SOUTH-EAST Asia’s two largest economies are the newest recruits of Brics, lending significant clout to the bloc that already commands more than 40 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product as it seeks to strengthen its role as a counterbalance to the West.

Jacob Zuma has praised the bloc as a tool for reshaping global systems and reducing dependence on the West Former South African President

Russia's plans on the international track in the new year, strengthening partnership with BRICS and SCO, and prospects for developing cooperation with Latin America.

The US president mistakenly identified the EU state as a member of the economic bloc US President Donald Trump has mistakenly identified S

The Status of Visiting Forces Agreement will enable the armed forces of the Philippines and New Zealand to elevate their cooperation activities and conduct exercises in each other’s territories.

Russia is ready to implement nuclear power projects in Vietnam and develop electric waterway transport systems.

Launched in December 1986, Vietnam’s “reform” era (đổi mới) came to an end in August 2024. Domestic political events in the ensuing months ushered the country into a new era, although the coming period may turn out to be a Gramscian interregnum, when “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russia will facilitate Vietnam's participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country,” the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday ...

In a world where emerging economies are reshaping global trade and power dynamics, Nigeria’s recent inclusion as a “partner country” in the BRICS bloc is a milestone. With its immense ...

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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto aims for self-sufficiency in rice, corn, and salt by 2026, emphasising the importance of food independence amid the global crisis. "We must achieve ...

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