Photo: BEIJING, China: Residents exercise at a park in Beijing

FE Team | Published: May 09, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

BEIJING, China: Residents exercise at a park in Beijing on Thursday. China\'s manufacturing sector contracted for a fourth consecutive month in April, HSBC said on May 5, the latest sign that the world\'s second-largest economy is slowing. — AFP PHOTO