Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Myanmar's President U Thein Sein during a welcoming ceremony held by President Xi Jinping for President U Thein Sein in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, April 5, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.