factory activity

China

China's factory activity cools in May as US tariffs hit

The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI fell to 48.3 in May from 50.4 in April, missing analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll and marking the first contraction since September last year...

An employee works on the production line at a factory of Chinese automaker JAC Motors in Weifang, Shandong province, China February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Global Economy

Asia's factory activity stagnates, taking shine off rebound in China

Workers at an RMG factory. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

RMG

Normalcy returns to Ashulia as workers unrest comes to halt, factories reopen

A worker checks machinery at a factory in Higashiosaka, Japan June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami

Global Economy

Global factory activity slumped in August but signs cost pressures easing

Global Economy

Southeast Asia's factory powerhouses hit by vaccination woes, Delta

A worker welds a bicycle steel rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 2, 2019. Photo:Reuters

Global Economy

China's slower factory growth eclipsed by robust services

A worker welds a bicycle steel rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 2, 2019. Picture taken September 2, 2019/ China Daily via Reuters

Global Economy

Asia's factory activity plunges as coronavirus shock deepens

Workers direct a crane lifting ductile iron pipes for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China June 30, 2019. Reuters/Stringer

Global Economy

China's Nov factory activity unexpectedly expands at quickest pace in almost three years

Global Economy