China Launches $12.8 Billion Greater Bay Area Development Fund

A government-backed HK$100 billion ($12.8 billion) private equity fund was launched in Hong Kong  to support high-tech industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Sines: Portugal´s Link to One Belt, One Road

Even before Portugal decided to take part in China´s Belt and Road strategy, with the signing of a joint statement at the end of Chinese president Xi Jinping´s visit to Portugal last week, the Portuguese government was already in full steam promoting what should be the key Portuguese infrastructure for the strategy - Sines port, in the south of the country.

Xi Jinping in Lisbon: A Momentous Visit With Warnings From EU Countries

As Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in Lisbon for a two-day visit, Portuguese authorities will be extending the warmest of welcomes, even as the ever closer business ties between both countries begin to put a strain between Portugal and the European Union.

New cable provides Angola a window on the world

 The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) was completed in September, making it the first fibre submarine cable between Africa and the Americas. Running from Fortaleza in north-eastern Brazil to Sangano in Angola it should encourage the Angolan government to press ahead with the reform of its own telecoms sector, which remains underdeveloped in comparison with most other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.