China's economic performance has improved in March from the first two months and the country will expand domestic demand and consolidate its economic recovery, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday at an economic forum in Boao.

Most Asian stocks fell on Thursday, with Chinese indexes under pressure from concerns over slowing economic growth and worsening Sino-U.S. ties, while Australian stocks surged on the prospect of an imminent pause in the Reserve Bank’s rate hikes.

Almost all of the remaining shortfall in U.S. labor force participation is the result of demographic and other trends that predate the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research that suggests little chance that growth in the number of workers will help ease a tight American job market.

Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in February dropped by 2.71% from a year earlier, as slowing global demand hurt exports, the industry ministry said on Wednesday.

British car production rose 13.1% in February in its first monthly increase in three, helped by an easing of supply-chain snags and robust output in both domestic and overseas markets.

China's factory activity likely grew at a slower pace in March, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, suggesting the economic recovery is uneven in the light of weak global demand and a property slump.