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Some facts about East Timor – from the first new nation of the millennium to the world’s most biodiverse waters

Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is part of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and one of the youngest countries in the world. It occupies...

Asian Development Bank lends US$127 million to East Timor to ensure safe drinking water

The Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ABD) and the Government of Timor-Leste (East Timor) have agreed to US$127 million in funding to ensure safe and...

Portuguese-speaking East Timor wants more cooperation with Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the first memories that the current ambassador of East Timor in Brasília, Olímpio Miranda Branco, 68, has...

Analysis: Southeast Asia between the sword of China and the wall of the United States

By Nicolás Promanzio This Sunday ended the 40th and 41st summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), held for 4 days in Cambodia. ASEAN...

Timorese government creates military and police force to counter confrontations between rival groups

The Timorese government today created and tasked a joint force of the national armed forces and police to "suppress the criminal situation of individuals...

Portugal defends gradual construction of a true citizenship of the Lusophone Community CPLP

Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho said today that economic and business cooperation in the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) should be deepened because...

Macau promises Sino-Lusophone ‘theme park’ between October and November

Macau authorities have promised to transform the territory into a Sino-Lusophone "theme park" between October 28 and November 18 with an investment of nearly...

Portugal, Angola, and Brazil are the Portuguese-speaking countries most ranked in the Chinese infrastructure index

In general terms, all eight Portuguese-speaking countries moved up in the 2022 'ranking' of the Infrastructure Development Index "One Belt, One Road". Chinese President Xi...

Africa will have largest number of Portuguese speakers by end of 21st century

With approximately 212 million inhabitants and the largest population among the member nations of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), Brazil is today, by...

The 2 Brazilians among Pope Francis’ 21 new cardinals

Brazil now officially has two new cardinals, one of them from the Amazon - the first in the country's history of the Catholic Church. With...

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows by 14% in the first half of 2022

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) reached USD104.461 billion from January to June 2022, up 14.13% year-on-year, according to data from the China...

Brazil’s Independence Day will be a purely Portuguese-speaking affair

The Itamaraty Palace, headquarters of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, informed that by directive of President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian diplomacy has only sent invitations to...

Portugal creates visa for job seekers from Portuguese-speaking countries

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During his visit to Brazil, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa spoke about introducing a new visa that will...

Portugal allows using Brazilian driver’s license in the country

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Portugal will start accepting the Brazilian National Driver's License (CNH) as a valid document to drive in the country....

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