» Over 1,600 experts from government, business and academia around the world gathered in Hainan for the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference April 18-19.

» The forum focused on the financial crisis in Asia, financial innovation, balancing economic opening up and supervision, and the economic outlook for 2009.

» Boao Forum Secretary General Long Yongtu hosted the opening ceremony and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gave the keynote speech.