Xi urges speaking 'with one voice'

China Pledges 500m Yuan For Cooperative Ventures

China will set aside 500 million yuan ($76.61 million) for economic and technological cooperation and exchanges among BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Monday while calling for joint efforts to open the bloc's second "Golden Decade".

In his speech addressing the plenary session of the BRICS Summit, Xi also announced an injection of $4 million into the project preparation fund of the BRICS-led New Development Bank for the bank's operation and long-term development.