Aung San Suu Kyi to be Myanmar foreign ministerNobel laureate barred from presidency, but will take on four ministerial rolesTue Mar 22 2016 - 13:59
Kim Jong-un inspects new large-calibre rocket launcherKCNA hails ‘perfect accuracy’ of system day after North Korea fires missiles into seaTue Mar 22 2016 - 12:25
Joshua Wong dissolves Hong Kong’s Scholarism groupTeenage activist plans a new party and will contest seats in polls in SeptemberMon Mar 21 2016 - 15:07
Zuckerberg jogs in Beijing smog in bid to lift Facebook banFacebook founder making progress with Chinese propaganda chief, state media reportsSun Mar 20 2016 - 18:39
Virgin Airlines investigating claim woman racially abused on flightPassenger says flight attendants did nothing to help herFri Mar 18 2016 - 13:37
Light relief in China as lid lifted on toilets named ‘Trump’Bathroom firm, which has no links to Donald Trump, claims one billion usersFri Mar 18 2016 - 11:24
North Korea fires first medium range missile since 2014Launch to heighten tension in stand-off over country’s weapons programmeFri Mar 18 2016 - 06:34
Chinese journalist missing after trying to fly to Hong KongJia Jia disappeared after publication of open letter calling for President Xi Jinping to quitThu Mar 17 2016 - 19:20
Great Wall of China goes green for St Patrick’s DayStudents from St Colmcille’s school perform Irish dances to mark the eventWed Mar 16 2016 - 17:48
US student gets 15 years in North Korea for stealing posterOtto Warmbier sentenced to hard labour over ‘severe and pre-planned’ crimeWed Mar 16 2016 - 08:47
‘Impossible’ for China to miss economic goals, says LiPremier claims country wants harmonious co-existence with its neighboursWed Mar 16 2016 - 07:35
Chinese media blames democracy for Donald Trump’s rise‘Rich and narcissistic’ Trump shows institutional failures in US, says ‘Global Times’Tue Mar 15 2016 - 14:00
Myanmar parliament elects Suu Kyi confidant as presidentHtin Kyaw is first head of state who does not hail from a military background since 1960sTue Mar 15 2016 - 10:47
Thousands of Chinese coal miners protest over unpaid wagesProtests come as government tries to scale back unprofitable heavy industriesMon Mar 14 2016 - 08:28
China plans to continue its crackdown on ‘hostile forces’Anti-corruption campaign to remain a focus for the country’s judiciarySun Mar 13 2016 - 19:09
Helping Myanmar to play by the rulesIrish lawyers are in the country to help develop the laws it needs to move out of povertySat Mar 12 2016 - 04:00
Development key to stabilising Xinjiang, says Li KeqiangWestern province of vital strategic importance to the country, says Chinese premierFri Mar 11 2016 - 18:25
Close friend of Aung San Suu Kyi in line to be Myanmar presidentConstitutional rules bar Suu Kyi from presidency despite landslide election winThu Mar 10 2016 - 12:10
Emails suggest Hong Kong booksellers were abductedClaims indicate publishers were taken by Chinese security officials for ‘political reasons’Wed Mar 09 2016 - 18:53
China’s exports drop 25% stoking fresh concern over economyDownbeat trade figures come on back of slowing growth in world’s second largest economyTue Mar 08 2016 - 09:12
China defends right to build in South China Sea as it ‘discovered it first’Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China must defend its growing overseas interestsTue Mar 08 2016 - 08:08
Chinese censors step up TV morality crusade with ban on homosexualityNew rules ban depictions of affairs, teen romance and the supernatural from televisionSun Mar 06 2016 - 19:43
China urges solidarity from Hong KongThe economy and graft-busting were also on the agenda at the National People’s CongressSun Mar 06 2016 - 18:19
China sets 2016 growth target at National People’s CongressPremier Li Keqiang sets 6.5-7% target, says economy faces difficult global circumstancesSat Mar 05 2016 - 09:05
North Korean military ordered to put nuclear weapons on standbyKim Jong-un threatens ‘stern’ actions against UN sanctionsSat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
Economy to dominate China’s National People’s CongressRed flags flutter in the smog as delegates gather for the country’s annual parliamentFri Mar 04 2016 - 10:08
Kim Jong-un orders nuclear weapons to be kept ‘on standby’North Korean leader says country must ‘bolster nuclear force in quality and quantity’Fri Mar 04 2016 - 08:59
North Korea fires volley of missiles into sea after UN sanctionsThe latest round of sanctions on Pyongyang are seen as the toughest to dateThu Mar 03 2016 - 17:33
Hong Kong’s cherished freedoms under threatTerritory is guaranteed autonomy but is dependent on China for economic well-beingThu Mar 03 2016 - 15:40
Singaporean investors show growing interest in Irish propertyInterest in Ireland boosted after €111 million North Wall Quay developmentThu Mar 03 2016 - 09:27
China issues 210 coal plant licences despite pollution woesPlants approved because of ecomomy’s emphasis on infrastructure investmentsWed Mar 02 2016 - 13:09
Moody’s cuts outlook on China government credit to ‘negative’Ratings agency cites pressure to reform and growing state debt burdenWed Mar 02 2016 - 08:50
Hong Kong booksellers confess to illegal sales in mainland ChinaActivists on island say arrests and staged TV confessions pose threat to autonomyMon Feb 29 2016 - 17:25
China closes social media accounts of property developerInternet watchdog says comments critical of President Xi Jinping were ‘illegal’Mon Feb 29 2016 - 09:58
G20 stalemate on getting sluggish global economy working againDebt-driven growth model out of favour, focus on reform and use of all available policy toolsSun Feb 28 2016 - 15:00
Global growth fears cast shadow over G20 summit in ShanghaiLack of transparency about market turmoil unsettles international investorsThu Feb 25 2016 - 15:39
No more buildings shaped like giant pants please, we’re ChineseGovernment takes aim at outlandish architecture cropping up in citiesThu Feb 25 2016 - 14:35
Air pollution in India rises above Chinese levels, says GreenpeaceChina’s efforts to combat pollution show ‘impressive improvement in air quality’Thu Feb 25 2016 - 07:43
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . China IslandsThe US and various Asian countries are concerned with Beijing’s military build-up in the South China SeasSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
North Korea ‘preparing terror attacks’ for SouthOfficials in Seoul claim dictatorship may attempt to poison or kidnap citizens in SouthThu Feb 18 2016 - 16:14
China ‘deploys missiles’ on disputed South China Sea islandAdvanced surface-to-air system placed on Woody Island, satellite images seem to showWed Feb 17 2016 - 07:08
China central bank blames speculators for attacking the yuanWorld’s second largest economy notched up a worse trade performance than expectedMon Feb 15 2016 - 09:53
Britain accuses China of violating Hong Kong treaty over booksellerUK citizen was ‘involuntarily removed’ to mainland China, says foreign secretaryFri Feb 12 2016 - 15:44
Top US hedge fund manager says China heading for financial chaosBanking system will suffer losses ‘four times bigger’ than 2008 global crisisFri Feb 12 2016 - 08:43
South Korea shuts joint factory park in North after missile testKaesong is the last cooperation point between two nationsThu Feb 11 2016 - 12:50
Hong Kong police fire warning shots during street hawker riotsStreet-sellers set fires and throw bricks as police try to shut down food stallsTue Feb 09 2016 - 08:42
China’s soccer business scores with transfersSoccer is seen as an investment opportunity as the stock market slumpsTue Feb 09 2016 - 04:00
Ireland wins best travel destination award in ChinaTourism Ireland names new country manager in China to boost presenceTue Feb 09 2016 - 04:00
China’s Spring Festival Gala brings joy and tediumWhile heavy propaganda dimension turns some viewers off dancing robots delightMon Feb 08 2016 - 16:19
North Korean missile launch threatens regional balanceBeijing angry as Seoul and Tokyo show renewed interest in US missile defence systemMon Feb 08 2016 - 15:44
