Chocolate’s return to São Tomé and Príncipe
Here’s how cacao – the key ingredient in chocolate – went from boom to bust to economic balm in the tiny island nation, a former Portuguese colony.
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Brazil and China’s economic ties: Stronger than ever
China is Brazil’s biggest investor and most valuable trade partner. These two massive countries’ complementary economies create exciting opportunities across a range of sectors – it’s no wonder their relationship is reaching new highs.
Waking up to Angolan coffee
Once one of the world’s biggest coffee producers, Angola today hopes to steel its economy by rebuilding its forgotten coffee industry.
SEZs in Africa, a new track for Sino-Lusophone cooperation
Portuguese-speaking countries want to replicate the success of China’s Special Economic Zones, a key part of the Asian giant’s economic boom. A new academic book published in Macao helps explain how.
Partnerships for prosperity
The new secretary-general of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng, outlines his vision for the future of relations between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.
Lisbon builds a stable for IT ‘unicorns’
The Portuguese capital is staking a claim as a global innovation hub, encouraging digital entrepreneurs to set up in the city, and with the advantage of the centuries-long Portuguese-Macao relationship offering exciting new prospects.
Adding a new chapter in Sino-Portuguese relations
Ana Menezes Cordeiro is the first Portuguese woman to be charged with a diplomatic mission in China and she is raising historic links to a new level.
Macao’s blue-sky thinker develops green trade routes
Ekithi, a natural superfoods specialist, links Macao and Mozambique through trade while helping African farmers elevate their living standards.
Forum Macao looks to development with optimism
Forum Macao has utilised the city’s bi-cultural legacy to cement relationships between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, achieving spectacular success.
Port of kings
Construction is underway on a huge state-of-the-art deep-water port in Timor-Leste. Meet some of the key people behind this mammoth project – and discover how it’s strengthening ties between the Portuguese-speaking country and China.