Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha smiles after a photo session at Government House following an audience with King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok on September 4, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]
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.