HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity picked up pace in June, an official survey showed Tuesday, as demand for artificial intelligence hardware made exports robust.

A Reuters poll forecasts China's official manufacturing PMI at 50.1 in June, barely returning to expansion territory amid weak domestic demand and AI-driven

Rebounding orders lift official manufacturing PMI to 50.3, though weak hiring points to uneven recovery

China's factory activity returned to expansion territory in June, moving back above the 50-point mark after standing at the boom-bust threshold a month earlier, official data…

China says its factory activity picked up pace in June