Visitors tour a coreopsis field at the Naigu stone forest scenic spot in Shilin Yi autonomous county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Sept 29, 2013. [Photo by Hu Yongqi/chinadaily.com.cn]
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.