Oscar’s move a sign of the rising power of Chinese footballGrand plan launched to make China one of the world’s top soccer nations by 2050Sat Dec 24 2016 - 11:00
China grants €6.89bn investment quota to IrelandRQFII programme allows foreign institutions to invest in Chinese capital marketsWed Dec 21 2016 - 18:30
China and US discuss return of captured American droneState newspaper editorial in Beijing accuses US of being serial spying offenderMon Dec 19 2016 - 16:41
Chinese media urge use of force in Taiwan after Trump callHard-line approach taken after US president-elect questions ‘One China Policy’Thu Dec 15 2016 - 17:52
Top Republicans part with Trump on Russian ‘meddling’ claimSenate leader says he supports probe into allegations of Kremlin-backed hacks of DNCTue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump’s Taiwan remarks ‘seriously concern’ ChinaBeijing says stable Sino-US relationship ‘out of the question’ without ‘one China’ policyMon Dec 12 2016 - 09:52
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying not to seek re-electionChinese-backed chief executive cites family reasons for decision not to standFri Dec 09 2016 - 13:47
South Korean politicians vote to impeach Park Guen-hyeMove, which follows influence peddling scandal, suspends all the president’s powersFri Dec 09 2016 - 08:02
South Korea’s parliament to vote on Park impeachmentFor motion to pass 28 parliamentarians from president’s own party must vote against herThu Dec 08 2016 - 09:59
South Korean crisis deepens as Choi ordered to appear at hearingPresident’s friend has been accused of currying favour with her to gain influenceWed Dec 07 2016 - 08:46
Trump launches fresh blast at China after Taiwan callUS president-elect takes aim at currency and South China Sea in inflammatory tweetMon Dec 05 2016 - 10:41
Don’t read too much into Trump’s Taiwan call, say China state mediaThreat to vital trade ties between US and China highlighted by Taipei’s ‘petty gesture’Sun Dec 04 2016 - 16:53
China lodges diplomatic protest over Trump-Taiwan callPresident-elect’s conversation with president is first contact at such a high level since 1979Sat Dec 03 2016 - 16:56
South Korea’s president says she is willing to resignPark Geun-hye has asked parliament to decide how and when she can give up powerTue Nov 29 2016 - 08:52
South Korean president’s approval rating hits record lowPark Geun-hye’s approval plummets to 4 per cent as scandal threatens administrationFri Nov 25 2016 - 09:27
Power plant accident in China kills more than 60 peopleTwo workers rescued alive after power plant’s cooling tower collapsed in eastern ChinaThu Nov 24 2016 - 19:14
Asia-Pacific bosses subdued on growth outlook, survey findsMore than half of chief executives plan to increase their investments over the next yearThu Nov 24 2016 - 14:28
Samsung offices raided in South Korean presidential graft scandalPark Geun-hye’s office says bulk purchase of Viagra was for altitude sicknessWed Nov 23 2016 - 16:03
China sees opportunity as Trump backs away from Asian trade dealState-owned ‘Global Times’ asks if China is ‘ready to overtake US to lead the world’Tue Nov 22 2016 - 16:54
Long March legend a mainstay of Chinese communist loreBeijing Letter: Exhibitions, operas and films celebrate Mao Zedong’s crowning gloryTue Nov 22 2016 - 16:00
Daimler executive accused of insulting China after parking rowOne injured as man used pepper spray and called Chinese ‘bastards’, newspaper reportsMon Nov 21 2016 - 12:45
South Korea’s Park Geun-hye identified as accomplice in corruptionEmbattled president has immunity but impeachment calls growSun Nov 20 2016 - 10:43
China’s pollution challenge resurfaces as smog blankets BeijingOfficials warn of formidable task despite significant progress on ‘persistent affliction’Fri Nov 18 2016 - 16:15
China goes to polls in strictly controlled local electionsSome 900 million can vote but official committees choose candidatesThu Nov 17 2016 - 17:37
Hong Kong independence activists try to stop removal from legislatureYoungspiration ‘localists’ barred after controversy during swearing-in ceremonyWed Nov 16 2016 - 16:25
US should consider Beijing-backed trade deal – Chinese mediaChina to seek support for two trade models seen as competitors to TPP at Peru summitWed Nov 16 2016 - 01:00
Anti-graft prosecutors to interview South Korea’s presidentLargest anti-government rally ever in South Korea increases pressure on Park Geun-hyeMon Nov 14 2016 - 17:48
Chinese president tells Trump ‘co-operation is the only choice’‘Mutual respect’ established as China congratulates Donald Trump on election winMon Nov 14 2016 - 09:10
Higgins visits landmine awareness centre in VietnamIreland helping worst-hit region to remove unexploded munitions 40 years after warSat Nov 12 2016 - 01:00
Ireland makes flurry of deals with VietnamEnterprise Ireland says country offers ‘fantastic opportunities’Fri Nov 11 2016 - 16:58
Kung fu master seeks apprentice to pass on ancient martial arts traditionSuogugong, or body shrinking, is one of the most challenging forms of kung fuFri Nov 11 2016 - 01:00
Higgins visits Vietnam bridge funded by Irish AidPresident visits Mine Action Visitor Centre, observes cluster munition survey demonstrationThu Nov 10 2016 - 15:19
Kenny congratulates Trump ‘on behalf of people of Ireland’Taoiseach pressed in Dáil on criticisms of Trump’s ‘racist and dangerous’ commentsWed Nov 09 2016 - 14:23
Young Irish woman Lisa Orsi remembered at GAA Asian Games22-year-old physiotherapist was living in Singapore when she died of altitude sicknessTue Nov 08 2016 - 17:45
Ireland, Vietnam both had ‘struggle for independence’ - HigginsPresident highlights ‘harmful experience of colonisation’ common to both nationsTue Nov 08 2016 - 11:52
President discusses South China Sea tensions with Vietnam leaderMichael D Higgins says he supports peaceful solution using international lawMon Nov 07 2016 - 15:13
‘There is an outbreak of babies in the Irish community in Asia’Players gathered for the GAA Asian Games in Shanghai are settling down in the regionMon Nov 07 2016 - 12:15
President begins eight-day visit to Vietnam and LaosHiggins says Irish impressed by Vietnam’s defeat of several imperialist aggressorsSun Nov 06 2016 - 21:03
Cracks start to show in Germany-China trade relationsAs Germany benefits from openness, it fears China’s supply chain will devour its technologyFri Nov 04 2016 - 03:03
Chinese graduates launch fund to back Irish firmsShanghai Zijin Entrepreneurs Club to assist Irish firms transplanting business modelsThu Nov 03 2016 - 19:03
South Korean president reshuffles cabinet as corruption row spiralsPolice seek warrant to arrest Park’s confidante in influence-peddling scandalWed Nov 02 2016 - 17:01
Trade agreements signed as Malaysia embraces ChinaPrime minister Najib Razak criticises West and signs major defence deals with BeijingWed Nov 02 2016 - 16:52
North Korean leader’s wife not seen in public for seven monthsSouth Korea reckons disappearance could be linked to Kim Jong-un’s sisterTue Nov 01 2016 - 18:12
South Korea’s president mired in scandal over confidanteLinks to ‘shamanistic’ cults and siphoned off donations could topple Park governmentTue Nov 01 2016 - 16:42
China and Vatican edge closer to deal to improve relationsHoly See is the only western jurisdiction with no diplomatic relations with ChinaMon Oct 31 2016 - 17:39
China anti-corruption TV show a hit as party plenum closesConclave promises to crack down harder on graft, and weeping cadres act as a warningFri Oct 28 2016 - 17:43
Philippines president swears to God that he will stop cursingRodrigo Duterte who called Pope Francis a ‘son of a bitch’ says God spoke to him during a flightFri Oct 28 2016 - 08:48
China’s Communist Party anoints Xi Jinping as ‘core’ leaderMove puts president in strong position ahead of key congress in second half of 2017Thu Oct 27 2016 - 17:22
WeChat takes over China but can’t get over the Great Firewall806 million people use smartphone multipurpose app but Beijing monitors contentWed Oct 26 2016 - 12:45
