Zhang Yunxiao, a watermelon seller in Xiangyang, Central China's Hubei province, carves flowers onto a watermelon, July 22, 2013. Prices for the carved watermelons range from 20 yuan ($3.26) to 50 yuan. [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.