Hong Kong (CNN Business) Stocks in Asia mostly rallied Thursday after Chinese officials announced that they've agreed with the United States to hold another round of trade talks in Washington next month.

Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP Theadvanced as much as 2%, jumping above 3,000 points for the first time in two months. It's now up 1.1% and on track for its fourth straight day of gains.

Nikkei N225 Kospi KOSPI Japan'sclimbed 2.3%, while South Korea'srose 1%.

China's Commerce Ministry on Thursday announced that the country's Vice Premier and chief trade negotiator Liu He has spoken with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and that both sides agreed to meet in Washington in October.

The two sides will continue talking before then, according to the Commerce Ministry.