Pedestrians walk against strong winds in Beijing on May 19, 2013. Winds as strong as 5 on the Beaufort scale hit the capital, blowing dust in the air. [Photo by Wu Changqing/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.