Two giant pandas, 5-year-old Qinchuan and Lele, taste ice birthday cake at Jinbao Fairyland in Weifang, Shandong province, July 26, 2013. [Photo by Zhangchi/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.