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Year of the Monkey keeps Chinese upbeat despite troubles

Year of the Monkey keeps Chinese upbeat despite troubles

Beijing Letter: Hundreds of millions have made their way home to celebrate lunar new year

Mon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
UN Security Council vows tough response to North Korea rocket

UN Security Council vows tough response to North Korea rocket

Regional neighbours react with alarm after launch of missile with range of 10,000km

Sun Feb 07 2016 - 19:21
Managing Hong Kong hospitality

Managing Hong Kong hospitality

Wild GeeseTom Connolly, Eclipse, Hong Kong

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 02:26
Red envelopes still in demand ahead of Year of the Monkey

Red envelopes still in demand ahead of Year of the Monkey

Chinese New Year is a big holiday for eating out and splashing the cash

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 04:00
Remarks by George Soros cause  jitters as Year of the Monkey starts

Remarks by George Soros cause jitters as Year of the Monkey starts

Chinese media lines up behind government to soothe fears about economy

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 04:00
Myanmar sets sights on naming new president

Myanmar sets sights on naming new president

Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD will have to share power with the military-backed ruling USDP

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 18:03
Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Myanmar’s parliament

Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Myanmar’s parliament

After 50 years of military rule the shift to democracy has been a slow process

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 12:07
Myanmar: First democratically elected government since 1962

Myanmar: First democratically elected government since 1962

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has enough seats to form administration after landslide win

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
North Korea, South China Sea on agenda as Kerry in Beijing

North Korea, South China Sea on agenda as Kerry in Beijing

US secretary of state urges further action to stop N Korea developing its nuclear weapons

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 13:13
China targets economic data chief in corruption inquiry

China targets economic data chief in corruption inquiry

Wang Baoan under investigation by Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 12:50
China expels Swedish human rights worker Peter Dahlin

China expels Swedish human rights worker Peter Dahlin

Dahlin had been detained on subversion charges and made confession on state TV

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 11:15
Steeling for China’s new status

Steeling for China’s new status

One EU lobby group foresees 3.5 million jobs losses if status is granted

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 04:00
Asia Biogas starts renewable project in Thailand

Asia Biogas starts renewable project in Thailand

Company is owned by Irish and Singaporean investors

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 04:00
Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller visits him on mainland

Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller visits him on mainland

EU steps up rhetoric against China after nationals paraded on television

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 15:45
No kidding: Year of the Goat blamed as China birth rate slows

No kidding: Year of the Goat blamed as China birth rate slows

Hopes that monkey year will boost birth rates in country with new two-child policy

Sun Jan 24 2016 - 16:10
North Korea arrests US university student for ‘hostile act’

North Korea arrests US university student for ‘hostile act’

Otto Frederick Warmbier reportedly detained days before controversial nuclear test

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 09:46
China pollution falls despite smog red alerts, says Greenpeace

China pollution falls despite smog red alerts, says Greenpeace

Eighty per cent of 366 major cities still fail to meet national air quality standards

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 12:00
EU should sanction China for ‘confessions’, says press group

EU should sanction China for ‘confessions’, says press group

Journalist advocacy group RSF says footage of EU nationals is propaganda

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 09:44
Return of TV confessions spells trouble for dissidents in China

Return of TV confessions spells trouble for dissidents in China

Political agenda clear as confessions recall tactics of self-criticism common in Mao era

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 11:08
IMF warns  global economic growth could be derailed

IMF warns global economic growth could be derailed

Fears as Chinese growth slows to rates not seen for 25 years

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
China seeks middle ground as Xi Jinping visits  Middle East

China seeks middle ground as Xi Jinping visits Middle East

President’s tour to include regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran as well as stop in Egypt

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 12:41
Chinese economic growth at lowest level in 25 years

Chinese economic growth at lowest level in 25 years

After years of double-expansion, China is now getting used to more moderate growth

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 09:04
Future leaders selected for Schwarzman programme

Future leaders selected for Schwarzman programme

Blackstone chief's programme is full of alpha humans of "exceptional" standard

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 04:00
Wanda’s  Legendary purchase boosts Chinese film in Hollywood

Wanda’s Legendary purchase boosts Chinese film in Hollywood

China is expected to become the world’s biggest film market within two years

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 04:00
Independence-minded opposition wins Taiwan election

Independence-minded opposition wins Taiwan election

Beijing warns new president Tsai Ing-wen against ‘hallucination’ of seeking breakaway

Sun Jan 17 2016 - 09:18
K-pop singer’s public apology  dominates historic Taiwan vote

K-pop singer’s public apology dominates historic Taiwan vote

Tsai Ing-wen becomes island’s first woman president amid flag-waving controversy

Sat Jan 16 2016 - 13:48
Taiwan  frontrunner conciliatory towards China ahead of  poll

Taiwan frontrunner conciliatory towards China ahead of poll

Tsai Ing-wen expected to unseat President Ma Ying-jeou in Saturday’s election

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 15:53
Jakarta in lockdown following attacks that killed seven

Jakarta in lockdown following attacks that killed seven

Site of suicide blast a ‘selfie shrine’ with street vendors selling snacks

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 10:03
China is facing into a period of  painful economic adjustments

China is facing into a period of painful economic adjustments

The Chinese government is trying to sell the idea of slower, consumption and services-based growth

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 08:30
Analysis: Jakarta attacks an Isis attempt to emulate Paris

Analysis: Jakarta attacks an Isis attempt to emulate Paris

The brazenness of the suicide attack indicates a new level of militancy in Indonesia

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 21:30
Indonesia blames Isis for Jakarta attack killing seven

Indonesia blames Isis for Jakarta attack killing seven

Indonesia sees first co-ordinated assault by team of suicide bombers and gunmen

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 18:14
China detains Swedish legal aid campaigner

China detains Swedish legal aid campaigner

Peter Dahlin taken custody as part of a wider crackdown on activists

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 09:55
Top Macau hotelier  accused of running prostitution ring

Top Macau hotelier accused of running prostitution ring

Trial of Alan Ho follows raid a year ago on casino hotel in the former Portuguese colony

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 17:40
Seoul to host talks about North Korea’s nuclear programme

Seoul to host talks about North Korea’s nuclear programme

Five of six regional powers involved in long-stalled negotiations will take part

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 16:37
China’s President Xi Jinping reorganises country’s military

China’s President Xi Jinping reorganises country’s military

Reshuffle of People’s Liberation Army units underlines command by Communist Party

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 12:28
China wants to make Communist Party  the strongest voice in cyberspace

China wants to make Communist Party the strongest voice in cyberspace

Propaganda efforts must push the ruling party in its online efforts says China

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 04:00
Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock markets

Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock markets

Authorities stop circuit-breaker mechanism after it fails to stop slumps

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 04:00
Body of Irish man (50) found at sea near Thai beach resort

Body of Irish man (50) found at sea near Thai beach resort

Man’s body showed signs of injury when found floating at beach resort in Pattaya

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 16:35
Giant Mao statue in Chinese countryside pulled down

Giant Mao statue in Chinese countryside pulled down

Local media said officials claimed the 36.6-metre structure was ‘not approved’

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
Chinese fashion billionaire goes missing amid corruption investigation

Chinese fashion billionaire goes missing amid corruption investigation

Zhou Chengjian of clothing chain Metersbonwe investigated for insider trading

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 21:12
North Korea bomb puts focus on defence options

North Korea bomb puts focus on defence options

Regional tensions mount after H-bomb claims as South Korea looks to US and China

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 01:00
Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock markets in 2016

Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock markets in 2016

Authorities stop circuit-breaker mechanism after it fails to halt slumps

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 17:38
Chinese ‘circuit-breakers’ prove too problematic for troubled market

Chinese ‘circuit-breakers’ prove too problematic for troubled market

Shares fell more than 7% in 30 minutes, but policy response not welcomed

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 14:57
Doubts over North Korea test will not stop fear spreading

Doubts over North Korea test will not stop fear spreading

Pyongyang has bolstered unease with its latest claims to have nuclear weaponry

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 19:33
UN condemns North Korea over  hydrogen bomb test

UN condemns North Korea over hydrogen bomb test

White House casts doubt over claims of successful testing of weapon by Pyongyang

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 18:58
Britain accuses China over suspected bookseller abduction

Britain accuses China over suspected bookseller abduction

Britain’s foreign secretary stresses Hong Kong has its own judicial system

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 18:39
Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow: ‘You can follow all the rules and still commit fraud’

Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow: ‘You can follow all the rules and still commit fraud’

Andrew Fastow made Enron look healthy before it crashed and now advises how to spot fraud

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 06:00
Chinese villagers build giant golden Chairman Mao statue

Chinese villagers build giant golden Chairman Mao statue

Communist leader remains an icon despite disastrous Great Leap Forward

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 13:55
Mystery deepens as wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller calls off search

Mystery deepens as wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller calls off search

Lee Bo’s wife says she received fax from him but fears for safety of five missing men remain

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 10:16
Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controls

Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controls

Conference hears simultaneous calls for more online freedom and better governance

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 04:00
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