Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit Beijing next week for the scheduled Asia-Europe summit ASEM, her deputy spokesman Thomas Steg said Friday in Berlin.

The October 24-25 meeting would give 43 nations an opportunity to discuss the financial crisis, the world economy and environmental issues, according to Steg.

Merkel, who has been pushing for stricter global regulation of financial markets, would meet beforehand with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

She would also visit a factory assembling Mercedes-brand vehicles in the Chinese capital. (dpa)