Soldiers prepare for an emergency rescue drill at an airport in Hami prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 24, 2013. [Photo by Cai Zengle/Asianewsphoto]
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.