Volunteers wear masks painted with blue lips and hold a calligraphy work while posing for photos in Liaocheng, Shandong province, Oct 16, 2013. [Photo by Zhao Yuguo/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.