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.

China’s factory activity continued to expand in November, after a broad package of stimulus measures helped reverse months of contraction.

Manufacturers saw incoming new orders rise at its fastest pace in more than three years, signaling that stimulus efforts have already seeped into the economy.

China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed, adding to a string of recent data suggesting a blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through the world's second-largest economy just as Donald Trump ramps up his trade threats.

The private survey signals that the country’s recent stimulus efforts have already helped to lift certain sectors of China’s ailing economy.

China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in five months in November as new orders, including those from abroad, led to a solid rise in production, pushing manufacturers' optimism degree to an eight-month high,