Performers take part in a grand parade of an international carnival held in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 30, 2013. Over 1,500 people participated in the event here on Monday. [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.