Party atmosphere as anti-government protests shut Thai capitalAuthorities keep low profile as thousands of protesters occupy Bangkok’s downtownTue Jan 14 2014 - 00:59
Thailand braces for shutdown of BangkokAnti-government protesters aim to shut down capital in bid to oust PM Yingluck ShinawatraMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Asia Briefing: Measures to cool simmering housing market cause China’s divorce rate to heat upTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:02
Taiwan’s giant panda cub eats shoots and leaves diplomatic warmth in wake19,000 visitors expected at Taipei Zoo daily to see the new offspringMon Jan 06 2014 - 22:42
President of China’s second-largest train group takes his own lifeCompany said it was an accident but there were strong suggestions otherwiseMon Jan 06 2014 - 17:56
Chinese archives reveal IRA approaches seeking help for armed campaignSeamus Costello’s overtures for assistance were stonewalled by Chinese authoritiesSat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
Simple steamed bun helps cast Xi Jinping as a man of the peopleBeijing Letter: The Chinese leader’s choice of workers’ food scores well with the ‘plain people of Beijing’Sat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
Chinese police seize three tonnes of crystal meth in Boshe villageParamilitary police deploy helicopters, speedboats and dogs in major narcotics raidFri Jan 03 2014 - 18:55
Bangladesh factory disaster forces West to think about high cost of cheap clothesThe Rana Plaza collapse has led to calls for drastic reform of the garment industrySat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Taking a great leap backward to Mao’s birth 120 years agoMao Zedong’s hometown is gearing up for a big celebration, but Beijing is more waryTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:00
Actor Zhang Ziyi settles US libel case‘Crouching Tiger’ actor sued website Boxun over reports she was paid to have sex with officialsThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
China confirms near miss with US cruiser at seaUS ship had been shadowing first Chinese aircraft carrier during maiden voyageThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
Taiwan votes ‘fake’ as its defining word in reality check for food industryAnalysts suggest concerns about food safety are behind poll results while others claim vote reflects dissatisfaction with governmentTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
UCD to get €300m campus in ChinaCentre will focus on innovation, provide a pipeline of students to Ireland and support Irish enterprises seeking a foothold in ChinaMon Dec 16 2013 - 11:33
Pilots required to train for ‘blind landings’ to cope with smog at Beijing airportMove aimed at reducing delays at airport where just 18% of flights depart on timeMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Swift, brutal fall of powerful North Korean father figure a sign of purges to comeKim Jong-un’s uncle machine-gunned to death four days after surprise arrestSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Thailand’s simmering tensions raise question of stabilityOngoing protests suggest another prolonged period of civil unrest loomingFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:11
Chinese paper denounces comparisons between Liu Xiaobo and MandelaJailed Nobel Peace Prize winner a common criminal not worthy of praise, says ‘Global Times’Thu Dec 12 2013 - 18:13
US calls for release of jailed Nobel laureate Liu XiaoboChina says human rights a domestic issueTue Dec 10 2013 - 21:56
Asia Briefing: Huawei to exit US over spying claimsTelecoms and IT giant ensnared in allegations of espionage for ChinaTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Riots rock Singapore after bus accident kills Indian workerFirst riots in decades cause major unease in normally placid stateTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
South Korea extends air defence zone after Chinese moveRegional tensions continued to rise over rival maritime claimsMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Europe and US give exports boost to ChinaBeijing’s trade surplus in November hit its highest level in more than four yearsMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Cameron leads China trade missionDeals range from space exploration to football trainingTue Dec 03 2013 - 00:41
China sends fighter jets into disputed air spaceJapanese and South Korean aircraft follow US in breaching China’s new air defence zoneThu Nov 28 2013 - 23:02
Tensions escalate amid fears China may enforce new ‘air defence zone’ militarilyMove clearly aimed at undermining Japanese control of Senkaku islandsWed Nov 27 2013 - 16:45
China’s airspace action angers JapanUS secretary of state John Kerry says there’s a greater risk of an incident with creation of air defence zoneTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Asia Briefing: China on journey to becoming major player in rail technologyIn just five years, China has built the world’s longest and most heavily used high-speed railway networkTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:04
