Du jinqian, a security guard, makes snow birds on the steps in front of the bank where he works in Hangzhou, capital of E. China's Zhejiang province, Feb 19, 2013.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]
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.