A student from the School of Mechanical Engineering in Tianjin University puts a moisture-proof pad under a tent made in paper at the gymnasium of the university in North China's Tianjin municipality, Aug 27, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.