China’s economic reboot: Xi wants advanced technology to drive growth and lead West on AI and premium EVs
The presence of Alibaba founder Jack Ma at a meeting of entrepreneurs with Xi Jinping is seen as a sign that the Chinese leader means business
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What if Trump and his Maga squad are not just bluffing about huge tariffs?
Even in the most transactional theory of Maganomics, bluffs on tariffs can only take the US president so far. Chaos is coming, and the only question is how bad it will be
The sap rises and barriers go up as China prepares for the year’s biggest political event
Analysts around the world will watch the Two Sessions closely for information about the country’s policy direction
‘Defending our bodies and land’: Why the fight to protect the environment is a matter of life and death in Honduras
Increasing violence and US aid freeze leaves indigenous communities in Honduras vulnerable
Europe should be flattered by Maga’s attacks
A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech
Xi Jinping reiterates desire for partnership `without limits’ with Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping reiterates desire for partnership `without limits’ with Vladimir Putin
Trump is shattering the European diplomatic and political landscape
Worldview: Europe can respond by developing links with China, Africa and the middle powers now asserting their role
The New Nuclear Age by Ankit Panda: Could ‘growing loose talk’ lead to the ultimate disaster?
The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weapons
First group of migrants deported from US arrive in Costa Rica
Group deported under new Trump crackdown on immigration after illegally crossing southern border
Denis Staunton: As Europe wrings its hands at the US, the rest of the world may be organising
Asian leaders do not seem minded to stand by as the global power balance looks set for big changes
Xi Jinping brings Chinese tech sector in from the cold
The most notable face at the meeting was that of Jack Ma, once China’s most prominent tech entrepreneur who stayed out of public view for five years after he made a speech critical of local regulators
Trade, human rights, Ukraine war raised at meeting with China’s foreign minister
Wang Yi is in Dublin for meetings with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrow
Wang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talks
Zelenskiy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Ukrainian president said draft deal failed to protect his country’s interests and offered no specific security guarantees
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
China could show US the way on clean energy tech
Solar PV, wind and nuclear power look set to meet surging demand for energy
Chinese foreign minister visits Dublin as China and EU reassess fraught relationship
If Trump’s talks with Putin facilitate a pause in the fighting, Ukraine will decline in salience as a point of contention
Land Power: How ownership of the ground beneath our feet can mould our destiny and even embed racial and gendered inequalities
Michael Albertus draws upon 15 years of research and fieldwork in his examination of land-holding across the world from the 17th century onwards
China’s X factor: Xpeng arrives in Ireland with €42k electric G6 SUV
More new Chinese models to follow – there’s even a truck with a built-in personal helicopter in development
Trump’s adoption of imperial manner is a function of failure
The essential question for Ireland is: to grovel or not to grovel?
Chinese foreign minister to visit Ireland next week amid Trump uncertainty over international alignment
Wang Yi is second senior Chinese political figure to visit in just over a year
BYD’s Atto 2 will shake up the EV market, but don’t expect it to be lots of fun
New compact EV will be taking on the likes of Jeep Avenger, Opel Frontera and Renault Captur in the small SUV sector
Plastic colonialism: ‘A stream of plastic debris, stretching miles, is heading towards us’
We may have placed it with good intention in our recycling bins, but it is choking villages, rivers and seas on the other side of the world
Ireland is more exposed to Trump’s tariff war than any other European country
Without turning away from the United States, it is vital for Ireland to remain unambiguously and progressively engaged in collective action in support of Europe
Year of the Snake begins with bared fangs in Beijing as Trump triggers trade war
Trump’s tariffs could reshape global economic order – but not necessarily in the way the US president wants
The global AI race: Is China catching up to the US?
The release of DeepSeek’s new model has shaken assumptions about who has the upper hand in developing the technology
Are we at the beginning of Donald Trump’s global trade war?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
China retaliates against US tariffs and shows it can turn trade war to its advantage
Beijing hopes US sectors will put pressure on Washington to negotiate rather than escalating a trade war
Donald Trump remains besotted with tariffs and Europe is next
US president believes his country’s trade agreement with the EU is an ‘atrocity’
China counters with tariffs on US products after levies take effect
Beijing also announces an investigation into Google in wake of Trump tariffs
Markets whipsaw as Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month
Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum says levies delayed in X post
Shein to face EU consumer law inquiry under e-commerce crackdown
Companies found to have broken the law can be hit by fines by national regulators in individual EU member states
Trump says tariffs on EU will ‘definitely happen’ but UK could avoid them
US president sparks fears of trade war with sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
US-Canada relations turn icy: ‘Without this subsidy, Canada ceases to exist’
The Canadian response – the imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on the $30 billion on imports originating in the US, is effective immediately
BBC World Service: China and Russia target Britain’s ‘soft power’ tool
The BBC World Service is viewed as a critical British asset in the global information war
Harris warns of ‘significant challenges’ for Ireland if Trump places tariffs on EU
US president has warned he will impose levies on European Union
Why has the Doomsday Clock been moved to just 89 seconds to midnight?
Ukraine war, growing geopolitical tensions, rise of artificial intelligence and worsening climate crisis cited as factors pushing us towards global catastrophe
Donald Trump moves ahead with tariff plans and confirms EU is on list of future targets
Ireland will be exposed if Donald Trump introduces blanket tariffs on imports from the EU
Apple profits top estimates even as competition dents China iPhone sales
Silicon Valley group says there are signs rollout of AI features will boost handset demand
Nepal suggests ‘gifting’ tigers abroad as population grows
Number of tigers has almost tripled to 355 since 2009 and poses a threat to humans
Is DeepSeek any good? We road test the new Chinese AI technology
Ciara O’Brien road tests the new Chinese AI technology that wiped billions off the value of Big Tech companies on Monday
DeepSeek: US firms praise disruptive AI chatbot, try to poke holes in it
Chinese startup sparks a stock selloff and its free AI assistant overtakes OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Apple’s App Store
From China to Dublin: ‘My first year in Ireland, I was usually eating biscuits or bread, because it’s cheaper’
When Chenchen He moved to Ireland from Fujian Province in southeast China in 2009, it was her first time to leave the country
‘I just called ... to say ... I love you?’: Keir Starmer speaks to Donald Trump in advance of meeting expected soon
Britain’s prime minister balances wooing the US president a his government also covets closer trade ties with China
Denis Staunton on Trump’s return, China’s rise and the shifting global order
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Trump’s blunderbuss strategies on climate and energy may backfire in ways he has not envisaged
Pulling out of Paris Agreement was predictable theatre, but resulting temperature and emission rises will push Earth to dangerous tipping points
Qing dynasty vase among Asian and Middle Eastern treasures to go under the hammer in Laois
It’s time for decluttering, which means there are plenty of gems to be found in auctions around the country
Three key takes on China: On Xi Jinping; The Political Thought of Xi Jinping; and The New Cold War
Influential writers look at how the Chinese leader is moulding his country - and the West - to fit his vision
Danish prime minister clashes with Trump over Greenland
US president tells Mette Frederiksen he is determined to take over Arctic island
Trump says he could reach trade deal with China after ‘friendly’ talks with Xi
US president heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday in first trip of second term
EU trade fight with Trump seems inevitable
Europe unlikely to ever stomach level of economic subservience needed to keep Trump happy
Privacy groups accuse Google of leaking data to China
Search giant says complaint to Federal Trade Commission based on flawed understanding of how its digital advertising technology works
China hits 5% GDP target but Trump tariffs threaten further growth
China has vowed further monetary easing and stronger public spending this year, as the economy braces for US presidency
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