A journalist uses an iPad to ask questions at a press conference at the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, March 13, 2013. The Chinese characters on the iPad read, "I have a question."[Photo/CFP]
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.