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• China to further ease market access for foreign investment

  China will further relax controls on market access and shorten the negative list for foreign investment, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.

• China needs to optimize structure of metropolitan areas

  ​China needs to optimize the structure of the metropolitan areas by building micro-centers and node cities to promote its development, said Gu Qiang, head of the Industry Research Institute under the China Fortune Land Development at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference on March 27, 2019.

• China's economy displays positive changes this year

  China's economy has been operating steadily since the beginning of the year, with positive changes emerging and market expectations being markedly improved, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.

• Reforms advance in line with WTO rules

  China has taken concrete steps in market-oriented reforms in line with WTO rules, said Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, on Wednesday.

• Boao Forum releases first Asian annual financial report

  The Boao Forum for Asia has released on Tuesday its first annual report on the financial sector, the Asian Financial Development Report on Infrastructure Finance, together with three other annual reports, focusing on Asian economic integration, emerging economies and Asian competitiveness.

• Asian economies to increase cooperation to offset trade barriers

  ​Asian economies will increase regional cooperation as the world's trading system faces growing barriers, said a Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) report Tuesday.

• Emerging economies' public debt risks controllable

  ​The overall public debts in major emerging economies were at a relatively low level in 2018, and their risks were still controllable, said a Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) report Tuesday.

• More than 2,000 delegates to attend Boao Forum for Asia annual conference

  Over 2,000 delegates, including government officials, entrepreneurs and scholars from 60 countries and regions are expected to attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference, authorities said at a press conference Tuesday.

• Southeast Asia an attractive destination for FDI: report

  ​Southeast Asia became an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Tuesday.

• Major emerging economies to maintain similar economic growth levels as 2018: report

  Major emerging economies will maintain a similar level of economic growth in 2019 as last year, said a Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) report Tuesday.

• Infrastructure gap in Asia remains huge: report

  ​Ballooning population, urbanization and industrial development in Asia have called for immense infrastructure investments in the region, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Tuesday.

• Boao Forum for Asia vital platform to devise solutions to global challenges

  The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is an imperative platform to discuss and devise solutions to global challenges and to revitalize the commitment to promoting globalization, trade and investment liberalization and people-to-people connectivity, a Cambodian diplomat said.

• This year's BFA conference theme is 'most appropriate and timely'

  The theme of this year's conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) - Shared Future, Concerted Action, Common Development "is most appropriate and timely," an Australian businesswoman has said.
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  New progress in pursuit of Belt and Road Initiative

  ​New progress was made in jointly pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative in 2018, with strengthened industrial cooperation, improved infrastructure and closer ties in trade and investment, according to an official report.