Chinese president to address opening ceremony of 2018 Boao Forum

Aerial photo taken on March 23, 2018 shows the permanent site of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Boao Town, south China's Hainan Province. The BFA annual conference will take place in Hainan in April, and focus on reform and opening-up. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.

The forum, scheduled for April 8 to 11 in Boao, a coastal town in China's southern island province of Hainan, will be themed "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity."