Chefs turn plain vegetables and fruit into delicate figurines in Hefei, Central China's Anhui province, Nov 27, 2013. The exhibition was part of a conference to enhance the catering industry. [Photo by Xie Chen/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.