(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The press conference for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)'s annual conference is held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. Some 2,000 participants will attend the BFA's annual conference, scheduled for March 28 to 31 in Boao, a coastal town in China's island province of Hainan, BFA Secretary General Li Baodong said on Tuesday. Marking the first entirely offline annual conference of BFA since the COVID-19 outbreak, this year's conference draws about 2,000 delegates from over 50 countries and regions and more than 1,100 journalists from over 170 media organizations from about 40 countries and regions. Themed "An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges," the event will center around four main topics, namely "Development and Inclusiveness," "Efficiency and Security," "Regional and Global," and "The Present and the Future." (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)