The upcoming BRICS summit in Xiamen will help the five member countries build a stronger economic partnership and a brighter future, said BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) President K.V. Kamath.
Prior to the 9th BRICS Summit, its host city of Xiamen in Fujian province saw trade with other BRICS countries grow by 60 percent to reach 23 billion yuan ($3.45 billion) in the first half of the year.
Li Lin, deputy director of Fujian's foreign affairs office, discussed a wide range of possible areas for cooperation with each member of the BRICS club—Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa
A government delegation from Santa Catarina, a state in the southwestern part of Brazil, paid a visit to Pingtan, Fujian province on August 2, to seek cooperation opportunities with the Chinese island city.
