Singer Zhang Ye performs during a rehearsal of the China Central Television (CCTV)'s 2013 New Year Gala in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 30, 2012. The gala will be shown in the evening of Dec 31. [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.