BANGKOK -- Thailand will apply as soon as this month to join the BRICS bloc of emerging nations, the government said on Tuesday, aiming to team up with other Global South countries in boosting its presence on the global stage.
International relations
Thailand aims to become first Southeast Asian BRICS member
Bangkok eyes bigger role among emerging nations in bloc led by China, India, Russia
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, second from left, attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in August 2023. © Reuters
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