China finally gets kudos it sought with writer who is not a critic of the regimeTHE NOM de plume of the 2012 Nobel literature laureate, Mo Yan, translates as “don’t speak”, and it is precisely this refusal…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Irish group hopes to provide peace model for KoreansA DELEGATION from Ireland will travel to Seoul next week to meet senior Korean officials as hopes grow that Ireland’s experience…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
China may reform labour camp system of punishmentCHINA’S INFAMOUS “re-education through labour” system, which allows police to jail minor offenders or political dissidents for…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
South Korean rhapsody: 'fat man with two kids' storms pop worldHE’S AN unlikely pop star – a tubby 34-year-old rapper with slicked-back hair and a dodgy suit singing a song in Korean about…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Kerry's formula for ChinaIRISH TRADE delegations have emphasised the important role played by the food industry in boosting links with China, and Kerry…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
China-Japan island row disrupts tradeONE REGIONAL dispute which has positive trade dimensions for Korea, at least in the short term, is the row between China and …Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
South Korea taking the rap for years of bubble growthTHE SONG is No 1 in the music charts all over the world and, for many of the hundreds of millions of people who have viewed Psy…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Rise in Chinese microbloggers to 274mCHINA HAS the world’s largest number of microbloggers, with 274 million people owning accounts, government data has shown.Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
China's deflating bubble could cause a hard landingLAST WEEK Chinese people celebrated the Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival by eating traditional moon cakesTue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Challenges dim prospects for China's solar power industryCLEAN ENERGY provision in China is facing a range of new challengesTue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Pressing for Irish travel tipsAMID SO much downbeat news from this part of the world, it is encouraging to be able to report positive news about efforts to…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
China takes out ads to back claim to islandsTHE CHINA Daily, the Chinese government’s official Englishlanguage organ, took out large advertisements in the New York Times…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Purged party chief Bo Xilai to stand trialIN A shocking development in China’s worst political scandal in decades, purged Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai has been…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
High stress, high security: the price of an iPhone made in ChinaFoxconn is famous for two things: making Apple products and having unhappy staffSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Ambitious, populist figure had powerful enemiesDASHING, PHOTOGENIC and politically ambitious, Bo Xilai looked for a couple of years like he was the future of the Communist …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
State forensic official queries finding of cyanide as cause of Heywood deathONE OF China’s top state forensic experts has cast doubt on how British businessman Neil Heywood died, saying there was insufficient…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Weiwei appeal on taxes rejectedA Beijing court has rejected an appeal by Ai Weiwei against 15 million yuan (€1Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Japan will not compromise on ownership of islands, says PMJAPAN HAS sovereignty over the islands at the heart of a dispute with China and therefore will not compromise on ownership, its…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
China launches aircraft carrier in show of forceCHINA HAS launched its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, underlining its advance as an Asian naval powerWed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Wang given 'lenient' sentence of 15 yearsWANG LIJUN, the one-time police chief and close ally of ousted Communist leader Bo Xilai, has been jailed for 15 years on charges…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Foxconn stops production after brawl breaks out among 10,000 workersTHE GIANT electronics manufacturer Foxconn was forced to stop production at a major plant in China after a dormitory brawl escalated…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Bullet trains trigger profit growth for railwaysASIA BRIEFING: THIS WEEK’S Asia Briefing comes from the G13 high-speed rail link between Beijing and ShanghaiTue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
China cleans up after Japan riotsCHINA HAS said that Japan bears “complete responsibility” for any impact on trade over the dispute between Asia’s two powerhouses…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Emotive anniversary fuels Chinese protestsON THE anniversary of Japan’s 1931 occupation, fearful Japanese residents across China stayed indoors while Japanese shops, restaurants…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Bo Xilai protege linked to murderWang Lijun, the former police chief whose attempted defection in February sparked China’s worst political crisis in more than…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
China-US trade tensions increaseWASHINGTON AND Beijing ratcheted up trade tensions yesterday as the US launched a case with the World Trade Organisation over…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Rage over islands purchase affects Japan-China tradeMITSUBISHI, Canon, Mazda and Uniqlo were among the leading Japanese household brands finding their China business devastated …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Vice-president Xi reappears in publicCHINA’S VICE-PRESIDENT Xi Jinping reappeared at a Beijing university at the weekend after a two-week absence from public view…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Chinese protest over disputed islandsDEMONSTRATORS TOOK to the streets in dozens of Chinese cities over the weekend in violent anti-Japanese protests, laying siege…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
China's leader-to-be returning to public eyeCHINA’S ANOINTED leader Xi Jinping is expected to make his first public appearance this weekend as he recovers from a bad back…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
China reveals shortlist for its alternative to Nobel prizeSTILL FUMING over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, China has announced the shortlist for this…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Vice-president Xi Jinping resurfaces after absenceCHINA’S LEADER-in-waiting Xi Jinping has made his first public utterances since September 1st, state media reported yesterday…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
China acts over disputed islandsTENSIONS RATCHETED higher between China and Japan over a group of islands claimed by both countries, after Beijing dispatched…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
China 'on track' to meet 7 .5% targetThere were soothing words about the prospects for the world’s second-largest economy this week when China’s premier, Wen Jiabao…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Speculation persists on Chinese vice-presidentTHE WHEREABOUTS of China’s leader in waiting, vice-president Xi Jinping, remained a mystery yesterday, amid growing speculation…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Chinese banks lend record sums as industrial output growth weakensCHINA’S BANK lending rose strongly in August to a new record level for the month, a clear sign the government is trying to reverse…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Narrow lead for pro-Beijing parties in Hong KongA FAILURE by Hong Kong’s democratic parties to present a unified front has given pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying a narrow …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Irish look to IndiaAN IRISH Exporters’ Association (IEA) trade mission of 40 firms travelled to Mumbai in India last week for a multisector business…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
'Irish' potatoes a mash hit in AsiaSINGAPORE IS lining up for its first taste of a franchise called Ireland’s Potato, a popular spud-based culinary experience that…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
European chamber wants equal access to markets in ChinaA LONG-RUNNING complaint by European firms operating in China is that they face far tougher conditions than their Chinese counterparts…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Dark clouds loom over the world's richest countryASIA BRIEFING comes this week from Singapore, which is now the world’s richest country, a fact that causes little surprise as…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Rumours rife over mystery absence of presumptive presidentHAS CHINA’S president-in-waiting put his back out playing football? Anyone who saw him kicking a ball in Croke Park in February…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Hong Kong elections expected to boost pro-democracy movementHONG KONG voters were expected to give a strong vote of confidence to the territory’s pro-democracy movement after legislative…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
China factory data prompts spending callsCHINA REVEALED fresh evidence yesterday of slowing activity in the world’s second-largest economy, with sliding factory output…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
China looks to the future of factoriesThe low wages and massive workforce that made China the world’s top exporter are no longer the advantage they once were, forcing…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
China approves infrastructure investment to boost economyCHINA HAS given the green light to 60 infrastructure projects, including 2,018km of roads, as it looks to energise its sluggish…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Xi remarks could signal China reformWITH JUST weeks to go before the once-in-a-decade transition of power to a new leadership, China’s president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Former chief of police charged in Bo scandalWANG LIJUN, former police chief in Chongqing and former protege of purged Communist leader Bo Xilai, has been charged with defection…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Clinton fails to win over China on Syria, regional disputesUS SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton has met senior Chinese leaders but has not succeeded in easing regional tensions over disputed…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Clinton urges diplomacy in South China Sea disputeUS SECRETARY of state Hillary Rodham Clinton has weighed in on the territorial tensions in the South China Sea, saying southeast…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
