A runner nears the top get a great view during the Beijing Vertical Marathon at the China World Summit Wing Hotel of the World Trade Center Tower 3 in Beijing on August 3, 2012. [Photo by Cui Meng/chinadaily.com.cn]
A runner runs to the finish line during the Beijing Vertical Marathon at the China World Summit Wing Hotel of the World Trade Center Tower 3 in Beijing on August 3, 2012. [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.