An official survey shows that China’s factory activity contracted in January for the first time in four months.

China’s official gauge of factory activity tumbled into contractionary territory in January as factories suspended operations ...

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January, an official factory survey showed on Monday, its weakest ...

The slide in factory activity ... statistician. China's most important festival, this year public holidays will begin Tuesday and continue until Feb. 4. Millions of Chinese leave the cities ...

The slide in factory activity was partly due to the approach of the holidays, said Zhao Qinghe, a bureau senior statistician. China's most important festival and the year of the snake, this year's ...