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China’s factory activity picks up as anti-virus restrictions ease

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The data suggest a “lockdown recovery got underway across most parts of the economy,” said Sheana Yue of Capital Economics in a report. Export growth, reported last week, accelerated to 16.9% in May from the previous month’s 3.7%. Import growth rose to 4.1% from April’s 0.7%. China’s factory output increased in May, contributing to the … Read more

S.Korea reports 4,167 more COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — South Korea reported 4,167 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 679,030. The daily caseload was slightly down from 4,385 in the previous day amid the tightened anti-virus measures. The recent resurgence was attributable to small cluster … Read more