Beijing: China’s manufacturing activity expanded in December for the third month in a row, official data show, as leaders fight to reverse a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

[Photo/Xinhua] China's manufacturing activity expanded for the fourth consecutive month in January, indicating that the nation's economic recovery is gaining momentum, a private survey said on Monday.

A private gauge of China’s manufacturing activity expanded in January, outperforming the official index, but indicating a slower pace of growth and weak external demand at a time when new U.S ...