Soldiers stand guard as students attend a memorial ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day at Tian'anmen Square in Beijng, Sept 30, 2015. [Photo by Feng Yongbing/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.