Xi calls on BRICS members to pursue innovation, seize development opportunities

JOHANNESBURG, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on BRICS members to seize opportunities, increase input in innovation and focus on creating new areas of growth.

"We should endeavor to advance structural reform, remove all institutional barriers to innovation and fully unlock innovation potential and energize the market," Xi said while addressing the BRICS Business Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa.