Interpol seeks Chinese businessman who ‘fled to Portugal’ after faking 2.7 billion euros in gold
An Interpol red notice and arrest warrant has been issued for a 34-year-old Chinese businessman who fled to Portugal after using adulterated gold to raise over 2.7 billion euros in
Confusion as Chinese-owned REN awards 47 million submarine cable contract to Chinese company
There is definite confusion over the decision by REN – the national energy grid in Chinese hands – to award a 47 million contract to a Chinese firm, apparently bypassing
Chinese buy Portugal’s largest cattle breeding business for 37.7 million euros
Chinese investment group CESL Asia has just formalised a deal for Portugal’s largest cattle-breeding business, Monte do Pasto. The Monte do Pasto group – with two operations in the Alentejo
EDP shareholders to vote on China Three Gorges takeover
Market regulator CMVM has set Wednesday, April 24 as the limit for the proposed Public Acquisition Offer from the Chinese energy giant China Three Gorges for greater control of Portugal’s
There’s more to China than Beijing
One of the most interesting things we saw during our recent trip to China was a UNESCO World Heritage site that is actually an entire city. The old city of
The wonders of China
China is home to 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites, second in the world only to Italy, which has 51. On our recent trip, Helga and I were fortunate enough to
Impressions of China
Helga and I have just returned from a 23-day trip through China. Neither of us had ever visited mainland China before and we arrived with lots of pre-conceived ideas and
Chinese vow acquisitions in Portugal “have only just begun”
President of Macau’s monetary authority Anselmo Teng has been talking in Lisbon this week about the fervour in China to “reinforce” investments and acquisitions in Portugal. “More and more Chinese
Indignation as cheap Chinese chestnuts ‘sully’ Portugal’s best
It’s not as newsworthy as global post-Brexit meltdown, but chestnut producers in Portugal’s Transmontana areas are said to be fuming. At issue are cheap Chinese chestnuts that are ‘adulterating’ Portugal’s
Portugal’s Chinese investors lose €100 billion overnight
In the aftermath of yet another Black Monday on the world’s stock exchanges, reports claim Chinese businesses active in Portugal saw more than €100 billion wiped off share prices overnight.