The Chang'e 3 lunar probe gets ready for launch at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center near Xichang city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, at around 5:00 pm on Dec 1, 2013. [Photo/CNS.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.