A model strikes a pose during the Datong International Automobile Culture Festival in Datong, North China’s Shanxi province, Aug 23. The four-day event attracted around 300 cars from more than 40 brands. [Feng Yongbin/Asianewsphoto.com]
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.