EMERGING MARKETS-Taiwan shares slide 3% as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks stoke recovery concerns


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* China April factory output slows, retail sales miss forecasts * Thai Q1 GDP contracts less than expected May 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks closed 3% lower on Monday, leading declines across most of Asia's emerging markets, as curbs to contain new COVID-19 outbreaks fuelled worries that the region's nascent economic recovery will be derailed. The island's premier looked to reassure investors that the fundamentals of the trade-dependent economy remain strong as new restrictions went into effect over the weekend. In neighbouring South Korea and Japan, shares closed under 1% lower. The Indonesian stock market, which resumed trade after a...