The BFA 2006 meeting, with the theme "Asia Searching for Win-win: New Opportunities of Asia, Driving Growth to the Next Level", opened in Boao on Saturday morning and has attracted some 850 politicians, business leaders and scholars from about 40 countries and regions.

Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief technology officer and senior vice-president for advanced strategies and policies, gives a speech during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual meeting 2006 held in Boao, a scenic town in China's southernmost island province of Hainan, on April 22, 2006.

Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), is surrounded by journalists after a press conference during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual meeting 2006 held in Boao, on April 22, 2006.

Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yong-Boon Yeo delivers a speech during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual meeting 2006 held in Boao, on April 22, 2006.

Wong Kwong-yu (R), chairman and controlling shareholder of the GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Limited (GOME) answers questions from reporters during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual meeting 2006 held in Boao, on April 22, 2006.

Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek delivers a speech during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual meeting 2006 held in Boao, on April 22, 2006.

Jim Sutton, State Minister of New Zealand, gives a speech during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual meeting 2006 held in Boao, on April 22, 2006.