Read More...SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were uneven on Wednesday after mixed reports on China’s manufacturing activity indicated lingering weaknesses in the world’s second-largest economy and U.S. consumer confidence dropped for a second month. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.8 percent to 17,101.81 while South Korea’s Kospi inched up less than 0.1 percent to 1,985.27.