An official gauge of China factory output was flat in October judged month-on-month. But the October reading meant nonetheless that manufacturing activity in the country shrank for a third straight month.

Chinese communication technology companies are confident about the opportunities in the Brazil market, despite South America’s largest economy undergoing economic recession, the Chinese newspaper China Daily reported on Monday.

A fish canning and fish distribution network backed by Chinese business would start operating soon in Guinea-Bissau, said the African country’s Secretary of State for Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Ildefonso Barros.

China last week donated personal protection equipment for artisanal fishing worth US$30,000 to Guinea-Bissau, online media Macauhub reported.

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) aims to increase the number of students from Portuguese-speaking Countries by 2017, said its President, Lei Heong Iok.

The Portuguese Ambassador to China, Jorge Torres-Pereira, foresees further Chinese investment in Portugal in high-tech projects and in businesses related to green and blue economies, the latter referring to a developmental approach anchored on sustainable development and utilisation of marine resources.

Mozambique’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5.9 percent in the second quarter of this year spurred by the primary sector, said the Bank of Mozambique on Tuesday.

The decline in industrial profits in China narrowed in September, stabilising after a record collapse in the previous month, official figures showed.

Portugal is the easiest Portuguese-speaking Country to do business in, shows a report by the World Bank Group.

China has eased market entry rules to welcome more foreign investment in Beijing’s service sector. Industries involved include travel, aircraft maintenance and event promotion, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

Construction work at Angola’s new Luanda International Airport should be completed by April 2017, local news agency Angop reported. Chinese company China International Fund Ltd (CIF) is building the infrastructure.

Subsidiaries of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and Mozambican oil firm Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) established last week a joint venture to jointly explore oil projects in the African nation, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported. It is the first joint venture formed by Chinese and Mozambican state-owned companies.