A child receives treatment with a nebulizer in a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Dec 9, 2013. The city had been smothered by heavy smog for three consecutive days. [Photo by Long Wei/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.