Quilt woven by Irish groups sends message of solidarity to Cop30 climate summit
Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson will present quilt to Brazilian climate minister
Beijing
China clamps down on rare earth exports
Foreign companies will need Beijing’s approval to export products containing certain minerals
China spy case was dropped after UK government failed to provide evidence of Beijing threat
Spying charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were dropped last month
Winner takes all in China’s ruthless race for university places
Millions of students will spend the autumn holiday cramming for an exam that can unlock an elite university place — and a 40% income premium
China’s marriage rate is at its lowest in nearly 40 years. Why are singles put off settling down?
Couples who are getting married are doing so later than before
‘We’re still talking past each other’: US congressmen make rare visit to China
First congressional delegation to Beijing since 2019 calls for military dialogue as Trump and Xi plan to meet
Jobless in Beijing: ‘You have to find other passions. For me it was my plants and the cat’
Talk of job losses is everywhere these days but China’s generous statutory payments can make redundancy seem attractive
China to preach peace at security forum but South China Sea actions tell different story
Beijing has been aggressively enforcing its disputed claims to over 90 per cent of the maritime area with its most advanced aircraft carrier
Meet the 82-year-old Belfast man cycling across China to understand how villages vote
Electoral expert’s attempts to engage local councils meets with mixed success - and interest from the police
Why the West misreads the room with its ‘Axis of Upheaval’ narrative
The emerging alternative order is neither an axis, nor is it interested in upheaval
Lasers, hypersonic missiles and underwater drones: China’s new weapons that worry the West
Xi Jinping presided over a parade showcasing the latest weaponry in Beijing’s arsenal
The Party’s Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian: The paranoid and intensely emotional political culture behind China’s Xi Jinping
Xi Zhongxun biography takes us into the world of the Communist Party and the life of its elite figures
At least 30 reported dead as ‘extreme’ rain causes flooding in Beijing
More than 80,000 residents relocated as almost a year’s worth of rain falls in Chinese capital over a few days
China’s war commemorations contrast with hesitant approach of Japan’s
Memorialising the war with Japan, which cost 14 million lives, is part of a broader narrative of national rejuvenation in China
What on earth were China’s women runners on back in the 1990s?
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet ran the second fastest women’s 3,000m time in history last weekend – but was still way off the record set 32 years ago
Communist Party membership shares the qualities of LinkedIn and the Legion of Mary
Being a member can help people get a job, but not necessarily one they want
In the game of chicken between the US and China, round one goes to Beijing
Beijing’s implacable - happy to escalate regardless of economic price stance - appeared to call Trump’s bluff
Rehabilitation of golf and return of Ferraris to Beijing streets tell us much about China
Beijing Letter: Revival of conspicuous consumption a sign of shift in Chinese policy
I asked Bilal what he liked most about China. ‘The freedom,’ he said
There is much to be said for China, but it is seldom singled out for acclamation as a land of liberty
‘I need a westerner to pose as a model,’ my enterprising friend tells me
Whether it uses imagination or not, Chinese manufacturing is the most successful in the world
‘It’s therapeutic for people to relate to horses’: New effort to promote equestian links in China
The market surrounding horses for leisure and competition was estimated to be worth almost €2.17bn
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
Social media successes and pitfalls live side by side in China too
Two tales, one of overnight success, the other a dramatic downfall
I asked Bitchy Bitchy how he felt about his nickname. He gave me a bitchy look...
A crowd of ‘introverts’ gathered for a New Year countdown party and discussed their hopes for 2025
‘I stopped short of eating sheep brains’: Irish Times reporters abroad on their favourite foods and restaurants
To celebrate Food Month, Irish Times writers abroad reveal favourite foods and restaurants in their various postings
Beijing parents keep an eye on blind date corner
Beijing Letter: Notices in a park advertise young people in search of a partner
‘They just want us to work and have babies.’ Exasperation in China as Halloween falls foul of authorities
Beijing Letter: Bars and clubs abruptly called off their Halloween parties and sent out instructions that patrons should not show up in costume
Beijing Letter: Stock market rally fizzles out as Chinese hope for effective fiscal measures
Stimulus package might need Communist Party U-turn on opposition to property market speculation
A new global order: Rising China and Russia rewrite the international rulebook
The era of the United States as unrivalled global leader is over. Small alliances of like-minded countries are growing in importance
African flags fly in Tiananmen Square for China-Africa co-operation summit
China backs call for reparations to be paid for slave trafficking and colonialism, while African leaders remain committed to ‘one China principle’
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden likely to meet by year’s end despite little progress in preparatory talks
Meetings involving US national security adviser and Chinese officials part of an effort to to reduce the temperature in the relationship
Blame traded between China and Philippines over collisions of boats
Beijing claims maritime incidents caused by dangerous actions of Philippines coast guard vessels in contested waters of South China Sea
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