ASIA's largest manufacturing economies stepped up activity in November, with China's factories extending their recovery driven in part by Beijing's stimulus and a rush to export, though weak patches in other parts of the region pointed to some challenges.

Risks to global trade from a second Donald Trump presidency loomed large over factories as investors considered a series of purchasing managers' indexes (PMIs) published on Monday, which painted a mixed picture for Asia's export-reliant economies.

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