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By Jihoon LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity contracted at the sharpest pace in 15 months in September as overseas demand slowed for the first time in the year, a private survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting a slow…

A private gauge of activity in China’s manufacturing sector remained in contractionary territory for a fourth straight month in November, as the government’s stringent COVID restrictions continued to weigh on both output and…

A private gauge of China’s services sector slipped further into contraction in November, the lowest reading since May, reflecting continued downward pressures brought by the government’s efforts to stamp out COVID-19…