A child gets a haircut at a barbershop in Beijing on March 13, 2013. Many Chinese who follow tradition choose to have their hair cut on Feb 2 on the lunar calendar. [Zhu Xingxin/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.