Undermining the music piratesCHINA: In the latest effort to undermine the market for pirated music downloads in China, an independent US distributor has…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Image is everything from fake fireworks to miming child singerBEIJING LETTER: LIP-SYNCHING singers, fake fireworks and unsmiling cops - all too often the Olympics are all about appearances…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Lucky start in life for baby XinyueCHINA: WANG XINYUE is one of the luckiest girls in China, and she's only two hours oldSat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
'Mr Rogge . . . come just once to Beijing No 2 Prison to see what it is like'CHINA: HE DEPU is one of China's most prominent political prisonersFri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Bush takes hard line on Chinese repressions US president angers Beijing with pre-Olympics speech in BeijingTHAILAND: US PRESIDENT George Bush has put public pressure on China to improve its human rights record just hours before arriving…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Tensions rise between two Koreas after tourist shootingNORTH KOREA : NORTH KOREA has vowed to adopt a strong military stance at the Mount Geumgang resort, as tensions between the …Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
Tibetan poet undaunted as she takes on the might of ChinaTIBET: Woeser is suing Chinese authorities to get a passport she applied for in 2003, writes Clifford Coonan.Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
LOST IN TRANSLATIONHave no fear, you can get to grips with Mandarin for free on the pioneering ChinesePod website, just in time for the Olympics…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
DRAGON UNDER FIREChina is fighting off growing competition from Vietnam and India to maintain its level of foreign investment, writes Clifford…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
N Korean troops kill touristNORTH KOREA: NORTH KOREAN soldiers shot dead a South Korean woman who was visiting Mount Kumgang in the secretive communist …Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Parents with nothing left to loseTwo months after the earthquake that took the lives of so many schoolchildren, Clifford Coonan returns to Juyuan to hear how …Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Thai foreign minister resigns in temple rowTHAILAND: THAILAND'S FOREIGN minister Noppadon Pattama has resigned after a top court ruled he violated the constitution by …Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
CHASING THE DRAGONCHINA CRISIS: The Chinese Communist party had largely stamped out drug addiction after taking power, but growing wealth means…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
After survival comes the challenge of building amidst the rubbleLetter from Sichuan: JUST BEYOND a huge sign boasting of Dujiangyan's status as a "Top Tourist City of China", tents appear…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
S Korean president vows 'fresh start'SOUTH KOREA: SOUTH KOREA'S beleaguered President Lee Myung-bak has promised a "fresh start" for the country after massive protests…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
South Korean cabinet offers to quit over dealSOUTH KOREA: SOUTH KOREA was thrown into political crisis yesterday after the cabinet offered to resign over an unpopular deal…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Record prices paid for Asian art in Hong KongCHINA: AN EERIE oil-on-canvas diptych by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi, showing mask-clad figures wearing scarves of the Red Guard…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Rescue hero thanks Ireland and vows to keep searchingCHINA: CHINA'S MOST famous rescuer said the search for survivors would go on, even though the devastation in some areas is immense…Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
A nation's heart ripped apartWith 50,000 people, many of them children, now dead and with whole towns turned to rubble, how will the people of China's Sichuan…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Beijing in talks with Dalai Lama's envoysCHINA: CHINESE CADRES and envoys of the Dalai Lama held landmark talks yesterday on resolving the Tibetan crisis, but condemnation…Mon May 05 2008 - 01:00
Enthusiastic reception for Olympic torch in Hong KongHONG KONG: HONG KONG enthusiastically welcomed the Olympic torch as it returned to Chinese soil after an eventful round-the-…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Outrage in China over reports of children sold in labour marketsCHINA: CHILDREN LINE up in front of stalls carrying their washbasins, quilts and other belongings, while three middle-aged men…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
S Korea complains over attacks on torch protestersSOUTH KOREA: THE OLYMPIC torch relay continues to provoke controversy on its journey around the world.Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
China delays report of virus deaths of childrenCHINA: NINETEEN CHILDREN have died and 789 have become infected with a virus in the eastern Chinese industrial city of Fuyang…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Anglers reeling as buyer nets profitCHINA: THREE HONG Kong anglers thought they had hit the big time when they sold their rare giant fish for HK$20,000 (€1,650), …Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Chinese police open fire on mine-construction protestCHINA: POLICE IN southwestern China opened fire on protesters trying to block the construction of a gold mine earlier this week…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
China launches political education campaign in Lhasa to defeat Dalai LamaTIBET: China's Communist Party has launched a political education drive in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, still tense after independence…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Chinese protest over anti-Olympic opinion in WestCHINA: ORDINARY CHINESE people have taken to the streets to show their anger about growing anti-Olympic sentiment and to attack…Mon Apr 21 2008 - 01:00
In the Great Firewall's shadowChina has the biggest number of internet users in the world, but, as the Olympic torch lurches towards Beijing, the government…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Chinese condemn torch parade protestsCHINA: CHINESE OLYMPIC officials have reacted angrily to the disruptions to the Olympic torch's passage through western cities…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
China accuses Dalai Lama of using OlympicsCHINA: CHINA REMAINED defiant in the face of international criticism of its crackdown on Tibet, painting itself as the true …Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Crisis point for KundunPROFILE DALAI LAMA: The world's most recognisable monk is either a powerful ambassador for peace or, in the eyes of his enemies…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Chinese premier Wen blames Dalai Lama for unrest in TibetCHINA: AS CHINA tightened its grip on Tibet, its premier Wen Jiabao launched a vitriolic attack against the Dalai Lama, accusing…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Mobile images expose level of turmoilTIBET: IN THE lull between violent clashes in Xiahe in Gansu province at the weekend, monks and pilgrims in Tibetan costume …Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Chinese set deadline in move to end protestsTIBET: AFTER DAYS of street fighting and protests by Tibetans seeking independence, Chinese authorities yesterday moved to clear…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Ruling party candidate trails in opinion pollsTAIWAN: TAIWAN, A self-ruled island recognised by just 23 countries and seen by China as a rogue region to be brought back by…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Matching greater freedom with more responsibilityBIOETHICS: Biotechnology, stem cell research and genetic engineering are crucial elements in China's drive to become a more …Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Bjork's 'Tibet' remark upsets ChineseCHINA: ICELANDIC POP singer Bjork has provoked anger in China after she said "Tibet! Tibet!" at the end of a performance of …Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
HIV/Aids finally on China's agendaPU CUNXIN, one of China's top actors, is shown cycling through a Chinese city, and as he passes young lovers on the street, he…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
City that seduced Marco Polo still sparkles in New ChinaSuzhou Letter : When Marco Polo came through Soochow in the 13th century the great traveller was almost overwhelmed by what …Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Sauna fever hits the jungleCEBU PHILIPPINES: The leaves of the banana tree hang heavy in the 30-degree tropical heat in the jungle vegetation just outside…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Beijing pools resources for Irish-inspired Water CubeCHINA: Beijing's Olympic organisers unveiled the National Aquatic Centre, or Water Cube, yesterday, a giant blue block based…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Chinese land grab crackdown reveals 31,000 violationsCHINA: Chinese investigators have identified more than 2,700 cadres for possible prosecution over land development abuses exposed…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
US disquiet on dissident's detention infuriates ChinaChina: As Washington increases the pressure on Beijing on the arrest of a prominent dissident, Chinese officials have restated…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Great pall of ChinaCould China's growing CO2 emissions be down to the west simply exporting its pollution?Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Aircraft mice at centre of US-Sino incidentCHINA: Some unwanted stowaways found themselves embroiled in the heart of a simmering trade row between China and the United…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Official's 'abuse of power' ignites press freedom debateCHINA: A Communist Party chief has been vilified in Chinese media for sending police 1,000km to subpoena a reporter for libel…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Leading Chinese rights activist arrestedChina: Hu Jia, an Aids campaigner and one of the most prominent faces of dissent in China, has been arrested in Beijing in what…Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
Let the Games beginBeijing is preparing for the 2008 Olympics in spectacular style, with its largest building project since the 14th century, writes…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Lottery fever sweeps through ChinaCHINA: A student in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing has abandoned his studies after his number came up in the country's …Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
