Pianist Lang Lang (R) and singer Karen Mok perform during a new year concert in Tianjin, north China, Dec 30, 2012. Lang Lang held his new year concert on Sunday with the cooperation of Hong Kong pop singer Karen Mok.[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.