The Macao Polytechnic University (UPM) recently announced an agreement with the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL) for the exchange of students and teachers. In a statement, UPM indicated that the cooperation protocol also provides for the strengthening of ties in the area of academic resource sharing and the training of qualified bilingual staff in Chinese and Portuguese.

Experts and academics from Spain and Brazil offered insights on strengthening global cooperation on blue economy and sustainable finance at a sub-forum of the Pearl Bay 2025 Climate Investment and Financing Conference, held recently in Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, southern China.

The second edition of Café no Mercado was recently held in São Paulo, Brazil. Thirteen exhibitors, including coffee roasters and producers, presented products and production models from different regions of the country.

Recently, Chinese Ambassador to Angola Zhang Bin attended the inauguration of the Outlet Shopping-Fashion Mall, located in the municipality of Viana, Luanda, a project that has created more than 2,000 jobs.

Recently, the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system, previously planned for Águas Lindas de Goiás (in the Brasília metropolitan area) under the PAC program, was officially scrapped in favor of a high-capacity rail model.

The CMOC Group, one of China's largest mining companies, has expanded its precious metals portfolio with a US$1 billion deal to buy Equinox Gold Corp.'s operations in Brazil.

The Ministry of Tourism has taken another strategic step to expand Brazil's presence in the Chinese outbound market. During an official visit to Beijing, the ministry's executive secretary, Ana Carla Machado, discussed the implementation of an electronic visa application system for Chinese tourists, a measure that should facilitate access to Brazil and boost the growth of tourist flows in the coming years.

Daniel Ramos has been named coach of the year in China. The Portuguese coach received the award at a gala recently organized by the Chinese Football Association in Shanghai, following votes by coaches, captains, the media, and fans.

Co-organizada pelo Instituto Cultural do Governo da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau (RAEM) e pelo Museu do Palácio de Pequim, com o apoio do Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga de Portugal, da Fundação Oriente e da Biblioteca da Ajuda, a exposição “Reflexos das Ligações Marítimas: O Intercâmbio Cultural Sino-Português entre os Séculos XVI e XIX” está actualmente patente no 4.º piso do Museu de Arte de Macau.

A delegation from the University and the Confucius Institute at U.Porto (ICUP) participated in several events focused on cooperation in the field of Chinese language teaching.

Yanan Tian, a student in the Joint Doctoral Program between the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) and Macao Polytechnic University (MPU), has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model aimed at drug discovery and optimization.

Recently, China Media Group (CMG) screened Shenzhou 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The initiative marks a new step in media cooperation between Brazil and China and consolidates the presence of Chinese audiovisual content in the Brazilian market.