A new one-yuan ($0.16) coin commemorating the Chinese lunar Year of the Horse in Yichang, Hubei province, Dec 24, 2013. [Photo by Liu Fengjun/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.