Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from Northeast China's Jilin province arrive in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2013. The first session of the 12th NPC is scheduled to open in Beijing on March 5. [Photo/Xinhua]
Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from East China's Jiangxi province arrive in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2013. The first session of the 12th NPC is scheduled to open in Beijing on March 5. [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.