Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and China's Premier Li Qiang have agreed to boost trade and investment ties between the two countries during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil,

Vietnam is expanding its geopolitical alliances by bolstering economic ties with India and joining BRICS as a partner country. Aiming for a trade target with India, Vietnam's move into the BRICS forum hopes to further its global influence,

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Vietnam will soon sign an agreement with Indonesia to boost long-term rice shipments, the Vietnamese government said on Tuesday in a statement, after exports plunged in the first half of the year. The statement came hours after Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil.

Prime Minister Chinh thanked Brazil for supporting Vietnam’s BRICS partnership and affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to participating with the highest sense of responsibility. He reiterated Vietnam’s strong commitment to contributing to peace, cooperation, and development, especially in promoting the role of the Global South in global governance.

Vietnam recently joined the BRICS as the group's 10th partner country. Among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesia holds full membership in BRICS, while Malaysia and Thailand are official partner countries.

Why has only Indonesia pursued full membership, while Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam remain content as “partners” of the grouping?

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is also expected to reaffirm Vietnam's strong commitment to peace, stability, cooperation, and development on this occasion; as well as its desire to deepen ties with Brazil and diversify economic,

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday met Renato Costa, an executive of the JBS Group, in Rio de Janeiro while participating in an expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in Brazil.