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China Factory Activity Quickens, Export Orders Recover

An employee works on circuit boards at an electronic component factory in Hefei
China's factory activity picked up in September for the second month in a row and export orders strengthened, offering some reassurance that the world's second-largest economy can weather the global economic turmoil.

China factory activity picks up, export orders recover

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China's factory activity picked up in September for a second month in a row and export orders strengthened, offering some reassurance that the world's second-largest economy can weather the global economic turmoil.
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