measures aimed at reducing companies’ costs, in order to stimulate economic growth, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

The Angolan Government has awarded five new public works projects – worth in total US$163.5 million – to Chinese firms, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported last week. The schemes are under a credit line scheme provided by China.

There has been a 14.5 percent year-on-year increase in the number of students enrolling at Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) in order either to learn Portuguese or study in that language. The figures, relating to recruitment for the new academic year 2016/2017, were reported last week by local newspaper Macao Daily News.