A Forum Macao delegation headed by Secretary-General Xu Yingzhen visited on December 3 the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Taur Matan Ruak. Mr Ruak welcomed the group to the Government Palace, discussing with the guests the country’s economic situation and the Government’s plans and outlook.

A delegation from the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, led by Secretary-General Xu Yingzhen, visited Timor-Leste from November 30 to December 6. The group met with government representatives overseeing affairs related with the work of Forum Macao, and also paid visits to bodies related to trade investment promotion.

The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao and the University of Macau will hold a “Workshop on Teaching and Training of Bilingual Professionals for China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” on December 7 and 8. The workshop’s opening ceremony will be held at the University of Macau’s Wu Yee Sun Library Auditorium (E2-G012) on December 7 at 9:30am.

A delegation from the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) visited Guangdong Province between November 29 and 30 to take part in the “Dynamic Macao Week” activities in Zhaoqing Prefecture. The programme included setting up a “Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Pavilion”.

A delegation led by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ms Xu Yingzhen, took part in the “China International Green Innovative Products & Technologies Show” at the Guangzhou (Meizhou) Industrial Zone, on November 23 in Meizhou, Guangdong.

A delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Mr Ding Tian, visited São Tomé and Príncipe from November 13 to 15. It was the first visit of a delegation of the Permanent Secretariat to the country since March 2017, when São Tomé and Príncipe officially became a member of Forum Macao.

Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao Mr Ding Tian headed a working group joining a delegation visiting Angola and Portugal from November 7 to 12. The delegation was led by the Director General of the Department of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Mr Sun Tong.

A delegation from the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) attended on November 9 the “2018 Roundtable for Economic and Trade Cooperation between Sichuan, Macao and Portuguese-speaking Countries”. The delegation was led by Forum Macao Deputy Secretaries-General Mr Rodrigo Brum and Mr Casimiro de Jesus Pinto.

The closing ceremony and certificate presentation ceremony of the “Seminar on Intellectual Property Protection for Participants from Portuguese-speaking Countries”, an event organised by Forum Macao’s Training Centre, in collaboration with the University of Macau, was held in the Grand Ballroom at MGM Macau on November 13.

Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao Mr Ding Tian and Deputy Secretary-General Mr Rodrigo Brum joined the “12th China-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Summit”, from October 31 to November 2, to boost economic and trade cooperation between China, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Portuguese-speaking Countries.

In order to carry out the “Strategic Plan for Economic and Trade Co-operation” – and acting on a memorandum of understanding issued at the 5th Ministerial Conference of Forum Macao in relation to boosting cooperation on production capacity – a delegation led by Mr Ding Tian

A delegation led by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ms Xu Yingzhen, took part in the“1st China International Import Expo” (CIIE) from November 4 to 6 in Shanghai. The aim of the event was to help firms better understand Portuguese-speaking Countries and products from those countries, as well as to strengthen communication in economic and trade matters between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries.