People lay candle lanterns on the water to pray for peace and happiness in Sun Park in Rizhao, East China's Shandong province, on Feb 21, 2013. [Chen Weifeng/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.