Asia-Pacific markets set to climb as investors look toward slate of China economic data

Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday as investors awaited a slew of economic data coming out of China.Analysts polled by Reuters expect China's economy to have slowed in the third quarter, forecasting gross domestic product to have grown 4.8% in the July-to-September period from a year ago, easing from 5.2% in the previous quarter.Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.6%, while the Topix added 1.43% at the open. South Korea's Kospi added 0.36% after hitting a record high for the third straight day last Friday, whi ...