SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- Vietnam has been formally admitted as a "partner country" of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, Brazil's government said on Friday, as the bloc presses ahead with an expansion push.
Vietnam is the tenth nation to receive this status, which allows invited countries to participate in BRICS summits and other discussion sessions.
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