Overview

• Vietnam’s partner status was confirmed by Brazil’s foreign ministry on June 14, making it the tenth nation to join under the category introduced at the 2024 Kazan summit.
• As a partner country, Vietnam can participate in BRICS meetings and collaborate on development projects, including financing from the New Development Bank.
• Hanoi’s dynamic economy of nearly 100 million people and its role as a manufacturing hub underpinned its alignment with the bloc’s vision of a representative global order.
• Vietnam’s prime minister attended the expanded BRICS+ summit in Kazan in October 2024, and Vietnamese delegations have since engaged in related dialogues on Global South cooperation.
• BRICS now comprises eleven full members and ten partners, reflecting its ongoing strategy to diversify international economic participation and reduce reliance on Western-led institutions.