A staff member demonstrates a 3D scanner at the China Academy of Sciences booth in the 17th China Hi-tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, Nov 16, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.