People visit Louvre-Lens, a regional branch of Louvre Museum in Lens, northern France, Dec 16, 2012. Louvre-Lens housing hundreds of Louvre treasures opened to the public on Wednesday. [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.