Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world

STORY: Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Johannesburg 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MICHEL RUIMY, Economist, Professor of economy at Sciences Po Paris and ESCP Europe 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda STORYLINE: The 15th BRICS Summit to be held from Aug. 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, has attracted worldwide attention. More and more developing countries have shown their interest in joining the BRICS. What are the attrac

Koizumi ready to extend deployment of SDF troops in Iraq

Koizumi ready to extend deployment of SDF troops in Iraq

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) escorts Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi for bilateral talks in New York on Sept. 20. In the meeting, Koizumi expressed readiness to extend the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces in Iraq beyond the current Dec. 14 deadline to continue reconstruction assistance there. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Iraqi vice president Allawi speaks in interview in Baghdad

Iraqi vice president Allawi speaks in interview in Baghdad

Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi says in an interview with Kyodo News in Baghdad on March 15, 2015, many Shiite Muslim militiamen mobilized for operations against Islamic State militants to regain the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit are not firmly under the command of the Iraqi military, expressing concern that they may go out of control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo