Curitiba - Yesterday the state of Paraná received a visit by a delegation from the Chinese province of Zhejiang as part of a five-year scientific-technical cooperation agreement in the areas of crops, animal husbandry and industrial biotechnology; medicinal plants, the production of medicine and traditional Chinese medicine; aquaculture; and software development.

In order to speed up the exchange of information, every two years a Paraná-Zhejiang Cooperation Forum will take place, along with an intense exchange program, conferences and seminars.

Agência Brasil
Reporter: Lúcia Nórcio
Translator: Allen Bennett
08/25/2004