Xinhua Headlines: Greater BRICS spearheads Global South cooperation as leaders meet in Kazan

BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 16th BRICS Summit on Oct. 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, five major emerging markets with considerable economic potential. It has now evolved into an influential international cooperation mechanism with an expa