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Relief and worry as major Chinese cities ease COVID curbs
China's COVID policies have stifled everything from domestic consumption, to factory output and global supply chains, and have inflicted severe mental stress on hundreds of millions of people.
Fri Dec 02 2022
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GLOBAL ECONOMY - Asia's factory output weakens on global slowdown, China COVID curbs
Manufacturing activity shrank in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia in October, and expanded at the slowest pace in 21 months in Japan.
Tue Nov 01 2022
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Malaysia's May industrial output rises 26 pct, slightly better than forecast
The production index measures factory output in manufacturing, mining and electricity generation.
Mon Jul 12 2021
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Malaysia's April industrial output rises 50.1 pct, fastest in over decade
The production index measures factory output in manufacturing, mining and electricity generation.
Fri Jun 11 2021
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Malaysia's August factory output rises 0.3 per cent year-on-year, above forecast
The index measures factory output from the manufacturing, mining and electricity generation sectors.
Mon Oct 12 2020