Four 5-meter sticks, Ruyi Jingu Bang, were placed in front of a store to mark the upcoming Singles Day, which is Nov 11, in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, Nov 6. [Photo by Zheng Tao/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.