Delegates arrive for Boao Forum for Asia 2009

• Source: Xinhua
• [08:53 April 17 2009]
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Photo taken on April 16, 2009 shows delegates to the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009 at a conference venue. This year's conference is scheduled to run from April 17 to 19 in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province, with the theme "Asia: Managing Beyong Crisis." More than 1,600 delegates are expected to discuss the impact of the international financial crisis on Asia and how the region can weather these challenges as effectively as possible. ( Xinhuanet Photo/Qiu Xiaomin)

Photo taken on April 16, 2009, shows the countdown board before the secretariat office of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009, in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province. The 3-day BFA Annual Conference 2009 will kick off here Friday with the theme of "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis."
(Xinhuanet Photo/Li Chun)

Armed police officers carry out security check near the venue for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009, in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province, April 16, 2009. The 3-day BFA Annual Conference 2009 will kick off here Friday with the theme of "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis." (Xinhuanet Photo/Li Chun)