Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam is leading a delegation to attend the event.
Themed "Asia's New Future: Identifying New Growth Drivers", thisyear’s four-day forum is expected to discuss issues related torenovation, creativeness and sustainable development.
Political-security issues, internet security and the China-US relations will be also high on the agenda.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the forum, Chinese Premier LiKeqiang called on Asian countries to seek new drivers to help the regiondeal with new challenges.
Asian countries need to build a community of common interests and destiny and shared responsibilities, Li said.
He asked regional nations to work together to further liberalise tradeand facilitate investment, as well as foster regional and sub-regionalcooperation.
The premier also highlighted the importance of a peaceful and stable regional environment for Asia’s progress and development.-VNA