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GLOBAL ECONOMY Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

Macro Matterscategory · 5:46 AM UTC · Updated ago

An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo

Asia's factory activity remained weak in November on soft global demand, surveys showed on Friday, with mixed signs on the strength of China's economy clouding the outlook for the region's fragile recovery.

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