Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming (C), who is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), lines to enter the Great Hall of the People for a plenary session inBeijingMarch 11, 2013. [Photo/CFP]
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.