The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) carried out a Brazilian Mission to China from May 13 to 17, with the aim of beginning the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2024 and signing two new agreements: one with the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS) and another with Hebei Normal University.

On 20 May, 99Food, a Brazilian meal delivery platform, began the process of registering motorcyclists interested in working on the platform. The operation will be relaunched in Brazil by the end of the first half of 2025, as part of the R$1 billion investment announced by the Didi Group, 99's controlling shareholder.

The president of the Association of Municipalities of Santo Antão in Cape Verde, Arlindo Luz, confirmed that the Chinese prefecture of Lijiang is interested in cooperating with Santo Antão and has already expressed its desire to establish a twinning agreement with the ‘island of the mountains’.

The new Floating Production, Storage and Oil Transfer Unit (FPSO), built in China and called “Agogo”, arrived in Angola on May 16 and is due to begin operations in the second half of this year.

The Consulate General, in partnership with the Brazil Center, held the Brazil-China Press Roundtable as part of a dialog mechanism with Chinese and Brazilian press outlets, initiated on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Sino-Brazilian Relations.

On May 18, the final of the Brazilian regional stage of the 2025 edition of the Chinese Bridge competition for university and high school students was held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

On May 16, Brazil's Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, highlighted the progress made during his official mission to China alongside President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He celebrated the agreements signed between the governments and companies of the two countries, which should generate direct investment in strategic areas for national development, especially in the health industry.

GWM is about to take an important step into the Brazilian market with the opening of its factory in Iracemápolis, São Paulo. This venture is scheduled to begin in June 2025.

The Madeiran startup FootAR, which is part of the Portuguese consortium eGames Lab, won the “Best Application” award at VRAR World Expo 2025, an event held in Shanghai, China. This is the most prestigious Asian event dedicated to Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, which took place on May 15th and 16th.

On May 13, a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation between the countries in artificial intelligence (AI) was signed by the Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) as the Brazilian representative and the National Development and Reform Commission of China on China's side.

The Chinese multinational company, Hua Guang Welding, has chosen Parkurbis - Parque de Ciências e Tecnologia da Covilhã to set up its first industrial unit in Portugal, starting in 2026, with an initial value of 15 million euros. The investing company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial welds for sectors such as refrigeration, the automotive industry and air conditioning.

Banco do Brasil (BB) and the China Development Bank (CDB) have signed a US$ 1 billion commitment agreement. The agreement was signed in Beijing, during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to China.