China services growth adds to economic revival hopes

BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's increasingly important services sector accelerated in December at its fastest pace in four months, adding to signs of a modest year-end revival in the world's second-largest economy.

China services industry slows as economy cools

China’s services sector last month grew at its weakest pace since at least March 2011, raising fears over an economic slowdown that officials are struggling to manage.