Michael Owen speaks at a press conference as the global brand ambassador of SoccerWorld in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on June 13, 2013. The company plans to build a sports center in the city. [Photo by Wu Jun/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.