Taiqing Lake is shrouded by heavy smog in in Shanting district, Zaozhuang city of East China's Shandong province, on Feb 27, 2013. [Li Zongxian/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.