Divers perform with Beluga whales inside a tank at Harbin Polarland Aquarium during the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, in Heilongjiang province, Jan 7, 2013. [Photo/CFP]
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.