Residents watch after setting up fireworks as part of Chinese new year celebrations, in central Beijing early Feb 10, 2013. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, begins on Feb 10 this year and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. [Photo/Agencies]
Fireworks paint the skyline at the Chinese Lunar New Year Eve over Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, on Feb 9, 2013. [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.