(VOVworld)- The 2012 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia or BFA officially opened on Monday in China's Hainan province. More than 2,000 government, business and academic leaders from around the globe attended the meeting, which adopts the theme "Asia in the Changing World: Moving toward Sound and Sustainable Development."

Zhou Wenzhong, BFA Secretary General, speaks at the opening ceremony (Photo: Xinhua)

The three-day forum, which started Sunday, focuses on three key issues this year: exploring the root source of global economy uncertainty, seeking reform and transformation and Asia's sustainable development. The forum introduces a wide range of topics, including eurozone debt crises, employment and growth, the reform of the international monetary system and the strategic breakthrough of Asian manufacturing. A non-governmental and non-profit international organization founded in 2001, BFA has been committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals.