Clothing, toy and furniture factories hit by anaemic orders, trade restrictions and growing competition
Curfew and communications blackout raises shipping costs and shakes confidence in major global exporter
Investment increases in countries that offer alternative supply chain route to US
Chinese companies and officials hit back against US and European trade barriers
Great Wall Motor’s international head defends China’s industry as it exports more vehicles amid slowing domestic demand
Promise of measures to shore up growth comes as high-tech output drives expansion in factory activity
US and EU have raised alarms about Beijing’s plans to use manufacturing to boost lagging growth
Decades of growth are tapering off as the country struggles to reform its model and reduce its dependence on manufacturing
Trading partners fear factory boom could trigger supply shock after first-quarter data affirms Xi’s industrial strategy
Annual figure for first quarter beats expectations as Beijing seeks manufacturing-led revival
Pace of post-pandemic development a wake-up call for western companies
Investments elsewhere begin to pay off as Chinese market matures
Shenzhen Inovance founder says automation tech is indispensable to global supply chains
Canberra puts funds into manufacturing revival to reduce reliance on resources and agriculture
The terminal decline of factories devoted to the internal combustion engine presents a challenge for Beijing
Plants geared to producing internal combustion engines increasingly mothballed as foreign groups lose market share
Japanese group chair expects south-east Asia to become major market for sports bikes
Manufacturing PMI falls for fifth month as Beijing prepares to unveil growth target at annual parliament session
Technology hub’s strategy to fuel western fears over rising competition for domestic manufacturers
Moves come as New Delhi weighs tighter import restrictions
Tech suppliers’ talent hunt comes amid boom in south and south-east Asia
Kinsus would be first Taiwanese maker of chip material substrates to enter the south-east Asian country
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Executives hope staff will be willing to live on site at factories seeking tens of thousands of employees
Tech giant wants suppliers to build key component in India as part of broader effort to diversify supply chain
