'Meeting the innovation imperative'

Summer Davos underway amid shifting global times

As the world economy struggles to recover from the global economic crisis, this year's Summer Davos is in the spotlight more than ever before, Qu Xiaofei, deputy-mayor of Dalian, said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

Held from Sept 11 to 13 in Dalian, Liaoning province, the theme of this year's gathering of top economic minds is "meeting the innovation imperative".