The University of Rovuma (UniRovuma) and the People's Republic of China are laying the foundations for one of Mozambique's most innovative agricultural projects: the transformation of coastal saline soils into fertile land for the production of so-called sea rice, a salt-resistant variety with high nutritional value.

Chinese investments in Brazil's electricity sector grew by more than 100% in 2024, reinforcing a trend that did not start recently, said Cláudia Trevisan, executive director of the Brazil-China Business Council, in an interview with Times Brasil – CNBC Exclusive Licensee.

The Timing Group organized the first business mission to China, led by Ricardo Mariano, the group's chief executive officer (CEO), bringing together 10 Portuguese entrepreneurs, mostly with projects based in the Algarve. This is an unprecedented initiative that marked a decisive step in the internationalization of the Portuguese business community in China.

Angola's Finance Minister, Vera Daves de Sousa, recently made a working visit to the People's Republic of China with the aim of deepening financial and economic cooperation between Luanda and Beijing.

Brazil will participate in four international ocean drilling expeditions, said Farid Chemale Junior, an academic at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, at the Deep Sea Technology Innovation Conference recently held in Sanya, Hainan Province, southern China.

In a strategic move that reinforces China's growing role in the global energy sector, China Energy Engineering Group (CEEC), through its subsidiary CEEC Brasil, announced the acquisition of three photovoltaic solar plants located in Coremas (PB), totaling 93.41 MWp of installed capacity.

Recently, on a mission to China, the Minas Gerais government delegation led by Deputy Governor Mateus Simões participated in the opening of the Brazil-China Business Forum.

During the handover ceremony between the 25th and 26th Chinese medical teams in Mozambique, held at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambican Health Minister Ussene Isse highlighted that the Chinese government has consistently helped the country address challenges in the field of health, making the Mozambican system more resilient in the face of major epidemics and better able to provide services to the people.

Brazil was present at the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2025 in Qingdao, China. Considered one of the largest international trade fairs in the fish and seafood sector, the event brought together exhibitors from more than 50 countries and attracted approximately 40,000 visitors.

The Government of Sergipe, represented by the Special Secretary for Planning, Budget, and Innovation (Seplan), Julio Filgueira, led the delegation of planning secretaries from across the country in the International Mission of the Council of Planning Secretaries (Conseplan), held in Beijing, China. The mission's objective was to promote a deep immersion in the topics of strategic planning and long-term planning.

Members of the Assembly of the Republic recently participated in a seminar in China that brought together women parliamentarians from nine African countries to discuss gender equality and the promotion of women's comprehensive development.

Registration for the III Bahia-China Forum is now open. The event will take place on November 25, 2025, at the Hotel Deville in Salvador, bringing together authorities, researchers, and representatives from the productive sector in Brazil and China.