Workers ignite a boiler of a residential district in Changping, Beijing. Beijing kicks off its trial heating on Nov 7 and about 50% of its heating units are expected to ignite. [Photo by Fu Ding/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.