Pedestrians walk in snow on a street in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin province, Dec 28, 2012. Most parts of Jilin on Friday saw a snowfall, which would be followed by a significant temperature drop on Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.