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- Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was elected as Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia.
- By this selection, Ban Ki-moon is going to replace Japan’s Yasuo Fukuda, the incumbent Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia.
- Former governor of People’s Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan was appointed vice-chairman.
- The appointments took place during second session of annual Boao Forum, known as “Asian Davos” underway in China’s Hainan province.
- Ban Ki-moon is South Korean diplomat and was eighth Secretary-General of United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016.
- BFA was established in 2001. Its first meeting was held in April 2002 and since then it is held annually.
- It is modelled on annual World Economic Forum (WEF) held annually in Davos, Switzerland.
- It is non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on most pressing issues in this dynamic region and world.
- Its fixed meeting is held annually in Boao, Hainan province, China although Secretariat is based in Beijing. The forum sometimes is known as the “Asian Davos”.
- This forum takes its name from town of Boao in China’s southern Hainan province, which has been permanent venue for its annual conference since 2002.
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