China to tighten grip on Hong Kong with elections overhaul
Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand and representation will be reduced
Zoom disables accounts of former Tiananmen Square student leader
Video conference platform used to commemorate massacre by Chinese army
Sporting Controversies: Ma’s Army, turtle blood and Sonia’s stolen gold
Medals won by Chinese women would later be said to have been ‘showered in doping’
Coronavirus – the science: The search for ‘patient zero’
Edition 1: Researchers assessing number of undiagnosed and how infectious these people are
Cathay Pacific asks employees to take unpaid leave as virus hits demand
Some 27,000 employees asked to take three weeks of unpaid leave over three months
Cathay Pacific to cut 30% of capacity due to coronavirus
Temporary cuts will affect around 90% of its flights to mainland China
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China rising: The country is set to take its place as a superpower
With China’s new power come challenges going forward
Carlow’s unlikely role in dominating the global lithium trade
Chinese company Ganfeng first visited midlands town in 2013
Interpol head reported missing after trip home to China
International police agency says disappearance is a ‘matter for French, China authorities’
Mistakes on a plane: Cathay Pacific spells own name incorrectly
Boeing 777-367 was spotted in Hong Kong with missing ‘F’ following flight from China
Kim Jong-un’s rarely-seen wife makes her mark in China
Censors quickly move to block online discussion of Ri Sol-ju’s looks and style
Ireland’s expertise in aircraft leasing ‘unrivalled’
‘The industry here is very conscious that in order to stay competitive we need a thoroughfare of staff to draw on’
China’s Xi Jinping may omit key cadres from top leadership
Reports say leading candidates unlikely to win promotion at Communist Party congress
Rooney Mara: ‘Doing the Irish accent was terrifying’
The star of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ on Jim Sheridan's ‘The Secret Scripture’ and how her friend Cate Blanchett helped her get cast in sexual abuse drama ‘Una’
Swedish journalist’s limbs were sawn off her body, police say
Danish police confirm washed up torso is that of Kim Wall, believed killed in submarine
Sexist car ad provokes online outrage in China
Audi clip features a woman being examined like an animal by her future mother-in-law
Pence speaks of ‘provocation’ after North Korean missile test fails
Launch by North after military parade stokes tensions, but US response measured so far
Beijing’s candidate expected to romp home in limited Hong Kong poll
Carrie Lam seen by China as low-risk candidate on fractious island territory
Former Hong Kong leader found guilty of corruption
Donald Tsang has been convicted in relation to a luxury apartment in mainland China
Hong Kong jails seven police officers over activist beating
Footage of officers kicking and punching activist was widely viewed and condemned
Independence for Hong Kong ruled out by departing leader
Panel of just 1,200 will elect new chief executive in March as CY Leung steps down
China and US discuss return of captured American drone
State newspaper editorial in Beijing accuses US of being serial spying offender
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying not to seek re-election
Chinese-backed chief executive cites family reasons for decision not to stand
Hong Kong democracy activists walk free from court
Government prosecutors fail in bid to jail student leaders over 2014 protests
Hong Kong bookseller details abduction by Chinese police
‘If I don’t speak up. . . then there is no hope for Hong Kong,’ says Lam Wing-kee
Activists in Hong Kong shift focus to local democracy
Tiananmen Square protests are no longer relevant to some in the former UK colony
China debates nationwide smoking ban amid fears of a rollback
Anti-smokers want Beijing rules adopted nationwide but tobacco lobby is strong
Hong Kong activist convicted of assault on police
Ken Tsang, allegedly beaten by police in 2014, faces up to two-year sentence on Monday
Hong Kong steps up security as Beijing’s man comes to call
Zhang Dejiang’s visit is first by a Chinese official since pro-democracy protests in 2014
Emails suggest Hong Kong booksellers were abducted
Claims indicate publishers were taken by Chinese security officials for ‘political reasons’
No more buildings shaped like giant pants please, we’re Chinese
Government takes aim at outlandish architecture cropping up in cities
Sonia O’Sullivan may get World Championship golds after 1993 rivals ‘admit to doping’
Chinese women’s distance runners were ‘forced to take large doses of illegal drugs’
Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller visits him on mainland
EU steps up rhetoric against China after nationals paraded on television
Britain accuses China over suspected bookseller abduction
Britain’s foreign secretary stresses Hong Kong has its own judicial system
Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controls
Conference hears simultaneous calls for more online freedom and better governance
China marks centenary of leader whose death sparked Tiananmen protest
Any commemoration to be low-key as Hu Yaobang remains divisive figure
Could Singles Day be Ireland’s new Web Summit?
The sales event created by Alibaba’s Jack Ma could become a global phemonenon
Hong Kong to remove British emblems from post boxes
Decision over colonial-era royal insignia stirs controversy as some fight to ‘retain heritage’
Fresh explosion in Chinese town after seven killed by parcel bombs
Attack in Guangxi province appears to be the work of a disgruntled citizen
China releases blacklist of 120 obscene or immoral songs
Proscribed catalogue takes aim at undesirable songs with ‘severely problematic content’
Chinese stock markets slide as investors panic (again)
Latest day of frenzied selling shows a lack of confidence in Beijing’s response to ongoing stock market chaos, analysts argue
Countries sign up for China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
AIIB is a sign of China’s growing influence in the region
Wild boar wanders into children’s store in Hong Kong
Customers left squealing as boar punches hole through hoof of shop...sorry, roof
China tightens national security in wake of Snowden revelations
Draft of wide-ranging law raises concerns over curbing of individual freedoms
Hong Kong police step up security after Occupy Central protests
Police told to enforce laws preventing ‘suspicious’ gatherings of three or more
Twitter launches Hong Kong office to target Chinese market
The social media service has been banned in China since 2009
Banking giant HSBC sheltered cash linked to dictators and arms dealers
Team of journalists from 45 countries unearths secret bank accounts maintained for criminals, traffickers, tax dodgers, politicians and celebrities
Hong Kong tycoon tells how he bought an aircraft carrier for China
Xu Zengping says he has not received any money from the Chinese government
Pro-democracy lawmakers walk out of Hong Kong council over election law
Legislators raise yellow umbrellas, a symbol of last year’s Occupy Central protests, and leave
Hong Kong police arrest couple who took cash that fell from security van
Police vow to identify all those who took $HK15m that fell on to street
China Today: Xingtai, one of the world’s most polluted cities
While toxins belch from power plants, children in nearby Beijing compare brands of mask
Bertie Ahern’s China visit makes front page news
Former taoiseach in China as chairman of Ireland China Co-operation Council
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