Yao Ming, a first-time CPPCC member, stands above the crowd leaving the Great Hall of the People after the second plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee. [Jiang Dong / China Daily]
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.