The improved readings in the private survey, focuses more on small firms in coastal regions, stood in contrast to an official survey, which showed the expansion in the services sector lost some steam.
The company stopped providing content for users in mainland China as of November 1, according to a statement published on its website
Factory activity in October expanded in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia as operations gradually normalised after being hit by shutdowns caused by a spike in COVID-19 infections.
Developers are facing rising financial stress as stricter rules around borrowing and a deleveraging campaign weigh on the sector.
The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) was at 49.2 in October, down from 49.6 in September.
China will "strengthen adjustments" in tax collection to boost revenue
The extension on the defaulted bond offers respite to the developer
Chinese property bonds remained firm on Tuesday after the two major developers made coupon payments
State planners have to balance their industrial ambitions with focus on lowering energy consumption and carbon emissions.
The rate hikes for factories could come in the form of higher flat fees, or in rates that are linked to the price of coal
Profits rose 10.1% on year to 680.3 billion yuan ($105 billion) last month compared with a 16.4% gain in July, data from China's statistics bureau showed on Tuesday.
Almost half of China's regions missed Beijing's energy consumption targets and are now under pressure to curb power use.
Evergrande, China's biggest property developer, ran into trouble over the past few months as Beijing tightened regulations in its property sector.
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - At a factory in China's north, workers are busy testing an automated vehicle designed to move bulky items around industrial spaces, one of a new generation of robots Beijing wants to shift the country's manufacturing up the value chain.
The resulting market turbulence may add pressure on Chinese leaders to tap the brakes on policy tightening, or at least take steps to limit the fallout
Indian startups in internet and cloud software offer strong growth prospects but without Chinese firms' risk: Sumant Mandal.
Competing viewpoints in China's tightly controlled media space points to confusion over just how far Xi plans to go in reining in 'disorderly capital expansion'.
China's exports unexpectedly grew at a faster pace in August thanks to solid global demand, helping take some of the pressure off the world's second-biggest economy
At least 73 companies used the flagship slogan in statements to shareholders
China's factory activity slipped into contraction in August for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years.