Fireworks explode over the Pha That Luang Square in Vientiane Dec 2, 2015 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos. [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.