Full coverage: Chinese Premier Visits Laos, Attends East Asia Summit

Today is the start of the three-day summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Laos’s capital city Vientiane is hosting the event, which will culminate on Thursday with the East Asia Summit.

It will be attended by all 10 ASEAN leaders, as well as key dialogue partners, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Senior officials from across South-East Asia pose for group photos in Vientiane, capital of Laos, Sept. 5, 2016. Senior officials from across South-East Asia met in the Lao capital Vientiane Monday ahead of the arrival of regional and world leaders for the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's (ASEAN) 28th and 29th Summits, East Asia Summit and related meetings from Tuesday to Thursday. (Xinhua/Liu Ailun)