Economics

Asian Factories Are Stuck in the Doldrums as Trade War Hits Hard

  • Manufacturing gauges across the region mostly in contraction
  • Vietnam is among the standouts as exports continue to boom
Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg
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Manufacturing sentiment across Asia remained gloomy during July as the U.S.-China trade war hurts the region’s exports and factories.