Workers carry China-aid relief materials to Afghanistan into an airplane in Shanghai, east China, Nov 2, 2015. Materials including tents and blankets weighing more than 96 tons will be sent to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Nov 3. [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.