A senior citizen dries corn planted by fellow residents at the Zhong Xin Welfare Home in Xuan'en county, Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Central China's Hubei province on September 11, 2012 (file photo). [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.