An attendant hands out moon cakes in a festive carriage of the high-speed train G172 from Qingdao to Tianjin West ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sept 18, 2013. [Photo/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.