China

Social media platform fighting €530m fine over breach of GDPR regulations

Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going

Xinlan Li moved from China to Ireland in 2022 to study at UCD

Plus: The youthful protester pope, and a hiccup in a case against John Magnier

Shortages have forced Pentagon to rush bombs, missiles and other hardware to the Middle East from commands in Asia and Europe

The 2001 Chinese hit Better and Better celebrated the turnaround in living standards

Investment in animal welfare, environmental protection and restoration must continue to be part of public health agenda

China warns of countries ‘setting themselves on fire’, amid a bigger shift in regional security

For a group of former UCD students, a return trip to China marks half a century since an improbable tour that unfolded at a pivotal moment in the country’s history

We are frittering away the substantial tax resources that have come to us as a side effect of financial engineering of American companies

World’s economy has withstood much chaos, but IMF forecasts make for sober reading

Spain’s primer minister Pedro Sánchez resisted trumpeting the superiority of liberal democracy and European values during a visit this week

Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former dictator, will go up against Roberto Sánchez in June

The tactics used by protesters show that our vulnerability is the fossil fuel system itself

Roman historian Tacitus made apt criticism of conquerors who create a wilderness and call it peace

Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March

Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain

Such a move presents different challenges and dilemma from what the US did in the case of Venezuela

Move could cut global crude supply by 2 million barrels

Cheng Li-wun, head of Taiwan’s KMT party, met Chinese president Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping tells Cheng Li-wun that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait ‘are all Chinese’

We should leave the moon alone

Discretion about the role it may have played in persuading Iran to accept the ceasefire reflects China’s general approach to mediation

To Lam gets greater authority to push through reforms aimed at maintaining Vietnam’s high economic growth

Destruction of radar systems has left Washington more vulnerable in the event of future conflicts

The long-dormant dream of establishing a permanent lunar base draws one step closer

As red songs ring out on a Sunday afternoon, a friend shares a story of pandemic loss and the search for solace

Beijing’s restraint in current conflict reflects its economic links with Gulf states and its strategic partnership with Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guards pledge to target US companies in region; Israel to demolish homes in Lebanon

Three US and one Canadian astronaut are due for liftoff on 10-day test mission swinging around ​the moon and back

Global Briefing: Protests have continued for months over high prices, fuel shortages and plans for a highway to ease Ulaanbaatar traffic

Invite from China’s Xi Jinping comes amid tension over Taiwan’s rising defence spending

On a peaceful island off the southern coast of China, politicians, business figures and diplomats meet at the Boao Forum for Asia

A critique of Communist triumph and its human cost, from the civil war to early statehood

EU will table ‘temporary, tailored and targeted’ measures to help ease burden of high energy costs, says Ursula von der Leyen

A night watching the National Ballet of China reveals how the Cultural Revolution classic continues to move — and divide — generations

Trump is at heart not merely cruel but a coward

Attack may be the deadliest yet in a conflict that began last year after relations between Islamabad and the Taliban deteriorated

US president was at pains to avoid any suggestion that move was a snub to Xi Jinping

Minister of State says he has ‘matured in my approach’ to China, whose record on human rights he has criticised