A ceremony is held to mark the unveiling of new statues of late DPRK leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, Dec 23, 2013. This photo was released by Korea Central News Agency. [Photo/ Icpress.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.