Boao Forum For Asia 2017 - Hainan, China

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Major topics at Boao Forum for Asia
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-03-22

The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia will be held in Boao, Hainan province, from Thursday to Sunday.

"Globalization and Free Trade, the Asian Perspective" is the theme of the conference. More than 80 ministers, leaders of international organizations and business executives will attend.

The forum will include 44 sessions. Let's take a look at the topics to be covered.

Session 1: The future of education


Students receive new books at Fenghua Primary School in Bozhou, East China's Anhui province, Feb 13, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Session 2: Fintech: How will it change finance?


UBS employees work in the UBS "fintech lab" at Canary Wharf in London, Britain, Oct 19, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Session 3: 1997 Asian financial crisis: Lessons learned and not


Pedestrians walk past hoards of foreign banks in Shanghai. [Photo by Yan Daming/China Daily]

Session 4: Bring craftsmanship back to manufacturing


Workers are seen on a motor vehicle production line at a factory in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Session 5: The innovators' DNA

Session 6: Surviving the capital crunch


A bank staff member checks renminbi notes at a bank in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Session 7: Asset securitization: The good and bad


An illustrated photo on asset-backed securities. [Photo/VCG]

Session 8: Automobile recall


Show attendees examine the 2017 Infiniti Q60 after it was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, US, Jan 11, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Session 9: The 4th Industrial Revolution


World Economic Forum (WEF) Executive Chairman and founder Klaus Schwab presents his book, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, during a news conference in Cologny, near Geneva, Jan 13, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Session 10: Has the commodities market bottomed out?


Iron ore is being unloaded at Qingdao port in Shandong province, July 7, 2014. [Photo provided to China Daily]

 

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2017 BFA to be held in Hainan
China.org.cn, March 23, 2017


Photo taken on March 22, 2017 shows the site of the annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. The 2017 BFA will be held from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


Photo taken on March 22, 2017 shows the site of the annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. The 2017 BFA will be held from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]


The annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will be held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from March 23 to 26 this year. [China.org.cn]

 

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BFA launches Asian competitiveness report
By Guo Yiming
China.org.cn, March 23, 2017

The competitiveness of major Asian economies remained unaffected by a number of negative events that rocked world politics and the economy in 2016, according to a report issued on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on March 23.

Press Conference and Launch of BFA reports. [Photo by Guo Yiming/China.org.cn]

The Asia Competitiveness Annual Report 2017, based on overall analysis of commercial and administrative efficiency, infrastructure level, overall economic vitality, social development, and human capital and innovation capability, shows most of the 37 Asia-Pacific economies surveyed remained stable and not many changes occurred in the rankings.

The Four Asian Tigers of Asia, namely Singapore, China Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea and China Taiwan, remained among the first echelon and witnessed an increase in their integrated score.

Traditional developed economies, including Japan, Israel, Australia and New Zealand, follow close behind, showing strong competitive advantages but with poorer-than-expected economic vitality.

Resource exporters in Middle and West Asia held on to their place in the third echelon, but delivered bad performances last year, primarily due to the sustained impact from geopolitical and unstable political situation in the region, said Wang Jun, an analyst at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges that drafted the report.

China maintained 9th place for the fourth consecutive year, but ranked top in terms of overall economic vitality, the report indicated.

"Despite its economic slowdown, witnessed medium-and-high-speed expansion and contributed much to the world economic growth," said Wang.

He attributed China's stable competitiveness against a lackluster global outlook to the country's economic scale, sustained improvement of the business environment as well as high investment and strong commitment to innovation.

He admitted China still needed to improve its social development level to meet the ongoing urbanization process.

India ranked 30th on the list, dropping four places compared to the previous year, with large fluctuations, but outperformed other South Asian economies that saw an overall backward trend.

This year's BFA has launched three annual reports on Asian economic integration, emerging markets and the ranking of competitiveness of Asian economies.

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