Artists perform Muqam, a traditional Uygur song and dance cycle, in Shche county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, April 16, 2013. [Photo/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.