BEIJING — Leaders of China, Germany and European Union (EU) on Sept 14 agreed to strengthen communication and cooperation to ensure the success of the upcoming series of major political agenda between China and the<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/xi-co-hosts-china-germany-eu-leaders-meeting-via-video-link/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Xi co-hosts China-Germany-EU leaders’ meeting via video link</span></a></div>

The Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE) today welcomed the EU-China agreement for the protection of geographical indications, signed on Monday, which already includes in 2021 six Portuguese geographical indications and, until 2025, another seven.<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/portugal-welcomes-eu-china-agreement-on-geographical-indications-including-portuguese/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Portugal welcomes EU-China agreement on geographical indications, including Portuguese</span></a></div>

World Intellectual Property Organization data indicate that Portuguese applicants asked the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration to grant them 40 patents last year, Jornal Económico reports. The Portuguese newspaper, quoting a recent report from consulting<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/portuguese-make-over-40-patent-applications-in-china-in-2019/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Portuguese make over 40 patent applications in China in 2019</span></a></div>

China announced on Saturday it was banning imports of pork products from Germany after the European country confirmed its first case of African swine fever. Germany is Europe’s biggest pork producer and recently saw a<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-bans-german-meat-over-disease/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China bans German meat over disease</span></a></div>

BEIJING — Chinese consumers stepped up their spending in August, in a sign of further economic recovery from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales rose 0.5% in August from a year ago, the<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/chinas-retail-sales-rise-for-the-first-time-in-2020/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China’s retail sales rise for the first time in 2020</span></a></div>

Macao needs more workers proficient in Portuguese so the city can play a greater part in the world and burnish its international image, the Macao Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture has said. The secretariat<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/proficiency-in-portuguese-needed-in-macao-officials-told/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Proficiency in Portuguese needed in Macao, officials told</span></a></div>