Former NBA star Yao Ming watches a student as he helps him improve his basketball skills during his visit to Huilei School in Beijing's Changping district, on June 30, 2013. [Photo by Cui Meng/chinadaily.com.cn]
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.