Iran's First Vice President Parviz Davoodi addresses the opening plenary of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009 in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province, on April 18, 2009. The BFA Annual Conference 2009 officially opened here on Saturday, focusing on the role of Asian countries, especially emerging economies in this region, amid the global financial crisis. [Xinhua]

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo (R1), Zeng Peiyan (R2), newly elected vice chairman of the board of directors of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Donald Tsang (R3), Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Edmund Ho Hau-Wah (L3), Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), attend the opening plenary of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009 in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province, on April 18, 2009. The BFA Annual Conference 2009 opened here on Saturday with the theme of "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis." [Xinhua]