United Nations Secretary-Genenral Ban Ki-moon (L) introduces Chinese pianist Lang Lang during a ceremony designating Lang Lang as a UN Messenger of Peace, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Oct 28, 2013. [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.