Europe's resilience trumps another China slump

By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday after business activity data pointed to steady growth across the continent, contrasting starkly with figures that showed the biggest contraction in China's manufacturing sector since the global financial crisis. A recovery in the shares of scandal-hit Volkswagen, which had lost more than a third of their value in the first two days of this week, also spurred the recovery in European shares. "While weakness in world trade is u