Villagers use bamboo to build a shelf for a huge sky lantern in Wanquan town of Qionghai city, South China's Hainan province, Aug 26, 2013. [Photo by Meng Zhongde/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.