China launches major push to boost alternative energy vehiclesEfforts to promote new-energy cars driven by pollution in the citiesMon Mar 30 2015 - 22:30
Uighur man jailed by Chinese court for growing a beardWife given two years for wearing a burqa in defiance of government rulesMon Mar 30 2015 - 17:07
St Patrick’s Day and China’s NPC offer insights into Ireland’s relationship with AsiaEnd of annual parliament in China prompts reform callsTue Mar 24 2015 - 00:01
Skyscraper 57 storeys tall built in 19 days in Chinese cityChangsha is home to 200m tall Mini Sky CityMon Mar 23 2015 - 22:30
Lower oil prices proving a bonus for China even as demand fallsChina’s crude oil imports rose 10% in FebruaryMon Mar 23 2015 - 22:30
Pollution in China an opportunity for Irish firms, says Minister Alan KellyIreland needs to ramp up presence in China to take advantage of environmental crisis, says Alan KellyMon Mar 23 2015 - 07:57
China’s weather chief warns of ‘huge impact’ of climate changeTemperature rises already higher than global averages, says Zheng GuoguangSun Mar 22 2015 - 20:03
Chinese court launches broadside against disgraced officialTrial against former security czar Zhou Yongkang expected to take place soonThu Mar 19 2015 - 16:55
Food safety focus at China’s annual parliament an opportunity for IrelandNational People’s Congress seeks to assuage widespread concern about food safetyTue Mar 17 2015 - 00:01
China will quicken pace of introducing free trade zonesGuangdong province is the next one on stream, officials sayMon Mar 16 2015 - 22:30
Twitter launches Hong Kong office to target Chinese marketThe social media service has been banned in China since 2009Mon Mar 16 2015 - 22:30
China’s premier says economic reform akin to ‘cutting one’s own flesh’Government considering changes to one child policyMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for stronger army at congressNumber of arrests on terror charges continues to riseSat Mar 14 2015 - 00:01
China’s annual parliament to consider press lawNational People’s Congress legislation would be the first to regulate all media outletsTue Mar 10 2015 - 14:43
Slowing Chinese growth sees shift to services from manufacturing‘For Sale in China’ replacing ‘Made in China’Tue Mar 10 2015 - 00:01
India set to finally take off but question marks remainFears that PM Narenda Modi has failed to step up reforms neededMon Mar 09 2015 - 22:30
So who is the richest man in China – Jack Ma or Wang Jianlin?Rapid pace of growth at both Alibaba and Wanda makes it a tough callMon Mar 09 2015 - 22:30
Duang! China finds many uses for word with no meaningAn endlessly versatile new Chinese character is the country’s favourite slang wordMon Mar 09 2015 - 20:17
National People’s Congress hears of China’s reform plansMeasures come after report says economy will grow by a less-than-expected 7%Fri Mar 06 2015 - 20:41
Joining Shanghai GAA changed China for the better for usA GAA player in China: Marie Claire MurphyFri Mar 06 2015 - 20:00
China set to approve 10% increase in military spendingSlowdown in growth and pollution also on agenda at National People’s CongressWed Mar 04 2015 - 16:10
China playing politics with visa applications from journalistsSurvey reveals reporters and media groups punished if Beijing takes dim view of coverageTue Mar 03 2015 - 16:47
End of Chinese ban on Irish beef a victory for diplomacyChinese veterinary inspectors soon to start approving processing plants in IrelandTue Mar 03 2015 - 00:01
Hong Kong bans importation of raw oysters from DonegalFood poisoning outbreak prompts banMon Mar 02 2015 - 22:30
Mainland tourist numbers coming to Hong Kong lowest since handoverChinese looking elsewhere as weaker euro and yen make Europe and Japan cheapMon Mar 02 2015 - 22:30
China’s congress to focus on economy, corruption and terrorism lawAnnual parliament, the National People’s Congress, to meet next weekMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
China’s president Xi Jinping unveils ‘Four Comprehensives’Policy ‘to make China great’ includes calls for richer country with more significant reformThu Feb 26 2015 - 16:12
Year of the Goat sees Hong Kong more divided than ever on ChinaCoverage by Western media of Occupy protest seen as too one-sided by many residentsWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Year of the Goat brings uncertainty but also optimismLots of questions as the Lunar New Year holiday shuts China down for a weekTue Feb 24 2015 - 00:01
Mean streets for taxi drivers as high franchise fees biteCabbies protesting over unlicensed cabs and services such as UberMon Feb 23 2015 - 22:30
Expats leaving China as economic growth stallsRising living costs and pollution also factors in making expats go elsewhereMon Feb 23 2015 - 22:30
China and Russia outline plans to mark strengthening tiesFocus on close relationship will be signal to Japan that China is gaining authorityThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:02
Big Yang Theory: Is China entering the year of the sheep or goat?Confusion about interpretation of zodiac ahead of the country’s biggest annual holidayWed Feb 18 2015 - 15:49
Great Firewall is harming EU business in China, says ChamberInternet controls are driving technology and R&D spending overseasTue Feb 17 2015 - 00:01
Former executive of Korean Air jailed for going nuts over nutsCase became a focus for anger over behaviour of privileged elitesMon Feb 16 2015 - 22:30
China Premier’s brother steps down as deputy head of state tobacco monopolyChina faces health crisis as world’s biggest tobacco userMon Feb 16 2015 - 22:30
Burmese army clashes with rebels cast doubt over ceasefire hopesSome 50 government troops and police officers reported killed in the attacksSun Feb 15 2015 - 19:37
8.8m tonnes of plastic debris dumped in oceans every yearAbout a third of plastic dumped in sea comes from China, survey showsSat Feb 14 2015 - 11:29
One of China’s richest gang bosses is executedMafia-like organisation allegedly owned assets of €5.7bn and controlled 70 companiesTue Feb 10 2015 - 19:41
China’s corruption campaign takes aim at banking sectorTop banker under investigation as anti-graft probe widens its remitTue Feb 10 2015 - 16:09
Chinese bid for New York Waldorf Astoria approvedAnbang insurance group has just bought hotel for $1.95bnMon Feb 09 2015 - 22:30
China steps up its crackdown on online dissentWebizen population has reached 649 millionMon Feb 09 2015 - 22:30
Canadian arrested in China on charges of stealing state secretsKevin Garratt and wife Julia run coffee shop near border crossing with North KoreaSat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
PM Group breaks into Bangladesh with web trade portalIrish firm secures World Bank contract as country aspires to middle-income statusTue Feb 03 2015 - 00:01
Taipei mayor ticked off over remarks about gift of pocket watchKo Wen-je given timepiece by British minister of stateMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:30
China’s ban on puns hits dairy products on social mediaMengniu Dairy has problems with advertising one of its latest productsMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:30
Air pollution has made Beijing ‘unliveable’, says city’s mayorData shows 66 out of 74 cities in China fall short of standards for allowable concentrations of pollutantsMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:30
China plans military parade as warning to Japan and USTensions between Japan and China over islands and war atrocities mount in recent yearsFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:04
Hong Kong tycoon tells how he bought an aircraft carrier for ChinaXu Zengping says he has not received any money from the Chinese governmentTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00
Don’t worry about slowing GDP growth says China’s premierLi Keqiang tries to soothe fears of a hard landing in world’s second-biggest economyTue Jan 27 2015 - 00:01
