Zhang Jun (R), a female member of the peacekeeping team, waves goodbye to her family and friends at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Nov 12, 2013. [Photo by He Haiyang/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.