A study conducted by the Guangdong Research Institute for International Strategies suggests China should invest more in co-operation with Portuguese-speaking Countries and with Latin America.

Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Kátia Abreu, on Wednesday announced that China is ready to approve imports of Brazilian dairy products, reported Brasil, the latter country’s news agency.

China’s Fosun International confirmed on Tuesday it has started exclusive negotiations with Portugal’s central bank to buy Novo Banco.

China’s Premier Li Keqiang pledged that the nation would open further to foreign investment, official news agency Xinhua reported. He made the remarks on Wednesday at the annual summer meeting of the World Economic Forum in Dalian, in northeast China.

Angola’s Secretary of State for Hotels, Paulino Baptista, said the Government would continue to support the construction of hotels and the expansion of the country’s tourism industry. Quoted by local newspaper Jornal de Angola, Mr Baptista said the project for construction of six hotels schools across the country, including in the capital Luanda, is expected to move forward.

Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas and the Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines signed a co-operation agreement last week for the implementation of routes between Brazil and China.

Direct investment from China to Angola more than doubled last year to US$370 million, said the Chinese Embassy in the African country.

Guinea-Bissau’s President José Mario Vaz on Monday swore in the new Government led by former Minister of Presidential Affairs Baciro Djá. The President did so after receiving support for the move from the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), the West African country’s second largest political party.

Portugal’s Novo Banco completed on Monday the sale of its investment banking arm – Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento (BESI) – to China’s Haitong Group. The latter said the deal would provide it with a platform for expansion.

The Cape Verde Government has appointed Tânia Romualdo as its new Ambassador to China, replacing Júlio César Morais, who ended his 10-year tenure last month.

Revenue at the customs service of Guinea-Bissau is expected to hit 38 billion CFA francs (US$65 million) in 2015, said its director-general for customs, Francisco Rosa Cá.

The Government of Cape Verde has created a new body called the Agency for Tourism and Investment in Cape Verde (ATIC), announced the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Démis Lobo Almeida.