More than 2,000 volunteers serving the summit were selected from universities based in Xiamen including Xiamen University, Huaqiao University and Jimei University. Many of them are from southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Laos. They will offer voluntary service for the summit slated for Sept 3-5 in the eastern coastal city after two months' training.
Volunteers in their official uniforms for the 9th BRICS Summit to be held in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Aug 25, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]
Uruguay will grant visa-free entry to Chinese citizens.
China has decided to extend visa-free entry for Russian citizens until Dec 31, 2027, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said on May 20.
