China

A crowd of ‘introverts’ gathered for a New Year countdown party and discussed their hopes for 2025

Lack of even a basic list raises questions about how the scheme was monitored

Chinese embassy denies responsibility for breach earlier this month in which unclassified files were accessed

Trump’s re-election fuels global turmoil in which Putin is the biggest of many autocrats blending kleptocracy and dictatorship. US institutions and international treaties are fading, and Ukraine and Palestine have been betrayed

Looking at the technology through a different cultural lens casts its threat and promise in a new light

Workers were hired in China by another firm and brought to Brazil irregularly, authorities say

John Bolton describes Trump’s decision-making as driven by personal relationships and ‘neuron flashes’, rather than a deep understanding of national interests

Policymakers in Beijing appear to have been holding back much of their firepower so that they can blunt the impact of tariffs by pumping money into the domestic economy

Xinjiang authorities claim ‘anti-China forces in the international community’ are ignoring region’s efforts to protect human rights

Geopolitics is a tough game but by getting Papua New Guinea on side, Canberra has shown the NRL is up to the task

Border-dispute talks could reshape political alliances in Asia

Tengbo Yang developed business links to prince and access to a network of senior British political and business figures

Anchored down by a spell with his family, my friend longs for a return to Shanghai

Invitation comes as Beijing braces for escalation in trade war

Recycling tech items for crucial metals must become a fact of life

Statement calling for ‘an appropriately loose monetary policy’ marks first easing of China’s monetary policy since 2010 in the wake of the global financial crisis

In Yiwu, more than 600 businesses produce an estimated 80 per cent of the world’s Christmas decorations

South Korean president’s closer alignment with the United States has not been popular at home

It may be a little self-serving for Irish voices to be squawking about the potential threat to corporate tax take, but the worry is real

To celebrate Food Month, Irish Times writers abroad reveal favourite foods and restaurants in their various postings

Beijing Letter: Tradition of confinement after birth in China seen to have psychological and physical benefits for mother and baby

Chinese vessel linked to severing of two cables in Baltic Sea

Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum to write to US president-elect to tell him tariff would put common businesses at risk

Reluctance to elaborate on the personal and political was key to the chancellor’s political longevity. It is a trait she struggles to escape in her book Freedom

Revenue puts on display a selection of the counterfeit trainers with retail value of €1.73m discovered on a freight shipment from China earlier this month

Fine coffees arriving from the Yunnan province in southwest China have found a home in Ireland in recent years

Chinese fast-fashion giant reports €8.8 billion in revenue last year

Imprisoning of 45 former politicians and activists convicted under Beijing’s National Security Law could trigger the imposition of US visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials

Europe letter: Nervous over Trump’s next move, Kyiv backers pitch Ukraine war as a global conflict

Former publisher in custody for almost four years since arrest under national security law

Former newspaper publisher (76) could face life sentence if convicted under draconian national security law imposed by Beijing

Some 47 pro-democracy activists charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under Beijing-imposed national security law

Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’

Uncertainty looms over US-China relationship, with Trump promising to levy 60% tariffs on Chinese imports

Rite & Reason: One in seven Christians in the world faces persecution or extreme discrimination because of their faith

Attack took place in Yixing, part of Wuxi city in the eastern province of Jiangsu

President notes that US legislation prevents him from meeting president-elect Donald Trump before January inauguration

Brown observes that securing Taiwan may be far too big a risk for the Chinese Communist Party, which values stability above all else

Beijing has been on a charm offensive directed towards the rest of the world, including the European Union

Donald Trump has promised to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, but many are relaxed about his return to power