A model has her back painted with the layout of an apartment as a way to catch the eyes of prospective buyers at a housing fair held at Century Square in Jilin city, Jilin province, Aug 11, 2013. [Photo/CFP]
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.