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                                <title><![CDATA[ Global factories struggle for momentum amid patchy demand ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 01:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Sluggish global demand deepened the decline in manufacturing activity across Europe and the US and remained a major challenge for many of Asia's big exporters, reports show. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China’s factories creep back to life as Covid curbs ease ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 03:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) – a key gauge of manufacturing activity – edged up to 49.6, officials said, from April's 47.4, which was the worst reading since early 2020. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Shanghai factories struggle with restarts as city aims to ease lockdown ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:04:37 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Shanghai's lockdown and wider China curbs are taking a toll on the world's number 2 economy during a key year for President Xi Jinping, who is expected to secure a third leadership term in the autumn. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:11:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Health officials have warned tighter measures could be on their way, as concerns mount over the resilience of China's 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chip crunch in Malaysia triggers new era in supply deals ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:02:18 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Shortages – exacerbated by years of under-investment in basic chip production, while high-end semiconductors were favoured – are expected to last at least two years. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Asian factories stagnate as China’s slowdown, supply constraints hit ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Countries where large outbreaks of the Delta variant receded saw an improvement in activity, such as Indonesia and India but factory activity shrank in Malaysia and Vietnam. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Let corporate offices reopen alongside factories, bosses urge govt ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:41:21 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malaysian Employers Federation says operations become ineffective when factory offices are allowed to reopen but corporate offices must remain closed. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Asia’s factories hit by pandemic-related supply disruptions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:50:43 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Southeast Asia was hit particularly hard with factory activity shrinking in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia because of virus outbreaks and output suspensions, surveys show. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Covid surges in Thai factories risking vital exports ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The government has been trying to contain outbreaks with a 'bubble and seal' policy. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Alcohol factories told to close throughout lockdown period ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:53:24 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Senior minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says they are not included in the category of essential needs. ]]></description>
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