Tourists visit the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, April 30, 2013. Tourism boosted in Beijing during the three-day public holidays for the International Workers' Day which falls on May 1 every year. [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.