Asian Factories

The new law, “formulated to safeguard national security and interests”, adds to China’s regulatory toolkit . Photo :BSS/AFP
Global Economy

Tech demand drives Asia's factory revival, China's slowdown puts dampener

Manufacturing activity in Japan expanded at the fastest pace in over two years while South Korea's exports rose for a fourth straight month in February, suggesting the region's export...

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters
Global Economy

Asian factories continue recovery from Covid-19 woes as China booms

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters
Global Economy

Asia's factories shaking off Covid gloom, China shines

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters
South Asia & China

Asia's factory pain worsens as China's recovery fails to lift demand

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters
Global Economy

Pandemic slams Asia's factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows

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

A worker wearing a face mask is seen during a government-organized tour of the Mengniu Dairy factory in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, February 27, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Coronavirus deals shattering blow to Asian factories