Tensions ratchet up in region following North Korean threatsANALYSIS: Effect of sanctions on regime depend on how rigorously China enforces themSat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Chinese exports exceed expectationsChina’s exports exceeded forecasts in February, with overseas shipments up 21Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
China should have films on Cultural Revolution, says FengChina’s most popular film director, Feng Xiaogang, has told the country’s annual parliament it is vital that film-makers produce…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Vigil for two-month-old strangled by carjackerThousands held a candlelight vigil in Changchun in northern China to mourn a two-month-old boy who was strangled by a carjacker…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Ikea cake withdrawn after faecal germs foundChinese consumers were angry yesterday after news that customs officers had removed a batch of almond-and-chocolate cakes from…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
China's parliament pledges to tackle rural-urban divideAt the National People’s Congress, which serves as China’s annual parliament, the message this week has been all about easing…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Inequalities on Wen's list of priorities for ChinaWen Jiabao has made his final speech as China’s prime minister, in which he set out a list of his country’s top priorities, including cutting economic inequalities at home, combating corruption and cleaning up pollution.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Time for Beckham to weave his magic for Chinese gameThey’ve tried cleaning up corruption, hiring the best foreign coaches, bringing in Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka from Chelsea, but nothing seems to be able to raise Chinese football’s game.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
China gears up for landmark reformsIncoming Chinese president Xi Jinping has made fighting corruption one of his priorities, so it is perhaps not surprising the…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Time called on China's first Irish pub as lease expiresThese are difficult times for some of Shanghai’s most venerable Irish pubs.Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Journey to celebrate role of womenWomen are becoming an increasingly powerful force in Indian business, and are a much more visible presence in the corporate world…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Property investments top €1.2bnChina’s foreign-exchange regulator has spent €1Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Social concerns among issues on agenda at China's annual congressThe red flag flew prominently in central Beijing yesterday as parliamentary delegates, some in military uniform, others in the…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Backers of Europe-Asia Hub host forum in ShanghaiAsia Briefing: Will the €175 million project dubbed “Shanghai on the Shannon”, the China-Europe trade hub planned for Athlone…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Beijing smog clears before start of rubber-stamp parliamentTraffic was restricted around Tiananmen Square and Beijing’s main thoroughfares, security was tight at the intersections and …Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
How a Dublin policeman captured ShanghaiMany RIC men also served in Shanghai. The images one took are to be auctioned.Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Drug boss executed for river massacreFour foreigners were paraded in ropes and chains on Chinese state television before being taken away and executed for the murder…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Pollution activist assaulted in ChinaA Chinese farmer who publicised devastating local river pollution by offering cash to local environmental protection officials…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
US group takes aim at China's role in cyber warsA senior figure working for a large European manufacturing company in China tells a story of a blueprint for an industrial process…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Koreans weighed down by debt pile-upNorth Korea may be testing nuclear devices and threatening to crush their southern neighbours like rats on a regular basis, but…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Vietnam has fight on its hands with corruptionAsia Briefing: A couple of years ago, Vietnam was surging ahead of regional rivals, including China, as the destination of choice…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Ghosts of the Cultural Revolution return to haunt modern China with memories of MaoThe case of an elderly man on trial for a murder he committed during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution in the 1960s has reopened…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
China's property developers expand abroadChina’s real-estate boom has been simmering away for several years now, watched enviously by estate agents all over the world…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Trains on top as airlines struggle with competitionEverything is about trains these days in ChinaTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Son of famous Chinese singer held on suspicion of taking part in gang rapeThe teenage son of a popular People’s Liberation Army entertainer has been detained on suspicion of participating in a gang rape…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Rich Chinese offer cash to swim in dirty watersThe state of China’s polluted rivers is not just an issue for environmental activistsFri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
US group implicates Chinese army in industrial hackingChina has vociferously denied claims by a US cyber security firm that a shadowy group attached to the People’s Liberation Army…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
China has woken up to the smell of air pollutionA full-page advertisement in the Beijing News on the first day of the Year of the Snake illustrates how China’s pollution problem…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Shanghai Shenhua stripped of 2003 titleShanghai Shenhua, which was briefly home to star strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, has been stripped of its 2003 league…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Battling for trade supremacyRecently, it looked as if the Chinese economy had passed yet another milestone with the revelation that the country’s combined…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Aircraft leasing business feels chill winds from SingaporeIreland and Singapore are more than 11,000km apart but increasingly they find themselves competing for business in a number of…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Travel bug bites in Year of the SnakeThe Year of the Snake is now officially upon us, and millions of Chinese people will start wending their way back from their …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Mighty yuan emerges as a reserve currencyJust as China’s growing international presence offers challenges and opportunities for Ireland in aircraft leasing, another booming…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Erotic actress will play key role in high-level Chinese advisory bodyAn actress known as the “Divine Bosom” for her risqué roles in Hong Kong erotic thrillers has caused controversy in China after…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
100th self-immolation in Tibet protestA former Buddhist monk in Aba province has set himself on fire to become the 100th Tibetan to self-immolate in China since 2009…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Ireland raises its profile at new year celebrationsMacnas and JIG took to the streets in Beijing to welcome in the year of the snakeThu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Pyongyang shakes things up as neighbours' new regimes settle inANALYSIS: The third nuclear test by the North Koreans yet again ratchets up tensions in the region, jangling nerves in South…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
North Korea under fire over nuclear testThe international community strongly condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test yesterday, with UN secretary-general…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Go by the book to step up strategyIn a market such as China’s, a guidebook is always useful and PricewaterhouseCoopers has just launched its latest edition of …Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Fingers crossed that snake slithers into positive territoryAsia Briefing: Fortune tellers reckon the Year of the Snake, which began last weekend, could be volatile, but hopefully its …Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Scare takes bite out of KFC's salesConsumers in Ireland are currently grappling with the unappetising prospect of burgers and lasagne made with horse meat, but …Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
No accounting for China's cadresThere is a long history in China of local government officials putting a gloss on data so as not to anger the central leadership…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
China gets its rail network up to speedNot only does China’s new high-speed rail system work, it is proving to be financially viable tooMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
China's foreign trade continues to rebound as demand improvesChina’s foreign trade continued to rebound strongly in January, data released yesterday showed, a sign that the recovery is stabilising…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Citizens snake their way home for new yearSome 200 million people in China will take trains home this weekend for Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Sunday and marks…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Chinese crack down on protest action in TibetChinese authorities have detained 70 people as part of a widening crackdown on a wave of self-immolations in Tibetan areas, and…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
China getting serious about corruptionAuthorities taking action after string of high-level scandals involving officialsThu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Baby was crushed by car driven by China one-child policy officialA group of Chinese family planning officials, visiting a couple in eastern China to make them pay a fine for having a second …Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Developers turn to shadow banks as Chinese property market slowsGhostly skeletons of large residential estates, half-finished shopping malls, empty apartment buildings with no windows, serviced…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Caterpillar digs up troubleIts huge urbanisation programme means that China makes up about half of the world’s demand for building machinery, so US company…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
