Former NBA star Yao Ming talks with Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah as they help children improve their basketball skills during their visit to Huilei School in Beijing's Changping district on June 30, 2013. [Photo by Cui Meng/chinadaily.com.cn]
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.